IGN:
With two major, groundbreaking features that set it head and shoulders above its current competition, the HTC Vive is the most capable and versatile of the pair of near-magical virtual reality headsets you can buy today. Thanks to sensors that track your position as you physically move around a room and allow you to use your hands to interact with the imaginary as though it were real, the Vive is vastly more effective at making me feel present within a game or other virtual environment than anything else I’ve experienced. All of that comes with drawbacks, however, in the areas of ease of use, practicality for most homes, and most significantly, reliability.
Samsung Electronics today unveiled Galaxy XR, introducing a new category of AI-native devices designed to deliver immersive experiences in a form factor optimized for multimodal AI.
The VR Games Showcase has come and gone.
So much stuff has been announced and revealed. We get our first look at games like Grim, Hitman 3 VR, Vendetta Forever and much more.
Here is everything that was announced.
Laundry, cleaning and classic arcade games all in glorious virtual reality
"the HTC Vive is the most capable and versatile of the pair of near-magical virtual reality headsets you can buy today."
Daayum! VR game is so strong. Okay now I'm deffo gonna beef up le PC.
"The Vive’s other unique feature is the light and versatile controllers, which reproduce your hand movements in virtual space with such precision that it feels las though my hand is actually in that world"
The controllers are going to be important imo. Using a traditional controller with VR seems to be counter-productive imo.
I can't see myself clearing an entire room and shutting myself off from the rest of the world to use this on a regular basis. It's pretty cool though, just not something I would buy.
That's the problem with vr, most people aren't going to want to wear those helmets, it's just not practical.
Well deserved score. Valve and HTC really did create something special. It doesn't look or seem like it, but motion controls add a whole new level of immersion. Using Tilt Brush or playing Space Pirate Trainer is too much fun, and it actually feels like you're in that world. Wish I could show it to more people since not everyone can afford a Vive.
I'm putting up money to get this. My office space at home will just be big enough once I clear out the computer chair and reading chair. Plus you don't always need to move around with it. I am very interested in some of the non-gaming aspects of it as well. I just wished there was a way to send the image from the PC to the living room TV so the family can watch what each person is doing. Not enough room for everyone to hang out in the office.