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Ark Dev Suggests Project Scorpio Can Help VR Reach Its Potential

Co-founder and developer of Ark: Survival Evolved shows his enthusiasm for Microsoft's Scorpio, saying the console will help VR look better.

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freshslicepizza3413d ago

of course it could and developers dont have to accomodate the regular xbopx one and make huge compromises.

andrewsquall3413d ago

Like they will with every Scorpio game that isn't a VR title.

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johndoe112113413d ago

Nonsense. What the hell will the scorpio do for vr to "help it reach it's potential" that the oculus and vive can't with powerful pc's? There are pc's out there way more powerful than the scorpio or ps4 pro are that can run games at 1080p/4k - 90/120fps on vr. What exactly is the scorpio going to bring to the table that these pc's cant? The ps4 is already providing magnificent vr experiences and doing that with only a $400 vr device on $300 ps4 systems. Scorpio is going to be around $400 - $500 dollars and you're going to have to buy a $600 - $800 vr headset to get vr experience on it.What exactly is this potential this dev is speaking of?

omegaheat3413d ago

Your argument is probably moot. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I have seen PCs struggle to get games running on par with the standard Xbox One. I don't have all the answers why, but throughout history, this has always been the case. With the Scorpio, we are getting a console that's such a far leap compared to the Xbox One, PS4 and PS4 Pro that I can't see any reason why the experience would be unpleasant. How are options bad for anyone? Not everyone sits in front of a PC for gaming. The option to have a console with this much power is exciting. It's also pointless for you to hide behind a curtain while attempting to disguise your biased argument. You described the PS4 as a magnificent VR experience, but quick to undermine the potential of the Scorpio being an even better experience. The article said that the Scorpio may help VR reach it's potential. What I took from that, was the Ark dev realizing that having another mainstream device supporting VR means even more people will see it's potential. No one said that VR starts when Microsoft says it does. If you don't want an Xbox console or if you don't want anyone else to buy one, just say so.

freshslicepizza3412d ago (Edited 3412d ago )

@johndoe11211

psvr has to accomodate the regular ps4 which means developers cannot make ps4 pro exclusive games. this is why games like driveclub has compromises made to it with less graphic effects and lower car count because psvr is more demanding. they have to gett he game running fatser than 30fps. vr on scorpio will not have to cater to the even less powerful xbox one, which means scorpio owners wont be getting a lesser experience like we see for ps4 pro owners who many deves have to create parity with the original ps4.

of course the pc will be even more capable but at least scorpio vr will not be compromised by the xbox one (and s).

2cents3412d ago

Bring it to the masses, you know. If people are playing vr on PS, Xbox, PC and Mobile in large enough numbers then developers will take more chances with larger budgets to provide experiences for the customers of VR.

Maybe if you stop hating so much you will be able to see the wood for the trees.

You see? Reaching it's potential through adoption on multiple formats making it a viable investment for game developers and not just a gimmick.

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bouzebbal3413d ago

We don't hear much VR related anymore. This thing has been hyped so much that it didn't give the right effect i am afraid. I am really not sure VR will pick up.
Xbox always last to the party..

alb18993413d ago

MS isn't making any VR. So they didn't go to that party. The Scorpio will be compatible with some and that's the right direction for MS.

bouzebbal3413d ago

one of the reasons they are making this console is VR.. X1 cannot handle VR device and they wanted their market share.
4K is still at its early stages and by next gen i think (hope) 4K becomes standard.
I know they became complexed from the display war between PS4 and x1 that they want to build a console that handles high resolution/fps without much trouble, but VR is a bigger reason imo.

krypt19833412d ago

This console has nothing to do with vr lmao

Fishy Fingers3413d ago (Edited 3413d ago )

By your own admission VR (so far) is not all it's cracked/hyped up to be so why would you want to be first to an unproven party?

MS are a software and solutions company first and foremost, in this case it's easier to let OR and Vive play guinea pig when they already support your platforms (windows/Scorpio).

bouzebbal3413d ago (Edited 3413d ago )

because developing a console primarily for a non established and unproven tech is a bad idea.
It is not VR performance that is stopping people from embracing it. it is just a gimmick and no matter how good they manage to run it it will still be a gimmick and the last few months are a proof enough that VR doesn't come first (nor second or third).
they want the console to be the best in everything (vr, resolution, fps...) but i am afraid the VR part won't be of importance because there is already no VR stuff getting announced since Q3 2016.

Fishy Fingers3413d ago

You haven't remotely addressed my points.

2cents3413d ago

Not much VR stuff here, sure.

But the world of VR is very busy. What you regard as a gimmick, I and many others regard as a huge chunk of the future of gaming. So much so that it is becoming part of the curriculum I teach for game design.

We are incorporating Oculus/Unity/Maya pipelines to our courses and students are frothing at the mouth to get a chance to start playing with the tech.

You certainly don't speak for everyone, I can tell you that.

NohansenBoy3413d ago

If their argument is "it'll unlock VR's true potential, because it's more powerful hardware" then why aren't they messing around with what GPUs are already on the market? I can't see how Scorio's going to have something more powerful than a 480 and be below $500.

Notwithrocksteady3413d ago

It's called Microsoft taking a loss.

Perjoss3413d ago

I can't imagine why they would take a loss on a console that will have hardly any exclusives. I really can't understand MS's strategy right now, I hope they clear things up at E3 and give us a few reasons to buy that Scorpio.

NohansenBoy3413d ago

Not sure what you mean, but I was just pointing out that VR hardware already exists, but it's going to be quite costly for the Scorpio to implement this hardware.

omegaheat3413d ago

Yes, he does as well as many others. Can't understand the concern about something that you're not going to buy in the first place.

Lennoxb633413d ago

Because no matter how powerful PCs get. The game industry doesn't move forward until the consoles do first.

NohansenBoy3413d ago

PC moves at its own pace. Consoles are having a panic attack right now and will in the future due to needing to keep up with PC.

freshslicepizza3413d ago

maybe sony should psvr on the pc, then it could

Aenea3413d ago (Edited 3413d ago )

What does the PC have that can't be done with PSVR on a PS4 Pro, for instance?

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But why drag PSVR into this, this dev is suggesting the Scorpio can help VR reach it's potential but is not explaining why VR can't do that on PC, it's weird as all heck!

alb18993413d ago

With PC the thing is the price. With the Scorpio you will have power and affordable price so the masses can get it.

Liqu1d3413d ago

I must have missed where MS announced the price, remind me what it was again.

NohansenBoy3413d ago

PSVR is the cheapest VR solution right now, but it's also the lowest quality solution.

Dragonscale3413d ago

@noh, the lowest quality solution are currently those cheap 10 bux phone headsets like gear vr. Psvr craps on those.

Aenea3413d ago (Edited 3413d ago )

Yes, sure, what VR headsets is Scorpio going to work with?

With the Rift, the Vive, or that Fove 0 that has been recently announced? Or with all?

Fun fact: tho PSVR has a lower resolution than than the Rift/Vive, it does have more sub-pixels so you can't see that it's actually lower BUT the extra pixels for the Vive/Rift need to be rendered and also it needs to do it at 90 fps instead of 60fps on the PS4 Pro which means it will need to push way more pixels than the Pro needs to be able to push, so much so that the power difference is not going to be enough.

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Lowest quality? What is? The controllers? I will give you that. The screen itself? No. Fricking. Way! PSVR is using OLED, can do 120hz instead of just 90hz, has 3 sub-pixels per pixel instead of just 2 so you can't actually notice that it's a lower resolution and it's the most comfortable on the market as well. Lowest quality, my arse!

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BizarroUltraman3413d ago

Lol...I guess since he said Scorpio, PC was the next best answer.

Aenea3413d ago

PS4 Pro can too, but with PC people can have less issues with around here, hehe.

I just don't see what the Scorpio can do what the PS4 Pro or a PC can't do for VR.....

Fishy Fingers3413d ago (Edited 3413d ago )

That's some fancy spin on the headline. Actually talking about the development of VR going forward as a whole for ARK.

Basically a throwaway comment about being interested in the Scorpio when it's available.

Question whether they conducted this 'interview', doesn't appear so, in that case credit the source so people can make their own assumptions based on the full information.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai13d ago (Edited 13d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio12d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing12d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9212d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit12d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing12d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9212d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."

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Steam Controller (2026) review

Second time's the charm.

cl198313d ago (Edited 13d ago )

Seams like a nice controller

Reaper22_13d ago

Two analog sticks acrossvftom each other is a no go.When will everyone learn.