VR Consoles

scott-atkinson

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Has anybody had any experience of using VR Consoles?

There are a few out on the market at the moment, Oculus Rift and Playstation VR immediately spring to mind amongst others..

But are they any good? And are they worth the high price tags?
 
I have a Playstation VR. The lower definition is greatly made up for by the 360 viewing. There are even apps specifically for the VR. Hulu has a VR version as well that gives you the appearance of multiple rooms watching a huge TV wall for whatever it is you are watching until you switch to a VR video in Hulu. The games are fun, especially with the motion controllers. They have greatly expanded the game collection this year as well. Non-VR games can be played with the VR. It creates a very large screen in front of you. I thought that was a very cool feature. You can adjust the size of the screen as well. The VR headset also acts as a gaming headset, complete with built in mic. The audio has to go through standard in-ear headphones though to block outside noise and not interfere with your VR headset. Those get uncomfortable for me after a bit.

The downsides are that it does become uncomfortable after a couple hours of play and there are a LOT of cords involved. You also lose HDR when connecting to a TV through the VR box, for some reason they didn't provide an HDR pass through, so you have to disconnect the box when not in use if you intend to play games in HDR on your TV. You also need a swivel chair for the best experience so you can look all around you without hurting yourself.

All in all, I'm happy with it. I'm looking forward to multiplayer VR games. I think the more that they release and the more people using them, the more gaming will change for everyone. Skyrim was released in VR this year. (VR Call of Duty or Destiny would be awesome!)
 

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