HTC Vive

So question for you all, after having vive for a while now would you still recommend it at this point in time? or would you say wait until software is more mature?

i'm very tempted by one but i cant help feel ill play with it for 10 mins then be bored

I've had mine since launch and it is still fantastic each time I use it. The VR gimmick still wears off lsightly over time as you knwo what to expect for VR games but I still tend to get fully immersed easily and totally lose my bearins to where I'm standing i the room etc.

The two biggest issues I've had is the time it takes to setup which is only 2-3 minutes if the game is all setup but can be 5-10 minutes for new games/other hardware setup like a wheel etc so it feels somewhat tedious to play after a long day at work.

Then secondly is the software, there are loads of great experiences for the VR but I still haven't really found a "game" something that I would play for a few hours over the weekend. The longest sessions I've had in VR have either been with holopoint (which I'm spent after 30-45mins..) or Live For Speed but as I can't get DSR working with LFS I find the resolution a little lacking.

So if you want to experience VR it is well worth it and you'll find new experiences each week but treat it is a gimmick. It is something similar to a racing wheel or flight stick, it might be something you setup and use every other weekend but isn't something you'll use daily.

If you've waited this long you may want to wait until early next year to see if anything gets announced at Steam Days (over the next 2 days) or CES next year. If you aren't dying to try VR I would maybe wait for the 2nd revision headsets for upgraded res/fov.
 
Some info gleamed from last nights Steam dev days - Day 1

-new controllers announced, similar in form to Touch but with grip/clasp function
-Asynchronous something something, similar to ATW/ASW
-OSX and Linux support incoming
 
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Loaded up the Vive for the first time in months, to test out Raw Data.

Forgot I'd left supersampling in the config file, at 2.5... Not pleasant.

Anyway, I can't seem to get the game performing nicely at all with anything above 1x, on a 980. How is everyone else faring?
 
Loaded up the Vive for the first time in months, to test out Raw Data.

Forgot I'd left supersampling in the config file, at 2.5... Not pleasant.

Anyway, I can't seem to get the game performing nicely at all with anything above 1x, on a 980. How is everyone else faring?
2.5 is very ambitious, even for my 1080. Have mine set at 1.5 and it just about copes with most things. Anything higher is a potential judderfest in my experience.
 
The Vive is not ready for prime time imho. Will wait for v2 supposed to be out later this year

Whaaaaa...?
By the look of it there will be new controllers and possibly a wireless streaming functionality added to current Vive devices.

Leaving it late to announce any thing if true
 
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The Vive is not ready for prime time imho. Will wait for v2 supposed to be out later this year

You kids these days, dont even know you are born

Its not the hardware that isnt ready, its the games and for devs to invest they need a customer base. I wont personally be buying a PSVR but it will definately help get some well polished titles in the pipeline for everyone to enjoy
 
There's this which as the vive system cables can be remoced or swapped is a possibility on the current model.

http://uploadvr.com/nitero-valve-investment-wireless-vr/
Cool I didn't expect this tech to be available so soon.

The cable really is the biggest immersion breaker for me. I'm always conscious of it and trying to work out how many times I've turned left compared to right.

I was disappointed at the raw data dev last night when the first cloaking droid was kept running round me counter-clockwise :D
 
So whats the deal with VR now ? Seems to be dead in the water - the hardware seems pretty good, but there isn't any software, nothings come out, no killer games, seems to have ground to a halt :/ when wide spread killer apps come, I'll prob invest, but seems not the time now :(
 
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