Oculus Rift

Flying_Hellfish · 11 Jun 2015 at 16:47

RoyMi6 said:
EDIT: Oh, and don't even get me started on the wires! Adding your own headphones adds more wires that I'd happily not require in a heartbeat.

Definitely! OR DK1 + ATH-M50s here. Nightmare.

Glaucus · 11 Jun 2015 at 18:16

I hate Twitch.
Video failed and now have to watch a 30 second advert and I expect in 5 mins video will mess up again.

FARGO · 11 Jun 2015 at 18:21

Now ships with Xbox1 controller.

twoodster · 11 Jun 2015 at 18:23

FARGO said:
Now ships with Xbox1 controller.

Hilarious. I actually turned the stream off when he said that. Awful decision.

The HTC Vive really has blown them out of the water (he says before using it)

kablooey · 11 Jun 2015 at 18:24

FARGO said:
Now ships with Xbox1 controller.

That was such a massive anticlimax!

Finners · 11 Jun 2015 at 18:26

That Xbox/forza thing would have looked better just surrounded by blackness instead of a low res home cinema

MadMossy · 11 Jun 2015 at 18:36

Totally unimpressed with everything so far.

FeFiDoh · 11 Jun 2015 at 18:42

They kept pausing as if for an applause but didn't actually say anything that deserved one. Huge huge let down. Not sure what I was thinking but it seems they ran out of ideas. If this thing is not out until next year what on earth is the hold up? Certainly isn't production of controllers.

Glaucus · 11 Jun 2015 at 18:45

FeFiDoh said:
They kept pausing as if for an applause but didn't actually say anything that deserved one. Huge huge let down. Not sure what I was thinking but it seems they ran out of ideas. If this thing is not out until next year what on earth is the hold up? Certainly isn't production of controllers.

Development of games, w10 and the like.
I dint know why people where expecting something spectacular. All the developer models are available and they haven't been developed in secret, so not surprising there's nothing spectacular, most stuff we already know.

FeFiDoh · 11 Jun 2015 at 18:48

Apart from the controller, that is what people were waiting for. People have seen that HTC/Valve have and people assumed Rift had their own proprietary controller to enrich the experience.

Glaucus · 11 Jun 2015 at 18:50

Such controllers doen't add anything, and just something else you have to learn and for programmers to support. really doesn't make sense to go custom normal controller.

Edit - here we go Kinect support?

darkgen · 11 Jun 2015 at 18:52

Wow. This stream is certainly virtualising the cringe factor.

Sega Mega Dave · 11 Jun 2015 at 18:56

Never ever ask for people to clap for you, they're professional journalists not a bunch of fan boys.

Qel · 11 Jun 2015 at 18:57

Wonder just how much of a walled garden 'exclusive to rift' that store is going to be, also tied to facebook accounts no doubt.

FeFiDoh · 11 Jun 2015 at 18:59

Glaucus said:
Such controllers doen't add anything, and just something else you have to learn and for programmers to support. really doesn't make sense to go custom normal controller.

Edit - here we go Kinect support?

Complete and utter nonsense. The thing people commented on with the Vive from what I had heard was the mapping with the controllers allowed for your hands to be mapped 1:1. This increased the sense of presence because they felt part of the universe. I am glad Oculus have added something similar. If it was just that Xb1 controller it would have been a complete step backwards.

kablooey · 11 Jun 2015 at 18:59

lol We got trolled...Oculus Touch looks pretty good!

MadMossy · 11 Jun 2015 at 19:04

Oculus Touch is just a more consumer complete version of the Vive Controllers.

They gave absolutely no new details about the Rift itself, people want to know things like FOV, tracking etc surely that little tiny camera on a stand cannot compete with the Vive Lighthouse setup for spacial tracking.

I also think that the partnership with Microsoft will do nothing but harm games for the PC if they intend to also allow it to work with the XB1. Even more importantly the Oculus Touch controller will not be bundled with the Rift, it will be an additional purchase. https://twitter.com/PalmerLuckey/status/609057819942211585

As it stands, Valve will be getting my money for sure, even if it costs more.

This is why you need decent 360 degree hand tracking without occlusion being an issue, http://gfycat.com/WideeyedTimelyChafer try doing that Oculus!

Jase · 11 Jun 2015 at 22:43

I missed this, anywhere showing a re-broadcast atm ?

twoodster · 11 Jun 2015 at 23:17

I just don't see how Oculus' single sensor thing on a stand can compete with the HTC Vive tracking wise. That's the main downfall I see with it. Tracking is so important with VR. Just a half a second glitch in tracking on a DK2 can make me feel sick

Devlish · 11 Jun 2015 at 23:33

twoodster said:
I just don't see how Oculus' single sensor thing on a stand can compete with the HTC Vive tracking wise. That's the main downfall I see with it. Tracking is so important with VR. Just a half a second glitch in tracking on a DK2 can make me feel sick

For a seated experience? You would certainly be right about moving around, but seated there should be no problem. Thing that annoys me currently is losing tracking when I 180, hopefully there will be more sensors around the back.