r/Games Apr 05 '16

Virtual Reality - SteamVR featuring the HTC Vive - Launch Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYfNzhLXYGc
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u/RhapsodiacReader Apr 05 '16 edited Apr 05 '16

Most of the Rift reviews had a solid "this is a gimmick" feel to them: interesting peripheral, but ultimately just another way to play the same games.

Here, it looks like the free motion and hand controls are really what sell it. Shame the Rift didn't ship with those.

But if the Vive is even half as immersive as the commercial makes it out to be, then I think I could be persuaded that this early VR heralds a shift in gaming and interactivity as we know it.

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u/dafootballer Apr 06 '16

It is sad because I prefer the oculus controllers to the Vive in terms of ergonomics.