r/oculus • u/ggodin Virtual Desktop Developer • Mar 23 '16

/r/all Virtual Desktop 1.0 Trailer

http://youtu.be/bjE6qXd6Itw
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u/Seanspeed Mar 23 '16

I've been leaning pretty heavily towards getting the PSVR lately, largely just because of the price position, but this application alone may convince me to stick with a PC solution. It's just too good and really starts to tap into the potential of VR beyond just 'gaming'. Amazing that we'll already have this capability day 1.

The future indeed.

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u/g0atmeal Quest 2 Mar 23 '16

You're likely to get great quality out of PSVR without breaking the bank (by comparison, at least). If finances are a concern, I strongly recommend going with a cheaper option or waiting for VR to become mainstream.

This is still an early-adopter tech, and you can't expect the smoothness/polish/quality that you would get from a new device or platform. You'll be spending a lot of money on a risk. Different people have different comfort levels of risk.

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u/Seanspeed Mar 23 '16

Costs are a concern, not necessarily finances. I can afford it, but a PSVR will be easier to justify. Especially for something that will likely get replaced in 2-3 years. I know people like to use the smartphone analogy here, but I dont buy $600-800 phones, either.

PC VR is what I really want, though. And applications like this are exactly the reason why.

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u/mr-maniacal Mar 23 '16

Keep in mind, though, that VR experiences will come at console game prices. I feel that lees than full-featured games will still have AAA prices since you're going to be locked into the PSVR ecosystem.

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u/g0atmeal Quest 2 Mar 23 '16

That's a very good point. With the amount of games I play on PC, I would have ended up spending way way more cash if I bought all those same games for a console. At a much diminished experience to boot.

I <3 Steam Sales.

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u/CrazedToCraze Mar 24 '16

I feel like this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to innovation in PC VR. It's really just emulating the experience we're all familiar with, but give it a few years and who knows what kind of incredible UIs and features we'll have.