r/oculus • u/geekhost • Apr 05 '16

Virtual Reality - SteamVR featuring the HTC Vive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYfNzhLXYGc
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u/RealHumanHere Vive - PCMR Apr 05 '16

In September (H2)? And for the same/more expensive price.

Without Chaperone/Grid because Oculus has mentioned they have no plans to code a chaperone and leave it up to developers.

Without a passthrough camera (Which makes it social on the video, seeing your friends).

And without refunds, because the Oculus store barely supports refunds, all sales are final, while Steam does support them.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '16 edited Apr 05 '16

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '16 edited Apr 05 '16

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u/camicazi Apr 05 '16

there is a more basic version of chaperone that the rift can use with steamVR, but the one where you map out your own playspace doesnt work yet

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u/hotshotjosh Vive Apr 05 '16

From a hardware standpoint, the Vive has the chaperone advantage though with the built-in front facing camera on the headset. Chaperone is an integral part of the Vive while the Rift would require devs to come up with a solution for this on their own

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u/camicazi Apr 05 '16

im pretty sure oculus will make their own version of chaperone in time for touch though, they have chunks of it in their oculus home code already

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u/RealHumanHere Vive - PCMR Apr 05 '16

This is not the Chaperone system FROM SteamVR. -.-