Resident Evil 7's VR Mode Will Be Exclusive to PlayStation VR for a Year

I can't see this as being a significant deal. I know we don't know when the Scorpio, the only chance for console competition, but at the most its only a few months after this is released. Its possible that when the 'VR; ready Scorpio is released, most owners won't have a headset and we still don't know which (if any) current headsets will be supported. MS said they aren't making their own.
The only competition is from PC's and OR/Vive!
Year long deals though are ridiculous!! 1 month is beyond a joke - especially in gaming which has such a short life span in general.

So you can still play the game without VR? It's just that the VR features are exclusive for the sony peripheral?

I would love to play through RE7 purely in VR. If my heart can handle it!

@Expa0 Yes, exactly that.

@glassmusic
Yup, Sony will get a pass on it though. If MS did this you would, for sure, be seeing 'M$' posted all over the place. Like with the Tomb Raider deal, I don't blame the platform holder, Sony is trying to sell a peripheral after all, it is weak on Capcom's part but Capcom is also hurting for money and has made plenty of deals with all the big 3 thtoughout this gen so it's not really surprising. Beyond that, Xbox One owners still have access to the game day-and-date with PS4 owners so this isn't the worst deal of all-time either and I'm not sure if owners of other VR devices really give a sh*t. The Resident Evil name doesn't carry the same weight it used to.

Yes it will improve ps vr chance to succes although I don't think it's necessary considering it's competitor is $1800 pc + vr device. I mean, no normal people will buy a $1800 pc+vr to play job simulator, vr success or fail will depend on ps vr.

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This doesn't seem like a good thing to me. If you have timed exclusives on a device like this, it does weaken the overall prospect of buying one. And also it raises a few questions, how many more timed VR exclusives will there be? Will these games include other functions for other devices? And will this timed exclusivity shorten as we go forward?

Also, are there other devices that will have a try at it?

I don't know about this. To me it weakens the whole deal. In a time where exclusives are more rare, having them for a platform is exceptionally valuable. It might not be that costly now, but it could have significant impact down the line.

There's no way I would play this on VR, I dont own enough underpants.

@hadlee73 What are you talking about? All VR devices are affected by the success of each other at this point. The medium is too new, and vulnerable to failure for battle lines to be drawn right now. If Developers are going to invest their money into games, they need to see there is the opportunity for making money, and that means cross platform versions are necessary to keep developers interested in creating content.

Biohazard in 1st person view yippee and not a penny spent on plastk fantastick....

C'mon Jan.

@themcnoisy I believe if you pre-order the Resident Evil 7 VR Sharted Edition, you get a new pair sent to you daily.

Personally I think VR needs to be supported on as many platforms as possible.. Its hurting the VR by not allowing games to be available on as many devices as possible. Also not a fan of exclusive deals for any device it just hurts gamers.

PC gamers are used to wait for portings anyway, I don't see this having a big impact.

@Churchy Eh I don't know, all this exclusive will give ps vr an edge compared to other vr. I mean it's bad for other vr device but good for ps vr.

@wiiware Oh I agree having exclusives is good, but these are timed exclusives. And when you've got games that will be appearing on other devices in a matter of months, I feel that's not as good as something that will forever be an exclusive.

While exclusives have never been consumer friendly, there is no denying they do help shift consoles. In the case of VR though I doubt exclusivity will do much this early in its life other than annoy people. Oculus has already seen what consumer backlash does to confidence in a new platform when you make bad decisions and, while this is a bit different, I doubt there was much point in this move. It almost feels like the decision to pay for exclusives was done out of habit by a company that doesn't fully understand the PC market won't care.

So uh, given the stance some individuals took with Tomb Raider, I'm just kinda waiting around to see if they take an equal stance toward this timed exclusivity.

@MadAussieBloke
Well, that kind of goes to my point of people having double standards. They only seem to get outraged at the injustice when they're on the receiving end. Any other time it's "business as usual" and "who cares".

I kind of feel that if a person's gonna take a moral stand against such things, then take a moral stand. Don't compromise. If you truly believe it's wrong and truly believe it's an outrage for games to be contracted into timed exclusivity, then this game deserves every bit as much ranting and raving as any other, Tomb Raider included.