Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey 'Blown Away' by PSVR2

Feb 22nd cant come soon enough!...Let's hope my unit ships on the day lol.

Its a pity Palmer Luckey is an abhorrent goblin with some terrible political views.

Dangit you guys keep making it harder to not hit that preorder button....

It'll definitely sell better than the PSVR. My question is what will Apple's rumored VR/AR device be like and how it'll change the game if it does?

I would only consider buying this if I can hook it up to a PC. You get an infinite amount of content.

"Palmer Luckey was back in the virtual reality news cycle towards the end of last year when he revealed he had a prototype for a headset that will straight up kill you if you die during a game."

I can't help but feel like we're mere years away from an article about a livestreamer who wears a working prototype of this thing while playing a VR Dark Souls game, except the controller they're using is actually electrodes attached to a bunch of grapes.

@Shepherd_Tallon
I’ve booked 3, with the weekend in between. I’ll be pissed if it doesn’t come early in the release window!

@KaijuKaiser VR is different for everyone. You have to try it to know how it works with you. When I first got PSVR, I would need breaks after 30-45 minutes. After a while, I could get lost for hours with no side effects.

Now some of my buddies get headaches after 15, and some are so sick after 5 minutes, they'll never touch it again.

It makes VR tricky, because you truly do have to "see to believe" and find out how your body holds up. I hope it works for you...it's incredible fun for me.

@KaijuKaiser
No concern. I’ve been playing VR for many years with no eye strain (the focal range is several meters ahead of the screen, which is why I still need to wear glasses for my shortsightedness).

Of Course things like motion sickness can impact anyone, and can also cause headaches as well as sickness, but that is a extreme minority if people getting those.

It's released over half-term here in the UK.
Great time to be a lecturer with a pre-order!

@blackndark it's rumoured to be £3000 minimum,so it's gonna be a super niche product whenever it lands

@blackndark From the early reports it’s got some exciting tech but is not primarily going to be a gaming device and hugely expensive, therefore not really competing with PSVR2.

@Gooseman42 @ROTTIEMAN16 Yeah that's my base case. But Apple can change the playing field when they enter a new market. It'll definitely be a formidable competitor to Oculus for the very least. But thinking about PSVR2, we PS5 owners will definitely go for the PSVR2, but Apple's presence means the casual people who are more interested in VR devices will have more options in the future. If you also consider the way they launch and quickly iterate a better version of their product every year, it might mean incremental lost revenue for Sony in the future. Apple might even decide to support more advanced gaming features in the future. I'd expect anything from them, they have the money and the talent.

Fun fact. His sister is married to Matt Gaetz

@KaijuKaiser his statement means little in reality. Him saying it's nice isn't going to get people buying it lets be honest other than the hardcore which will already know well about it.

It's the casuals that will make PSVR2 live or die.

It's also worthwhile highlighting the leaning of his and his family members views (see his sister married in to a lunatic) that are abhorrent.

The reason it's often brought up with conservatives rather than liberals or as I am, centerists is because their views are usually the ones causing harm, pulling up the ladder behind them and convincing the general public to eat crap and it's some easy targets fault to blame.

@blackndark A rising tide lifts all boats. If Apple's device is successful, it could raise awareness of VR thus benefiting the entire industry.

Now, if Apple does get into hardcore games, it could pose some danger to Sony. But I doubt they will, at least in the short to mid-term. Apple has never shown much interest in gaming outside of mobile. And to be fair, this latter segment is by far the biggest.

Apple knows that the AAA games industry is a wild beast. Google failed spectacularly, Amazon is not here nor there and even Microsoft is still finding its foot after a couple decades despite the massive investment.

@solocapers Let's stick to gaming. I come here to escape from political crap😉

Absolutely can not wait. Let's hope it lands at my door on release day 🙏

@solocapers why does this matter, when talking about gaming?

@solocapers don't need your brainwashed leftist views here bucko

@solocapers It's okay disagreeing with his political views but that isn't what this article is about. He has credentials in the VR space, and sure his views won't matter to most people but they could matter to enthusiasts. And its enthusiasts that use this website I assume! Push Square obviously thought people might be interested.

Also, no. No it isn't worthwhile highlighting what his sisters views are. Do you also look up the family members of Push Square staff just in case their siblings have conservative views?

@Ralizah The article wasn't kidding, this guy actually built an actual VR headset that actually uses military grade explosives to actually kill the user if they die in the game, inspired by SAO. He's a little insane. For a VR Souls game, "You Died" would just be trolling in that thing right before it kills you

@KaijuKaiser For what it's worth, I never had any issues with the first PSVR. I usually takes brakes after 60 minutes of playing anyway (even during regular gaming), so I haven't had the headset on for more than that.

I don't get car sick or seasick, so I don't know if it's different for people who do.

@NEStalgia That's some wicked dystopian horror right here. You get kidnapped, wake up with an explosive-rigged headset strapped to your face, with the Dark Souls title screen in front of your eyes. Only then you discover you're not holding a controller, but you're standing on a Dance Pad.

@NEStalgia Yeah, I went and read up on it once I saw the line, lol. A lot of creatives and entrepreneurial types are insane.

@Ralizah @Octane The guy is literally Monokuma IRL!

Considering he works in miltech and says his VR killer app won't be the last of its kind is terrifying. The torture implications alone are horrifying but, maybe worse, imagine running a Bethesda VR game in that thing and the Day 1 patch notes.

"
1.0.0.2
-Fixed an issue where in some cases talking to Nazeem after eating cheese while standing in certain locations caused player to die.
-Fixed an issue where falling damage did not always register and failed to kill player.
"

@NEStalgia "Considering he works in miltech and says his VR killer app won't be the last of its kind is terrifying"

If there's anything you learn when studying the history of human societies, it's that once people stumble into a stupid idea, it's almost statistically impossible that someone won't eventually try to make it real.

@Ralizah Humanity was a mistake.

@ROTTIEMAN16 it’s about £550!!! 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😂😂😂😂

@sjbsixpack the apple headset is rumoured to be over £3000.....psvr2 is £550 I know I pre-ordered one

Is the Apple one a gaming headset or is it’s main aim business. Can’t see many paying £3K for games!!

That's still a "meh" from me. PSVR was just kinda OK. Nothing all that special about it, and extremely niche to boot.

I was keen. But honestly, none of the games look worth it. For the price, I’m going to need to see a list of good games (and not just mini games or one trick games). I heard the VR Half Life game is good, but I’m not dropping the cash they’re asking for, for 1 or 2 games.

And again, honestly, hearing Palmer liking (and seemed to get special access to it), kinda puts me off it even more.