What Video Games Are You Currently Playing

  On 10/5/2016 at 4:57 PM, Joyrex said:

No surprise to anybody, but Playstation VR's initial reviews aren't looking too good... mostly centered around the fact they are using 6 and 3 year old tech (PS Move controllers and PS Camera), plus the PS4 being underpowered to run decent VR.

 

Of course, Sony's answer will be "Well, the definitive PSVR experience can be had on the Playstation Pro..."

 

I suspect there will be a lot of VR headsets in closets a year from now...

Tried the Oculus for the first time a couple of days ago. I played some DIRT Rally and it was a blast. I was way better at the game in VR than I normally am.

I remember Data talking about a universe/galaxy experience/app/game he played while lying in bed. I really wanna try that.

But I don't see myself ever playing a 30 hour VR game. Not unless something drastic happens.

VR would be a lot more tempting to me if most of the games didn't seem like stuff I could play on my phone or shallow tech demo experiences at a premium price point. Are there any really great games out for VR? I wish there was, but as far as I know there's nothing that seems very appealing to me. Nothing that'd make me shell out that kind of money anyhow.

  On 10/5/2016 at 8:27 PM, Gocab said:

VR would be a lot more tempting to me if most of the games didn't seem like stuff I could play on my phone or shallow tech demo experiences at a premium price point. Are there any really great games out for VR? I wish there was, but as far as I know there's nothing that seems very appealing to me. Nothing that'd make me shell out that kind of money anyhow.

Well, it hasn't really been out for that long so it'll probably take some time before someone actually figures out what makes a good VR game. Kinda like with the Wii. Nintendo was like, "Awww yeah, Red Steel! FPS! Swing that sword!"

But then it turned out that the Wii wasn't any good for FPS games.

  On 10/5/2016 at 4:40 PM, eugene said:

 

  On 10/5/2016 at 2:05 AM, viscosity said:

running Fedora with gpu passthrough to a Windows 7 virtual machine.

this is interesting. did virualization thru linux reach an acceptable stage already? did you have a chance to benchmark pure win7 vs virtualized?

 

It definitely works and works well. However, it's not like I can just play games on Linux and Windows, the GPU is isolated from the Linux OS for the VM to take complete control over it. However, as far as running it simultaneously with Fedora or whatever other dedicated virtual environments I want, it does that all just fine. No benchmarks, but I've since tested it with a few games that are both GPU & CPU intensive, like the Witcher 3, and it runs that well also.

I followed this guide, it's fairly straightforward:

https://bluehatrecord.wordpress.com/2015/12/05/performing-iommu-based-gpu-pci-passthrough-with-fedora-22/

I wonder how hard it is to port FPS games to PS VR, a version of The Witness, or Bioshock or even COD would be interesting.

  On 10/5/2016 at 10:02 PM, Rubin Farr said:

I wonder how hard it is to port FPS games to PS VR, a version of The Witness, or Bioshock or even COD would be interesting.

The Witness on PC is getting a VR version if I remember correctly - not sure about on PS4.

The biggest issue I have read about with FPSes in VR is the VR sickness you get when your character is moving forward, and you are looking off to the right or left. The Batman VR game for PSVR doesn't allow you to walk around; you basically move from scene to scene like an interactive movie.

  On 10/5/2016 at 10:02 PM, Rubin Farr said:

I wonder how hard it is to port FPS games to PS VR, a version of The Witness, or Bioshock or even COD would be interesting.

I'm not sure I would want to play that. It'd make me sick as hell.

What I want to play are games like SuperHyperCube VR. Games where the VR factor actually plays a part of the gameplay.

  On 10/5/2016 at 10:28 PM, Squee said:

 

  On 10/5/2016 at 10:02 PM, Rubin Farr said:

I wonder how hard it is to port FPS games to PS VR, a version of The Witness, or Bioshock or even COD would be interesting.

 

I'm not sure I would want to play that. It'd make me sick as hell.

What I want to play are games like SuperHyperCube VR. Games where the VR factor actually plays a part of the gameplay.

 

Imagine Mirror's Edge in VR, gack!

  On 10/5/2016 at 10:28 PM, Squee said:

 

  On 10/5/2016 at 10:02 PM, Rubin Farr said:

I wonder how hard it is to port FPS games to PS VR, a version of The Witness, or Bioshock or even COD would be interesting.

 

I'm not sure I would want to play that. It'd make me sick as hell.

What I want to play are games like SuperHyperCube VR. Games where the VR factor actually plays a part of the gameplay.

 

I must admit SuperHyperCube is the only VR game I'm remotely interested in playing just because I am a puzzle game/Tetris fanatic

But, I wouldn't buy PSVR just for it.

Beyond Good and Evil is available for nowt as of next week 

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-10-05-beyond-good-and-evil-on-pc-goes-free-next-week

Half Life 2 meets No Man's Sky in an engine from Banjo Kazooie with a talking boar named Pey'j who looks after you. 

LOLWUT, it's a fun if flawed little game (hello stealth sections), but it's nothing like any of those games. Those who haven't played it should give it a shot though.

Oculus Rift controllers 199.00 USD a pair, extra sensors (for 360 movement) 79.00 USD a piece...

Makes PSVR's price tag look pretty damn good, even if a flawed experience. Still not compelling enough for me to jump into VR.

jesus christ. wasn't dk2 still like $300 and ran on current pcs? now the headset costs a billion dollars and requires a trillion dollar computer and million dollar controllers. really just seems like everyone's doing their best to kill vr

i'm gonna dig a hole and hibernate till the new nintendo.

I read somewhere about cheap chinese knock off VR headsets, maybe they can keep VR afloat for a while longer.

  On 10/6/2016 at 9:16 PM, juiceciuj said:

jesus christ. wasn't dk2 still like $300 and ran on current pcs? now the headset costs a billion dollars and requires a trillion dollar computer and million dollar controllers. really just seems like everyone's doing their best to kill vr

Give it another year or so and everyone will be embarrassed of having jumped on the hype train.

Until I hear riven vr I don't care

  On 10/7/2016 at 1:59 PM, dr lopez said:

Until I hear riven vr I don't care

Obduction (Robyn and Rand Miller's new game) will receive a VR upgrade at one point which makes perfect sense because you'll move around like you did in the old Myst and Riven games.

I know but I need to ride in the riven hovercraft

i just want to replay portal in vr.

and fract osc seems like it would be cool with nice headphones and vr. seems like it'd be a really fucking cool way to make music

been playing SOMA. fookin' brill so far. I haven't played a Frictional game since the Penumbra series and yet their style is so distinctive I haven't forgotten it.

  On 10/7/2016 at 4:31 PM, juiceciuj said:

i just want to replay portal in vr.

 

and fract osc seems like it would be cool with nice headphones and vr. seems like it'd be a really fucking cool way to make music

It was often disorienting just as a regular video game, I'd die playing it in VR.

Lol this is a real thing?

I love me some Booty Diver Simulator. You seen the consoles for that thing? SOOOO MANY BUTTONS

Is Booty Diver available on PSVR, because it sounds like something I'd be interested in purchasing. Anyone know when Pussy Grabber is out?