I was really concerned seeing there was no topic about this huge gaming breakthrough that is about to hit us in the upcoming months even before 2014, i hope.
All the reviews are really great and everyone is expecting this to be the next big thing in gaming.

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*This isnt the final product.

Here are some links to get you started with:

http://www.oculusvr.com/
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/oculus-rift-hands-on-preview,3408.html

JaYbOc

Australia97 Posts

January 17 2013 11:20 GMT

Looks pretty promising if so many tech/gaming bigwigs are saying so. I'm excited.

Dee-Kej

Sweden191 Posts

January 17 2013 11:28 GMT

I'm excited to see what the consumer version will be like. Also, with developer kits and the SDK shipping in the coming months, it's going to be fun to see what devs can make with it. :D

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

January 17 2013 11:29 GMT

First game Occulus ready...Doom 3. Well im in!

Look awesome, very interested to see how it goes too, also what the restrictions are going to be like on it. As i can't see Microsoft or Sony letting them use this on an Xbox/Playstation. Looks like a massive step though!

Also can't wait to see this at E3 this year, pretty sure it's going to be there?

ffswowsucks

Greece2297 Posts

January 17 2013 11:32 GMT

What really impressed me was the 110 FOV and that there is NO latency in head movement !!! also I think I read somewhere (not sure) that you would need a very good PC to run this without problems. Do not know yet if games should support this or not, I guess they should since they say that the first game that is compatible with it is Doom3. I would love to be able to play dayZ standalone with it though.

Jockmcplop

United Kingdom9768 Posts

January 17 2013 11:33 GMT

On January 17 2013 20:32 ffswowsucks wrote:
I would love to be able to play dayZ standalone with it though.

I think that might make me cry...

flamewheel

FREEAGLELAND26782 Posts

January 17 2013 11:38 GMT

Read some reviews. Looks quite nice. I still feel integration won't be as easy as tom makes it out to be, but the fact that this is under a year away excites me.

ooni

Australia1498 Posts

January 17 2013 11:40 GMT

The name just rolls off the tongue. :|
EDIT: yes, I am implying name of consoles/products affect the sales.

Dee-Kej

Sweden191 Posts

January 17 2013 11:41 GMT

On January 17 2013 20:32 ffswowsucks wrote:
What really impressed me was the 110 FOV and that there is NO latency in head movement !!! also I think I read somewhere (not sure) that you would need a very good PC to run this without problems. Do not know yet if games should support this or not, I guess they should since they say that the first game that is compatible with it is Doom3. I would love to be able to play dayZ standalone with it though.

The devs have said multiple times that you won't need a top-of-the-line rig in order to use it as intended, but you will need something over the current average. I've seen it run on one of those Asus gaming laptops (dunno which version), for example.

Concerning games support it'll be easy or hard to "port it" depending on how the game is built. As for games intended for this... there are more than a few projects started.

One game I'd love to test this with is Amnesia. :3

DannyJ

United States5110 Posts

January 17 2013 11:47 GMT

#10

If i played Amnesia in that thing I'd have a panic attack when i turn on my light and nothing happens.

zdfgucker

China594 Posts

January 17 2013 12:01 GMT

#11

On January 17 2013 20:41 Dee-Kej wrote:
One game I'd love to test this with is Amnesia. :3

Man you have to be suicidal. No way would I play anything half as scary as Amnesia like that. Serious Sam would be fun, though.

phyre112

United States3090 Posts

January 17 2013 12:03 GMT

#12

On January 17 2013 20:47 DannyJ wrote:
If i played Amnesia in that thing I'd have a panic attack when i turn on my light and nothing happens.

Just imagine if this thing ever supports slenderman.

This thing just might be enough to get me back into playing games - I haven't bought anything gaming related since SCII, and before that I hadn't bought anything in ~5 years. The hype is massive... I hope it holds up!

Animzor

Sweden2154 Posts

January 17 2013 12:08 GMT

#13

Wouldn't that thing cause serious nausea? I mean, your brain is immersed in a virtual world but your body isn't. So moving and jumping should cause some serious problems.

Dee-Kej

Sweden191 Posts

January 17 2013 12:10 GMT

#14

On January 17 2013 21:03 phyre112 wrote:

Show nested quote +

Just imagine if this thing ever supports slenderman.

Oh it will. Unity support will be ready with the release of the development kits. Slenderman was apparently made in Unity.

n0ise

3452 Posts

January 17 2013 12:30 GMT

#15

Can't seem to find the price, does anyone have an estimate?

Also, will they bundle the acid or do I get it someplace else??

LoLAdriankat

United States4307 Posts

January 17 2013 12:37 GMT

#16

On January 17 2013 20:47 DannyJ wrote:
If i played Amnesia in that thing I'd have a panic attack when i turn on my light and nothing happens.

Imagine if someone puts his hands on your shoulders while you're playing Amnesia with this thing. :D

On January 17 2013 21:30 n0ise wrote:
Can't seem to find the price, does anyone have an estimate?

Also, will they bundle the acid or do I get it someplace else??

No price announced yet, but people who invested $300 on Kickstarter get the dev version. I'd guess the consumer version will cost from $200 to $300. I wouldn't mind paying that much, kinda like buying a new monitor to me.

Good video about how MINDBLOWING it is.

shabby

Norway6402 Posts

January 17 2013 12:37 GMT

#17

On January 17 2013 21:30 n0ise wrote:
Can't seem to find the price, does anyone have an estimate?

Also, will they bundle the acid or do I get it someplace else??

In the article in OP it says they are aiming for around $300.

n0ise

3452 Posts

January 17 2013 12:44 GMT

#18

Thanks, for $300 it seems like a great buy ^^

heishe

Germany2284 Posts

January 17 2013 12:45 GMT

#19

If it's "only" $300 I'll definitely get one. From all I've read, this thing seems to be awesome. At one point I read that someone wanted to jump down from somewhere but stopped when he reached the ledge because he got an instinctual fear that he was going to fall and hurt himself. Of course he still jumped and wasn't afraid to do it, but at the first moment when his brain registered what it saw, his instincts popped up and told him: "NO!". That is pretty impressive since it implies that the brain will have a much harder time keeping reality and gaming apart which is a good thing for immersion.

Dee-Kej

Sweden191 Posts

January 17 2013 12:49 GMT

#20

On January 17 2013 21:45 heishe wrote:
If it's "only" $300 I'll definitely get one. From all I've read, this thing seems to be awesome. At one point I read that someone wanted to jump down from somewhere but stopped when he reached the ledge because he got an instinctual fear that he was going to fall and hurt himself. Of course he still jumped and wasn't afraid to do it, but at the first moment when his brain registered what it saw, his instincts popped up and told him: "NO!". That is pretty impressive since it implies that the brain will have a much harder time keeping reality and gaming apart which is a good thing for immersion.

This is a good demo that demonstrates it in another way - the guy testing it walks through a doorway and thinks that he'll bump his head. ^^
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/7/3848914/oculus-rift-deep-inside-the-immersive-disorienting-virtual-reality#ooid=Bsd2xlODohuy_2RMpQQh-BHaTWEY5xbZ