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The difference here is also barrier to "trying it out". I own a PS4, that is currently mostly collecting dust.. I got it last year for a specific game, I pla

by sbarre 11y ago

The difference here is also barrier to "trying it out". I own a PS4, that is currently mostly collecting dust.. I got it last year for a specific game, I played it a lot, enjoyed it, don't regret the purchase, but since then nothing has come out that is interesting to me... I'm also pretty interested in VR, and am curious to try it out. But my PC would require about $1,200 in upgrades (I checked) in order to properly support the Rift or Vive, not to mention the cost of the unit itself, so I'm looking at at least a $2,000 investment to try VR at home on my PC (I am not counting trying it out somewhere else, I mean owning it and using it on my own time and terms).. On the other hand, I could spend 500$ to get the PSVR and potentially breathe new life into my PS4? Even if it's not the top-of-the-line experience, it's a pretty easy choice for someone like me who qualifies as a casual gamer but is pretty curious about this new tech, and wants to give it a shot for the lowest amount of investment.

morninj 11y ago
What would the $1200 upgrades entail? Seems that you could build a machine with enough power from scratch for around $1200.
- sbarre 11y ago
  I would essentially need a new PC yes. I could keep my case, PS and SSD but the rest has to go. And I actually just put about 600$ in upgrades into the machine last year, so it stings a bit. I'm also not trying to match minimum spec, if I'm going to spend money upgrading for VR, I would want something that will last at least a few years, so I looked into (reasonably) top-of-the-line hardware.
  - projct 11y ago
    $920USD in the US will get you a I5-6500, 16GB, 980TI, case, PSU, and hard drive. The 6700K wouldn't be enough of a bump to be worth it (I own one.) 970 is really not that much slower and then the whole machine is like $600 instead of $920.

by sbarre 11y ago

morninj 11y ago

What would the $1200 upgrades entail? Seems that you could build a machine with enough power from scratch for around $1200.

sbarre 11y ago
I would essentially need a new PC yes. I could keep my case, PS and SSD but the rest has to go. And I actually just put about 600$ in upgrades into the machine last year, so it stings a bit. I'm also not trying to match minimum spec, if I'm going to spend money upgrading for VR, I would want something that will last at least a few years, so I looked into (reasonably) top-of-the-line hardware.
- projct 11y ago
  $920USD in the US will get you a I5-6500, 16GB, 980TI, case, PSU, and hard drive. The 6700K wouldn't be enough of a bump to be worth it (I own one.) 970 is really not that much slower and then the whole machine is like $600 instead of $920.