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If Steam are not going to subsidise hardware, then they are a parasite on VR gaming instead of an asset - charging 30% commissions for any VR games sold whilst
by beerlord 8y ago
If Steam are not going to subsidise hardware, then they are a parasite on VR gaming instead of an asset - charging 30% commissions for any VR games sold whilst developers take all the risks.
The future of VR is with a PS5 console that can have an official VR backpack and headset, maybe even a battery pack, and thus be inherently portable with good enough power to run a 1440p display.
VR games need to be so optimised (1440p or 4k @ 90fps) that I don't think the experience will be good enough on anything except console device, that developers can target and build for precisely.
On a side note I think PC gaming could be seriously threatened if console makers ever get their act together with keyboard and mouse support - even going so far as to allow developers to sell games that require KBM to play. There are too many greedy actors like Nvidia and Valve that are ripping off PC gamers, and the physical dimensions of a PC case are just too big - the platform hasn't been modernised to make everything smaller and more compact.