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It's a hard sell for an older (early 40's) gamer like me. I have far more games I want to play on my expensive PC than I have time for (or likely ever will). To

It's a hard sell for an older (early 40's) gamer like me. I have far more games I want to play on my expensive PC than I have time for (or likely ever will). To consider investing in a new gaming technology it would have to be more enticing than the abundance of stuff I already have! And a lot of the games I'm eager to play are sequels/remakes of things I already know I enjoy immensely, so to draw me away would take something big.

entropicdrifter 6y ago
As a late 20s gamer, some of my earliest gaming memories were formed during the flight/space flight sim boom of the 90s, so I absolutely adore my Vive for Elite Dangerous, Star Wars Squadrons, and No Man's Sky. Put it this way, for simulation gamers it's a godsend compared to a 3 or 4 monitor setup with head tracking.
- standardUser 6y ago
  Right, the type of games matter a lot. I do like first-person RPGs, but those are only a little appealing to me in VR so far. And most of my gaming (4x, strategy, builder) don't benefit much from VR as far as I can tell.
  - entropicdrifter 6y ago
    For the most part, that's true. There's a couple of strategy/card games for VR that are nice since they're in sort of a "You're a god looking down at the table with the battle on it" perspective. Likewise Tabletop Simulator has decent VR support, so for tabletop strategy games it can be fun. It doesn't add much to the experience, though, aside from the ability to move your head to control the camera being very intuitive.
- FrojoS 6y ago
  Try VTOL VR It blew my mind You have physical buttons in your cockpit. It really feels like being in a plane. No flight stick required. Everyone interested in the potential of VR should check this out: https://youtu.be/LQT6sQ6o0uY https://youtu.be/LQT6sQ6o0uY
ilaksh 6y ago
I just turned 43 and Eleven Table Tennis and also the bowling game on Oculus Quest are my main avenues for exercise. And I also have more video games than I could ever play but I have spent quite a lot more time in VR table tennis. It's very realistic and fun. And a lot easier to figure out than most of the games now which seemed to be designed to be as intricate as possible.

entropicdrifter 6y ago

As a late 20s gamer, some of my earliest gaming memories were formed during the flight/space flight sim boom of the 90s, so I absolutely adore my Vive for Elite Dangerous, Star Wars Squadrons, and No Man's Sky. Put it this way, for simulation gamers it's a godsend compared to a 3 or 4 monitor setup with head tracking.

standardUser 6y ago
Right, the type of games matter a lot. I do like first-person RPGs, but those are only a little appealing to me in VR so far. And most of my gaming (4x, strategy, builder) don't benefit much from VR as far as I can tell.
- entropicdrifter 6y ago
  For the most part, that's true. There's a couple of strategy/card games for VR that are nice since they're in sort of a "You're a god looking down at the table with the battle on it" perspective. Likewise Tabletop Simulator has decent VR support, so for tabletop strategy games it can be fun. It doesn't add much to the experience, though, aside from the ability to move your head to control the camera being very intuitive.
FrojoS 6y ago
Try VTOL VR It blew my mind You have physical buttons in your cockpit. It really feels like being in a plane. No flight stick required. Everyone interested in the potential of VR should check this out: https://youtu.be/LQT6sQ6o0uY https://youtu.be/LQT6sQ6o0uY

ilaksh 6y ago

I just turned 43 and Eleven Table Tennis and also the bowling game on Oculus Quest are my main avenues for exercise. And I also have more video games than I could ever play but I have spent quite a lot more time in VR table tennis. It's very realistic and fun. And a lot easier to figure out than most of the games now which seemed to be designed to be as intricate as possible.