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> There is no killer, must have game for VR. This is the main issue with it right now, and part of the problem has been that to get AAA quality games on it you
by esskay 4y ago
> There is no killer, must have game for VR.
This is the main issue with it right now, and part of the problem has been that to get AAA quality games on it you need to teather because none of the existing headsets have anything close to the power needed to run a decent game, not to mention they get very uncomfortable, very quickly.
I mentioned elsewhere about Apples apparent headset thats possibly coming out this year. This _could_ be where Apple can shine. Whilst they've not exactly got a great rep as a gaming power house, if their headset does indeed end up using their M2 architecture it means its going to be extremely power efficient and very light weight - solving two of the biggest issues. But it also means its got graphics capabilities for most modern AAA titles.
Obviously they'd need to work with a few studios to incentivise them to develop for their OS, but given their history of entering and significantly disrupting markets I'm sure they'd have no problem bringing along a few decent studios and getting them to work with their headset.
Combine that with their existing App Store and Arcade+ services and you've got thousdands of developers itching to get their games released on the platform.
If they can successfully replicate the popularity of their iOS developer ecosystem it would completely destroy Meta and their quite frankly crap little selection of apps.
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For what it's worth I found initially I felt pretty awful using it, it does take time to adjust and you're best using it in short bursts for the first few weeks.
Recently I decided to do something stupid and try out the F1 2022 game on it (via cable plugged into pc), expecting it to make me feel extremely sick. I was pleasently surprised at how amazingly good it felt. I was able to complete a couple of races without feeling sick at all - its definitely an acclimatization process that the manufacturers need to make a lot clearer is needed.