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What'll be interesting is the state of VR in a couple of years. The current system of consoles will still be well within their lifespan, but unable to handle co
by notjustanymike 11y ago
What'll be interesting is the state of VR in a couple of years. The current system of consoles will still be well within their lifespan, but unable to handle complex VR. The current specs will be considered entry level, making desktops the best place for this style of gaming. The "Rift" is well named, since we may well see a split become couch gamers and immersion gamers.
- shostack 11y agoInteresting that you noted "desktops." I used to be a big gamer when I was younger and went through a phase of having two "gaming laptops" (really more portable desktops...those things could fry your nuts if you put it on your lap). I now have a massive Origin desktop box that weighs ~100lbs and is an absolute beast. However as I get older, I'm realizing that I'd rather have that square footage for other home things and instead switch to a gaming laptop since they are much nicer and smaller now. I wonder if gaming laptops of the near future will be able to sufficiently handle VR systems like the Rift. Having a truly portable VR experience like that is a very different scenario than being bound to sitting at a desk. Sure it might be clunky at first, but you can technically strap the laptop to a harness of some sort and have mobile VR. You can't do that with a desktop.