Another report says Xbox also getting virtual reality/augmented reality device

It would have been great to get that illumiroom projector thing.. But MS said it would cost way to much to mass produce and not only that but development support for multi plat games would be an issue. They need to do something cool with Kinect because as of now its not even what I would call relevant to the console itself. I am not sure what the Fortaleza project is but I think its AR glasses that will coincide with connect?

Someone gave up on Kinect, it had so much potential

I want that projector add one they talked about a few months ago. that makes your whole room active in the game. a good waste of 500 bucks for a projector. lol

Would love if they just started to support 3D gaming properly. When done right, it's a great experience. Like Uncharted 3.

Trine 2 on PS4 supports 3D and is absolutely beautiful. I hope both Sony and Microsoft's new gimmick supports 3D televisions without the device.

When the Wii launched with motion tracking, Sony and Microsoft eventually came up with their own takes on that feature and now it seems like history is repeating itself, but with VR being the new trend. Sure, Sony made VR tech before the Oculus Rift was announced, but there was never much fuss about it and I didn't even realize they existed before people talked about the competition the Oculus Rift faces.

I've never heard of any motion-based games that are any good, so I think it would be better to improve them first before jumping on another trend that might never amount to much.

MS already has patents for a VR set. The project was called Fortaleza, before anyone comes in here claiming they "copied".

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Why is this happening?

Why are people scared of change? Money, it's simple, the people who slag this stuff off cannot afford it. That is a valid reason, no one likes to be left behind, but the real people who do not care just stay quiet and carry on as they please.

solve the motion sickness problem and it will work. at this point in time its not been solved.

virtual reality, LOL why bother when they can't even get 1080p resolution... ?

V.R is so overrated its ridiculous. It's the same with Occulus rift. In the end nothing can beat keyboard and mouse superiority for visual movements.

I'd love a virtual reality lap dance, who wouldn't, but that's about all that tech is good for.

3D, the Power Glove, Motion control, virtual reality, camera's...these are all useless extra's and peripherals that have been tried and rejected numerous times. And for some reason companies continue to try and reinvent this garbage and attempt to shove it down gamers throats for the almighty dollar.

funny how all these sony lovers bash ms about this. and that this is already ruled as a failed project. they were saying the same thing last gen about how much better move was gonna be because it was a better version of the wii controls.and ms was sooo stupid for trying to use kinect instead of just copying the wii. turned out kinect was better and ms stuck with their idea and sony just dropped move like it was nothing and the sony lovers had nothing but a few nurf cannons and a few glow sticks and a bunch of sport demo games/psn games. sad thing is most of these sony lovers already have high end pcs. i dont know why they are so hyped about sony`s rip off . when they can just go out and buy a rift.. thats almost as bad as paying 50X2 for 2 move controllers.then 40X2 for two numchucks then 40 for the ps3 eye cam instead of just buying a wii and being able to every game wirth those type of controls plus all nintendo`s best games. least with ms`s idea u will get something different. and they will stick with it and not just send out a first wave then just dump it like sony does with ideas that dont take off in their favor

I can't take this seriously coming from a company that releases a voice-command entertainment center and then releases a remote some months after.

"I'm sorry, to receive the full benefit of your new VR device please purchase Xbox Live Ultra Platinum and type in your SSN."

Microsoft should redeem itself by just making their console Rift compatible.

How about you worry about the disaster that is the Kinect first Microsoft.

I see we've found the source of patent infringement cases for the next gen.

What's the point if there are no games to play?

That is so ADORABLE!

All the consoles want to be like PC!

This definitely has gimmick written all over it. The Oculus Rift is the only product so far that shows real promise on the VR front. But at least Sony already has some of this tech in place so theirs has some potential even if it won't be any where close to what the Rift will offer. But what has Microsoft ever done in this area? Nothing that I've seen that would apply to the gaming community. Can't imagine they're doing anything that will be anything but a mild attempt to grab some of the VR money that is bound to get spread around in the coming months.

WTF is virtual reality anyway? is it just having the game displayed on 2 small screens right in front of your eyes? surely thats not it there must be something i am missing because if that's all it is then it is over hyped

Fantabulous.

a "suite of experiences unique to Microsoft's Xbox products." Meaning its going to be used for a bunch of proprietary garbage just like the Kinect. Not saying that the sony headset won't be the same, no one knows. But thats what the sentence seems to imply.