Hey, just to let you guys know, i just got finished trying the Vive (Saturday wasn't possible) and i have to say, i am thoroughly impressed.

They got me through the space pirate, job simulator and Tilt brush demos and they all impressed!

When i first put on the headset i was greeted with a grey grid type area with a few screens showing the different types of demos i could try (but i didn't get a choice). She then says "okay, im now going to hand you the controllers" She hands me one and then teases me with the other. I try and reach out and i can see she's puling it away from me. She says "Sorry this one likes to mess around a lot" so i eventually grab it, we have a little laugh and then she starts me with the first demo".

So i'm starting on Space pirate and the sense of scale know, the little drones come up and increase as each wave progresses. Now as i know i am in a store and people are watching me, i try to not look dumber than i already did with the headset. But then the later stages came. More and more bullets were flying and i honestly could not help but dodge them. I was dodging, weaving side stepping and when one of the drones came close to my face i even dodged with my head genuinely startled.

Next up came Job simulator, in an office full of all sorts of crap which was just a massive playground. I was photocopying staplers, eating doughnuts and even playing games on the computer desk! I didn't know that from the footage i've seen. It was a version of flappy birds essentially. I was playing a game withing a VR game. It's really quite trippy. My mind was blown! at the end of the demo there was a celebration that it was the end of the work day. paper planes were flying ALL over the place it was so cool.

Last up was Tilt brush, the slower of the three demos but i can see a lot of creativity with this. Wasn't much to say about it but creating art in a 3d environment is DEFINITELY different and strange. You may draw something like you normally would on a white board (for example) but when you walk around it's all completely different. I can see a lot of creative things coming from it.

I would say, before you knock VR, try it. Dont try any of the bullshit Gear VR or google cardboard, try any of the "big three" and im sure you will be impressed.

One last thing, Horror games will be the best thing on these systems.

Hey, just to let you guys know, i just got finished trying the Vive (Saturday wasn't possible) and i have to say, i am thoroughly impressed.

They got me through the space pirate, job simulator and Tilt brush demos and they all impressed!

When i first put on the headset i was greeted with a grey grid type area with a few screens showing the different types of demos i could try (but i didn't get a choice). She then says "okay, im now going to hand you the controllers" She hands me one and then teases me with the other. I try and reach out and i can see she's puling it away from me. She says "Sorry this one likes to mess around a lot" so i eventually grab it, we have a little laugh and then she starts me with the first demo".

So i'm starting on Space pirate and the sense of scale know, the little drones come up and increase as each wave progresses. Now as i know i am in a store and people are watching me, i try to not look dumber than i already did with the headset. But then the later stages came. More and more bullets were flying and i honestly could not help but dodge them. I was dodging, weaving side stepping and when one of the drones came close to my face i even dodged with my head genuinely startled.

Next up came Job simulator, in an office full of all sorts of crap which was just a massive playground. I was photocopying staplers, eating doughnuts and even playing games on the computer desk! I didn't know that from the footage i've seen. It was a version of flappy birds essentially. I was playing a game withing a VR game. It's really quite trippy. My mind was blown! at the end of the demo there was a celebration that it was the end of the work day. paper planes were flying ALL over the place it was so cool.

Last up was Tilt brush, the slower of the three demos but i can see a lot of creativity with this. Wasn't much to say about it but creating art in a 3d environment is DEFINITELY different and strange. You may draw something like you normally would on a white board (for example) but when you walk around it's all completely different. I can see a lot of creative things coming from it.

I would say, before you knock VR, try it. Dont try any of the bullshit Gear VR or google cardboard, try any of the "big three" and im sure you will be impressed.

One last thing, Horror games will be the best thing on these systems.

Im not getting PSVR im going with the Vive.

I hear nothing but great things about VR and im going to view the Vive tomorrow (i didn't get the chance this week).

If i manage to get some play time, i'll le you know what i think

I've gotten to this point MANY MANY times. You need to take a break from it. A few months maybe. Maybe even a year.

You'll appreciate gaming once you get back into it

This happens to me too. I've has to clean install my PC twice (and now possibly a third time) because of how poorly coded windows 10 is. This is actually worse than windows visa as an operating system.

I absolutely hate windows 10

But from every site I've seen, developers, consumers, reviewers testers: they all day the same thing. Vr is here to stay and the immersion is intense.

I'm going to try out a vibe on Saturday to see how good they are. However, I don't think you guys should right it off if you haven't tried it yet (unless you have)

@dexda: i genuenly believe that peole who were pirating have grown up and now have jobs and can afford it. I know i couldnt afford to buy then when i was younger as i had no money.

But looking at the prices of steam games now (going up to £40) i would think devs would put a little more effort into pc ports now. None of this "console parody" bullshit like what happened with the division. While they put more effort in than most they need to do a lot more if they want to see higher sales numbers.

http://hexus.net/gaming/news/pc/81292-pc-games-software-market-exceed-35bn-2018-says-oga/

It's interesting to see how far PC gaming has come from about 12 years ago when Piracy was rampant.

Sales seem to be increasing and devs (with the few exceptions) seem to be taking notice and trying to cater to the audience. While i believe the handhelds market will shrink, i highly doubt the console market will lose any ground on that front. It seems this gen has started out with a bang console sales wise.

Go inside your PC. Im betting you have a crap load of dust inside.

If you do, clean EVERYTHING. It lowered the temp of my entire PC and increased my FPS by like 20.