Fafhrd on 1/3/2015 at 22:00
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http://www.htcvr.com/) Valve's VR headset is being made by HTC, and comes out at the end of the year. Kind of a big deal.
ZylonBane on 1/3/2015 at 23:22
I'm dubious. So far it seems like everyone's been in an arms race to come up with the most kickass vaporware.
Vae on 2/3/2015 at 00:48
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
I'm dubious.
Don't be...I can assure you that in the coming years VR will revolutionize the industry.
Currently it's all about early experimental development, and waiting for the tech that's
almost there for the first consumer releases...By next year, this will become obvious to non-developers.
Fafhrd on 2/3/2015 at 01:43
And the Holiday 2015 release date is definitely a "shit or get off the pot" challenge to Oculus bringing out the consumer version of the Rift sooner rather than later.
ZylonBane on 2/3/2015 at 02:45
Quote Posted by Vae
Don't be...I can assure you that in the coming years VR will revolutionize the industry.
I'm dubious about the "end of this year" part.
henke on 2/3/2015 at 06:27
It was unexpected seeing Valve announce hardware since they already said they're not going to get into the VR race, and their main VR-genius Michael Abrash already left to join Oculus. Anyway, more competition (and a release date) is only good news.
Fafhrd on 2/3/2015 at 07:13
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
I'm dubious about the "end of this year" part.
Why? This is HTC's announcement, not Valve's.
Shadowcat on 2/3/2015 at 09:44
Ugh. Who started the trend for that god-awful style of web site? They're all damn-near unreadable. It's like ten screens of colours all hitting you in the face while not even displaying one screen's worth of content. Maybe it's a meta-comment on how unpleasant VR is going to turn out to be, or something. I barely know what the HTCVR is, and already I hate it.
henke on 2/3/2015 at 15:55
*copies ZylonBane and Shadowcat's posts into document titled "Grumpy Old Men 3 Screenplay"* HERE I COME, HOLLYWOOD! :cool:
