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« Reply #20 on: March 03, 2015, 09:26:35 PM »
Quote from: Irushwithscvs on March 03, 2015, 09:23:48 PM
I'm saying I wish I had the magical ability to know what something is like without ever having tried it.

Welcome to the internet, Rushy.

This is a product that is not available to most of the public yet. We only know specifics from those who have tried it and reported about it, and the components used. My opinion was formed from this information. I am excited to try it, but I don't see how its going to be much different from well documented accounts and demos of it all over the internet.
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« Reply #21 on: March 03, 2015, 11:32:56 PM »
No, this isn't welcome to the Internet, this is welcome to Thork. You are being Thork right now.

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« Reply #22 on: March 03, 2015, 11:34:52 PM »
I'm just lonely.
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« Reply #23 on: March 03, 2015, 11:42:55 PM »
Sony has announced their headset prototype which is 1080p at 120hz with a 100 FOV. Not quite as technically good as Oculus or the Vive but I imagine it will be cheaper. Also has the console advantage. (I don't know how a PS4 will run 1080p games at 120 FPS?)

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« Reply #24 on: March 03, 2015, 11:46:37 PM »
Quote from: Irushwithscvs on March 03, 2015, 11:42:55 PM
(I don't know how a PS4 will run 1080p games at 120 FPS?)

It can't. The only way they would achieve this is if the headset itself upscaled the frame rate.
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« Reply #25 on: March 03, 2015, 11:57:47 PM »
Strange, the Valve stuff isn't on the GDC schedule anymore and nothing was revealed. There are still two Valve events listed, but they don't sound very interesting:

2015/03/04 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM | Alex Vlachos (Valve Graphics), Advanced VR Rendering

2015/03/05 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Valve, The Future of High Performance Graphics

They won't let any reviewers talk about the Vive (their personal impressions) until some point Wednesday. I don't see any more HTC/Valve stuff on the schedule than the stuff above. Lame.
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« Reply #26 on: March 04, 2015, 12:03:55 AM »
You promised Half-Life 3.

Where is it?
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« Reply #27 on: March 04, 2015, 12:37:17 AM »
VR is going to be great for tripping on drugs.
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« Reply #28 on: March 04, 2015, 01:56:40 AM »
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-announces-source-2-steam-link-and-steam-vr/1100-6425674/

Valve announced Steam link (a game streaming box to stream games from your PC to your TV), a new VR controller setup of which I can only find the name for now (Lighthouse), and the Source 2 engine. I don't know where this information is coming from, though. Like I said, Valve wasn't on the schedule for GDC today. Getting real tired of this tiny trickle of information thing they're doing.

There is still a tiny spec of hope for Half-Life 3.  :(
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« Reply #29 on: March 04, 2015, 05:39:53 PM »
Oculus has announced that their headset is delayed. Wow.

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« Reply #30 on: March 04, 2015, 06:08:00 PM »
Quote from: Irushwithscvs on March 04, 2015, 05:39:53 PM
Oculus has announced that their headset is delayed. Wow.




Excellent.
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« Reply #31 on: March 04, 2015, 06:47:06 PM »
It's not like it was expected soon, but someone at oculus must at least be a little concerned about having Valve and HTC reach the market first.

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« Reply #32 on: March 04, 2015, 10:09:09 PM »
They probably caught wind of the Vive's specs and realized that it completely outclasses their shitty little bicycle helmet and got scared about releasing an inferior product.

Meanwhile, Nvidia is releasing their own console. Lol. I think we all know how that's going to play out.
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« Reply #33 on: March 04, 2015, 10:27:03 PM »
I don't understand why Nvidia is bothering with the console. I don't even know who they're marketing it to. It uses a mobile processor, even.

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« Reply #34 on: March 04, 2015, 10:47:34 PM »
Quote from: Irushwithscvs on March 04, 2015, 10:27:03 PM
I don't understand why Nvidia is bothering with the console. I don't even know who they're marketing it to. It uses a mobile processor, even.


Yeah but it streams hd movies.


They also claim that it can run Crysis 3 at max settings or something. Is that supposed to be impressive?
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« Reply #35 on: March 04, 2015, 11:16:13 PM »
Quote from: Vauxhall on March 04, 2015, 10:47:34 PM
Yeah but it streams hd movies.

You mean the same thing a $35 Chromecast can do. Not a big selling point.


Quote from: Vauxhall on March 04, 2015, 10:47:34 PM
They also claim that it can run Crysis 3 at max settings or something. Is that supposed to be impressive?

Maybe a decade ago.

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« Reply #36 on: March 05, 2015, 08:08:26 PM »
So apparently all the Half-Life 3 VR rumors were false. HTC and Valve are not working on a VR Half-Life game. :(
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« Reply #37 on: March 05, 2015, 08:12:29 PM »
One of the Valve demos was a mini Portal game so now the rumor mill is a new Portal game on the way.

In other news I think Oculus will end up pushing for a holiday release this year because of HTC and Valve.
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« Reply #38 on: March 05, 2015, 08:30:13 PM »
I don't want to completely derail this thread, but what is going on with Valve and Half-Life 3? Why don't we have any information on a game that, I feel, has to be in development at this point? Especially since it ended on a fucking cliffhanger. You would figure that they started working on episode 3 immediately after episode 2. Also, what was up with the little tech demo where you roam around that little island (I forget the name). I thought that was to showcase some improvements in the engine that they planned on using for episode 3?

Are they trying to generate buzz ala Duke Nukem Forever? Or is it simply a matter of Valve waiting so that they can blow our minds with a surprise reveal? Maybe they're treating HL3 like their final ace in the hole if they ever start becoming irrelevant or losing money?
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« Reply #39 on: March 05, 2015, 09:28:00 PM »
Quote from: Vauxhall on March 05, 2015, 08:30:13 PM
if they ever start becoming irrelevant or losing money?
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