But...how is it going to work? Luckey specifically mentioned waving, but to wave you would have to let go of the thing.
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Oculus Touch - VR controller for the Oculus Rift headset (shipping H1 2016)
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But...how is it going to work? Luckey specifically mentioned waving, but to wave you would have to let go of the thing.
ichtyander
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I imagine you could wave with three fingers (the ring and little finger still holding the controller.
That sounds real comfortable.
Is this confirmed information?
Yes, they said that preorders for these would open alongside with those for the CV1.
I'd find it really strange if they'd pack in the Xbox controller AND the Touch controllers. What could be the added benefit of packing in both? The ability to play classic non VR games that people can already play with KB/M or their own controller?
Plus it adds extra costs to the entry price and competition from Valve (and Sony?) is strong.
Yeah. Just saw this: https://twitter.com/PalmerLuckey/status/609057819942211585
Added into OP.
Palmer Luckey said:
Added into OP.
Well it seems to have all the same buttons as a traditional controller except the dpad and start/select.
The start/select thing is more interesting to me, because most games need a pause screen or inventory of some sort, and those buttons are generally placed out of the way since menu is not as urgent an action as jump or attack. It probably won't be an issue, I'm just thinking about the how not explicitly made for VR games will fare.
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The Everyman
Yup, for sure.
So they bundled XB1 controllers over this? Why?
Rift releases Q1 2016, Touch release is H1 2016. They obviously had to have some kind of controller bundled for Rift's initial release.
DouglasteR
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I suppose you're right lol, it's very unexpected.
Yeah I hope they do too, they would be crazy not too..
thetester77
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Remember the rumoured breakaway dualshock??? That's what this reminds me of ( although more refined)
I hope Sony revise the move to something more functional like this, which I'm sure they will.
I hope Sony revise the move to something more functional like this, which I'm sure they will.
This looks cool and interesting. Conference as a whole was a bit deflating but at least we're starting to get some more input solutions for developers to think about building around.
Hoping to see more of a standardized input between Valve, Sony and Oculus once everyone figures out what works well and what doesn't. The more fragmentation there is in the early days of VR, both from a hardware and software perspective, the more convoluted things get for developers and audiences alike.
Hoping to see more of a standardized input between Valve, Sony and Oculus once everyone figures out what works well and what doesn't. The more fragmentation there is in the early days of VR, both from a hardware and software perspective, the more convoluted things get for developers and audiences alike.
Turin Turambar
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Luckey said:
Ugh, bad idea, this confirms they aren't included in the Rift. I suppose the idea is to reduce the price of the HMD for non-gamers but... they included the Xbox One controller.
And this way devs won't be sure of every Rift owner having a Touch.
Maintenance
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It looks cool, but not bundling it with the Rift could create fragmentation, at least for the developers, I think.
Hopefully they will bundle this with the Rift later on.
Hopefully they will bundle this with the Rift later on.
Yup, looks exactly like a nunchuck with a couple of extra bits stapled on to it. Should be pretty good in the hands of talented developers, for at least a couple of core game-types. I dread the inevitable wave of VR games/experiences with truly awful controls, though.
EDIT: I missed that they weren't included. Pretty big mistake if they want to push these as a VR standard, really puts uptake in the hands of devs who might easily adopt other devices.
Obliterator
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Dude these look pretty awesome. Better than I was expecting their input to be honestly
civilstrife
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This picture is poison to a non-enthusiast.
Turin Turambar
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Why this thread, which contains the important novelty of the conference, have only 2 pages, and the one with that nice little optional feature (streaming xbox to a virtual cinema) is 10 pages long?
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Console wars are the worst.
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Console wars are the worst.
Maintenance
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sankt-Antonio
:^)--?-<
Its a slightly different Move controller. Ball turned into a ring. There is nothing exiting about it.
They're all just Wiimotes in the end.
And if can tell where your fingers are when pointing and such.
Neuromancer
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It might be the important novelty but it's less interesting than:
-Palmer Luckey's socks/sandals combo
-the Xbox One controller pack in
-playing an Xbone game streamed to a PC piped through a Rift so you appear to be in the world's blandest virtual living room
-that cool looking Insomniac game
sankt-Antonio
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Well, i need to hold the controller somehow and second... i want to shoot stuff in VR not point at it
Yeah, exactly. each hand gets 2 normal buttons (x, y, a, b) and two triggers (R1, R2, L1, L2) .
AND you get your right stick which is equivalent to 4 buttons, that is not needed for camera anymore.
The button situation is just fine.
The controller looks super-comfy and light. Finger detection as the secret killer feature is very neat but it has limitations, since you must use some fingers to grab the controller, lest if falls to the ground.
Obviously, it should've been bundled with it but they got delayed. New Oculus bundles will come out, so it shouldn't be TOO bad. Def' not ideal though...
I warned Sony in 2010 god damn it.
http://www.ps3blog.net/2010/03/24/did-sony-really-need-the-sub-controller/
They screwed big time with cost reduction measures for the move. Very stupid decision. (Their reasoning was something like "you wouldn't be able to use the analog when flailing your arms anyway.".. So not true.. Like rumble was last gen..)
Edit: Oh, at the time, I wasn't even aware that sub-controller had 0 motion sensors, because in one ad a guy was seen throwing a bomb with that controller, so I assumed it had six-axis functionality.
http://www.ps3blog.net/2010/03/24/did-sony-really-need-the-sub-controller/
They screwed big time with cost reduction measures for the move. Very stupid decision. (Their reasoning was something like "you wouldn't be able to use the analog when flailing your arms anyway.".. So not true.. Like rumble was last gen..)
Edit: Oh, at the time, I wasn't even aware that sub-controller had 0 motion sensors, because in one ad a guy was seen throwing a bomb with that controller, so I assumed it had six-axis functionality.
Murder. She Wrote
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I don't really get it, but I'm excited to see it in motion. The closer we get to E3 the farther away it seems D:
because there was no demonstration of the controllers in action
Future PhaZe
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soon
SOON
SOON
Turin Turambar
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The fact that this is coming a)separate to the HMD and b)late (after the HMD release) makes it clear that they are coming hurried, pressured by the competition, and threw the Xbox One controller out there as stopgap.
Dreamwriter
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What the heck is "H1"? I've never heard that terminology.
i wonder what happened to the Nimble team that Oculus bought.
Not bundled is a shame, but perhaps it is sensible to ship with a 'boring' Xbox controller and then allow the more advanced controllers to iterate more rapidly? If they bundled them, they might be less willing to try new things?
I now want Sony to tweak the mives to be a hybrid move/nunchuk.
I now want Sony to tweak the mives to be a hybrid move/nunchuk.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
I warned Sony in 2010 god damn it.
http://www.ps3blog.net/2010/03/24/did-sony-really-need-the-sub-controller/
They screwed big time with cost reduction measures for the move. Very stupid decision. (Their reasoning was something like "you wouldn't be able to use the analog when flailing your arms anyway.".. So not true.. Like rumble was last gen..)
If this still doesnt happen in time for Morpheus, I just honestly might explode. I care so much about the start of VR and uptake, and there are these juggernaut companies making the fucking stupidest decisions that blow my mind. They just all seemingly need to be taken to summer school and shouted at for hours by military drill instructors telling them "the stupidest cunts fail to learn from history, do you want to have STUPID CUNT tattooed on your face?"
GuitarAtomik
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This picture is poison to a non-enthusiast.
I agree, i think it's those headphones that make it worse than it already is.
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