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Oculus Rift (+ Oculus Touch) is $399 for limited time
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AllIsOneIsNone
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Just throw on Robot Recall as your first game. In that moment, your purchase will be justified.
It comes with Robot Recall already
AllIsOneIsNone
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I know, I meant when he plays it his purchase of the Rift will be justified.
moltonasty
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What was the whole deal with Oculus and invasion of privacy by Facebook? I seem to remember some controversy when the Oculus launched about how Facebook has a constant 24/7 connection where all your info and activity is sent to them whenever your Rift is hooked up, and no way to de-activate that...is that true, and if so is it still the case with the Rift?
That and Palmer Luckey made the Rift a "never buy" and I was looking for a price drop on the Vive. But this is priced so damn low that I'm reconsidering lol.
That and Palmer Luckey made the Rift a "never buy" and I was looking for a price drop on the Vive. But this is priced so damn low that I'm reconsidering lol.
From what I've gathered you sort of need it for a proper roomscale experience.
mcdomination
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What's the likelihood that I could get my $400 back by listing this (bundle?) on Cragislist in a month or two?
Wildstar75
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Yeah Google Earth VR feels like pure magic to me. I giggled like a school girl when I visited some of the featured sites for the first time.
This is the price for the next six weeks. I wouldn't even be surprised if it just stays like that forever now.
I think the likelihood is low
I would say no it isn't. In most games allow you to turn via analog stick or they are built with the idea that you are facing foward.
Also even in games where I got turned around occlusion never seemed to be a huge issue. I let my nephews play it this weekend and they were running all over the room playing it and didn't seem to have any major problems that caused them to stop.
It was pretty funny to watch because in Robo Recall it tells you to turn around and face the sensors, but they didn't seem to care and it didn't cause many noticeable problems.
I have my Rift set up with 2 sensors (left and right of the TV) facing a play-area that's about 2.5m x 3m. Never had any real tracking issues, even with games where you move around a lot like Superhot or The Climb.
edit: I'd say try it out with 2 sensors, if you experience tracking problems then order the 3rd sensor.
Foxy the Fox
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Dad is going to the US for a week this friday.
Perfect timing.
Perfect timing.
xCaptainCanadax
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Ive made note. Any suggestions on wire routing to say a ceiling or something. Id rather not have to deal with the cord dangling at my feet so looking at ways to suspend it somehow.
Glad I was able to sell mine a few weeks back! Totally dodged the price drop. Wouldn't be surprised if I get a message from the buyer asking for a return.
The Rift is incredibly picky about USB 3.0 ports. I could never set it up the right way and just looking at it weird would force me to go through the connection ritual. I was on x99 with fully updated drivers and such.
Impulsor
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Blam
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Depends lol if you went Prime 2 day or not.
Well not really if you have setup a completely clear room for this then you will be fine with 2, but most people like to be certain that everything is tracking so they get 3.
hardcastlemccormick
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I'd buy this if I had a GPU. Still too expensive to buy a graphics card.
Hopefully I can nab a GPU in the next six weeks and then I'll get this headset. $400 was my price ceiling.
Hopefully I can nab a GPU in the next six weeks and then I'll get this headset. $400 was my price ceiling.
tearsintherain
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I don't use mine that much but $400 is a pretty good deal and if have a halfway decent PC I'd jump on it, the best buy deal is especially fabulous since you get touch plus Eve which is a great game.
AllIsOneIsNone
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Wildstar75
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For all you new Rift owners I strongly suggest checking out Chronos. It's my favorite sit down non-touch game.
Foxy the Fox
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Do Oculus tells you when is it going to arrive before Checkout?
I need to get a perfect timing D:
I need to get a perfect timing D:
YuriLowell
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You will use the shit out of it for like 4 weeks and then it will just collect dust. Just like my vive.
longdi
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How is the resolution of this thing?
What applications out side of games? I dont think i can play VR games without puking.
Like some VR tour? VR theater? VR hentai?
I had the S7 Gear VR, used it for a few days and has collected dust since. The pseudo cinema was cool, though a bit lowres and i was not going to pay for the content.
Ironically, imo, something like GearVR is the future, no messy wires.
What applications out side of games? I dont think i can play VR games without puking.
Like some VR tour? VR theater? VR hentai?
I had the S7 Gear VR, used it for a few days and has collected dust since. The pseudo cinema was cool, though a bit lowres and i was not going to pay for the content.
Ironically, imo, something like GearVR is the future, no messy wires.
Blam
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xCaptainCanadax
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...This is probably the sad reality to be honest. This doesnt help me with post purchase regrets lol
Impulsor
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I'm sure the same would happen to me.... already happened to me with ps vr...
AllIsOneIsNone
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He has a point, but I played mine pretty hard for at least 2 months
. If you find a game that's right for you (like Onward for me, 200 hours played), then it should be worth it. Plus the game influx has just begun. I still pick mine up at least once a week, it's just cool. Just waiting on games like Fallout 4 VR and such.
Leatherface
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Interesting. Thanks for the info on this. Definitely something to consider.
GuitarAtomik
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Valid concern. Though I'm near sighted and don't need my glasses when using it. Mileage may vary there.
Plenty of deep longer games out there (Chronos, Mage's Tale, Solus Project, Elite: Dangerous, House of the Dying Sun, Arizona Sunshine, & Fallout 4 is coming). Plenty of smaller great games out there with lots of replayability too (Blasters of the Universe, Pavlov, Onward, Cosmic Trip, Gorn, Sairento, Raw Data, Sound Boxing, Rec Room).
It's really not that clunky and most games nowadays have multiple options. It's really just a matter of what you can handle (motion sickness wise) and even that is kind of being figured out with RE7, Onward, etc having implementations that seem to mitigate it and comfort options being available. Hell, Survios is making a game entirely about fast sprinting which is supposed to be a BIG no no and yet it's not a puke factory.
Though there's definitely some VR tax going on, it's not nearly as dire as that and there are plenty of games that are appropriately priced. Plus there are just as many sales as any other games on Steam.
The next gen is always going to be around the corner this early in the medium. It's definitely a risk. Still, I wouldn't expect the next significant leap in headsets to hit until around 2019. And even when they do, it's probably not going to be $400 when it launches.
Got the Shakes
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I did the same with my PSVR, but that's because there have only been like 5 games in that last 7 months that interested me. I'm considering a Rift since it seems like there's more that would hold my interest.
It doesn't have Palmer luckey behind it.
Wildstar75
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The biggest problem for me right now is lack of friends in my friends Oculus list for online games. Their are plenty of online Rift games. But not as many people to play them with. The three games I am most excited to play this summer are Echo Arena, Splatoon 2, and Destiny 2 Beta. I have a set of friends to play the former two online with.
Palmer isn't part of Oculus anymore, should find a new reason to hate it
GuitarAtomik
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I've had my Vive since launch month and still boot it up twice or more a week *shrug*.
QuantumBro
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It's a shame every Oculus Rift comes with a "$20 has been donated to Trump 2020 in your name" message.
vanfanel1car
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Some of the responses lol
headset is released:
"___ is too expensive I'll wait for a price drop"
price drops in half:
"___ is just around the corner and will be better I'll wait for that."
rinse...repeat
headset is released:
"___ is too expensive I'll wait for a price drop"
price drops in half:
"___ is just around the corner and will be better I'll wait for that."
rinse...repeat
ArtificialIntelligence
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I cannot see any info about that ? Does it included in the box ?
As someone who bought a PSVR and has been disappointed in the support, I'm debating this. Tough call...
People say waiting for next gen headsets will be waiting for a long time. I would imagine they would have been announced or would be going to a dev kit system like the first set has already. I don't see a new gen headset till 2019/2020
People say waiting for next gen headsets will be waiting for a long time. I would imagine they would have been announced or would be going to a dev kit system like the first set has already. I don't see a new gen headset till 2019/2020
longdi
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How are those non-gaming VR content? Extensive? Expensive?
family_guy
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He has a point, but I played mine pretty hard for at least 2 months
Given the Zenimax vs Oculus lawsuit, I doubt Fallout 4 VR will come to the Rift.
When you go to the store page, it's listed as one of the games that comes in the bundle.
DirtyLarry
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They do have their own store, but you can also purchase certain games from Steam as well, which is obviously the thing to do when you can.
But there are certain games that can only be purchased through them, yes.
Got the Shakes
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Wonder if people will find a way to get it to work on Rift? It is one of the games I'd want to play if I jumped in at this $400 bundle price.
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