So Valve announced their VR headset

[glockjs]

What will be the first thing you do first person in SC? I myself plan on filling up the ol' Starfarer and ramming a large ship in first person.

 

[CGPepper]

0:49 dude was not watching pg13 content, i'll tell you that

 

[Montoya]

DK2 resolution is 960x1080

Vive is 1200x1080, which is better, but not by much.

The CV1 has been speculated to be 1280x1440, we shall have to wait and see.

 

[Huegpaynis]

I thought it said two 1200x1080 screens, but maybe I was misreading it.

 

[glockjs]

I thought it said two 1200x1080 screens, but maybe I was misreading it.

No you read it right

 

[AntiSqueaker]

so it's two 1200x1080 screens, and the OR is (rumored) to have one 2560x1440?

I think Vive wins, especially if you can get an SLI/Crossfire setup to get one GPU to render each screen seperately.

 

[Montoya]

so it's two 1200x1080 screens, and the OR is (rumored) to have one 2560x1440?

I think Vive wins, especially if you can get an SLI/Crossfire setup to get one GPU to render each screen seperately.

Ah yes, two separate screens, thats going to be interesting!

 

[thanatos73]

Oh, what fun awaits.....;)

 

[Cannonball]

My body is ready for the virtual revolution.

 

[Groundstain]

Ever since I got my first HTC phone I was hooked. So, the Vive may be for me.
The only question I have is... At such a close distance to ones eyes will 2560x1440 be that much better than 2400x1080. I get the whole idea about seeing pixels up close but damn, How much is too much?

[edit] My monitor's are 5760x 1080 and that is a huge bit of property that I need to manage.

 

[CaptainRichard]

Space suit at 0:31 is Chig armor from Space: Above & Beyond.

It's crazy that I remembered that from 20 years ago. Good show for its time.

 

[Bulloko]

HTC Hints at Half-Life VR...

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31692995

HL3?!?!

 

[svenrichter]

HTC Hints at Half-Life VR...

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31692995

HL3?!?!

HL2 was one of the first games to support VR without 3rd party tools.

 

[ChenAU]

HTC Hints at Half-Life VR...

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31692995

HL3?!?!

HL2 was one of the first games to support VR without 3rd party tools.

BBC: One of Valve's most famous games is the Half-life series, and I know there are millions and millions of gamers that are desperate for a new Half-life game to come out. Is the new Half-life going to be on the virtual-reality headset? Is that what Valve is going to do with this machine?

Cher Wang: I think Valve's best game is Dota, right, and Portal and [Team Fortress] and I think they are very keen to have them.

BBC: But how about Half-life - is that going to be on there?

Cher Wang: We are co-operating with Half-life, and I think... I hope, you know, it will be on it.

HF3 confirmed!

 

[AntiSqueaker]

Bundling the device + HL3 would be an instabuy from me.

 

[Huegpaynis]

It'd be the HNNNG Life 3 bundle.

 

[Dortz]

I love to see more competition stepping up into the VR market. Competition breeds excellence, and healthy corporate competition really does help the consumer.

 

[AntiSqueaker]

I love to see more competition stepping up into the VR market. Competition breeds excellence, and healthy corporate competition really does help the consumer.

To paraphrase someone on reddit: "I have a lot more confidence in Valve making a better VR device for gaming than Oculus Rift/Facebook. Why? Because gaming is all Valve does. They have a much higher incentive to make it good and make it right."

I'll buy whichever one ends up being the best, but right now I'm leaning more towards Valve. I don't really trust facebook to not try and "integrate" gaming with social media.

 

[Huegpaynis]

"Achievement unlocked! Nod your head to share this to your feed"

 

[CaptainRichard]

I can't wait to play Half Life 3, then cash in my first Social Security check since I'll be about 65 before I get access to either one.