PHJF wrote on Oct 4, 2015, 15:13:
And No Man's Sky will have to try pretty hard to have less depth to it than Elite.

Cause again providing different focal lengths for different eyes should actually be an issue? I plug in OR and tell it my left eye is 13/20 and right 18/20 and it can't compensate - with the investment they've had????????

Lorcin wrote on May 6, 2015, 20:59:

Talisorn wrote on May 6, 2015, 20:35:

Only if you go the optometrist and get an set of lenses made especially for you ... and there won't be too many geared up to doing that. There is no special magic that the Rift does to fix up your vision.

So your saying they can't accept that vision is offest by +/- an ammount and adjust for such?

For me it feels far more likely that OR could adjust their focus length than a dude on your high street could fashion you perfectly curved pieces of glass which improve matters.

Cyant wrote on May 6, 2015, 19:49:
The optic inside the RIFT can be set up for your vision so you will not need your glasses while you use it.

Slick wrote on May 6, 2015, 19:14:

Talisorn wrote on May 6, 2015, 19:07:

zombiefan wrote on May 6, 2015, 09:14:
Meh. Still a gimmick. Great for racing games/flying sims/rollercoaster tech demos, but I'll keep waiting for holodeck/brain implants.

Anytime I hear someone say that VR is a gimmick, I KNOW they haven't actually tried it. It's not a gimmick. It's a game changer!

3D gaming (active-shutter 120hz displays) was a game-changer, and now companies like Tridef are bankrupt, and haven't updates a game profile on their site (for paying customers) in almost 2 years.

I own a 3D screen, and hardly ever use it, unless it's for a single player game that i'm like, you know what? this would be AMAZING on 3D. and then it just doesn't work, cause no one supports this shit anymore. 3D is already dead in the water. and now we have 3D HMDs stepping up, which also won't get the support they need. at least not in this lifetime.

and if you tell me plain ol non-HMD (head mounted display) 3D gaming is a gimmick, obviously you've never played skyrim in 3D. whole new wealth of respect for 3D modelers.

Silicon Avatar wrote on May 6, 2015, 19:09:
I wear glasses. Where do these devices put me? Are they good enough to go comfortably over glasses or would I just have to sit there with eyestrain? That is the deal-breaker for me.

zombiefan wrote on May 6, 2015, 09:14:
Meh. Still a gimmick. Great for racing games/flying sims/rollercoaster tech demos, but I'll keep waiting for holodeck/brain implants.

jdreyer wrote on Apr 28, 2015, 16:32:

necrosis wrote on Apr 28, 2015, 09:07:
Gotta love so many other countries doing this... except the US.

Hey, unlike those commie nations in Europe and Australia, we don't restrict the rights of our corporations to make a profit. That's why we give corporations the same rights as citizens and have the most freedom in the world.

Silent Bob wrote on Dec 9, 2014, 10:55:

Cutter wrote on Dec 9, 2014, 10:43:
Amazing how fast this went from must-buy to avoid-like-the-plague.

Groupthink.

painless42 wrote on Oct 12, 2014, 17:08:

{PH}88fingers wrote on Oct 12, 2014, 16:37:

painless42 wrote on Oct 12, 2014, 16:35:
I dont have s dog in this fight, huge Wing Commander fan back in the day, but I haven't backed this yet. At this point I'm beginning to wonder if its even possible for this game to be good enough to satisfy the community. I'm sure it will be good, and most likely great, but I don't see how it will be good enough for people to get 3, 4, $500 worth of value out of it. Its been so successful, that I think its now nearly impossible for it to live up to its hype.

only $30.00 is required for the full game on release. Single player Squadron 42, Persistent Universe, and it has been a while since I last checked but I believe tools for private servers etc.

Right, but a lot of the serious fan base seems to be much more heavily invested. I see huge potential for buyers remorse.

JayDeath wrote on Sep 30, 2014, 09:49:
I'm all preloaded but I'm stuck at work. Anyone play yet?