Nvidia "Revolutionary Platform" is Supposedly VR Goggles

[patrickjp93]

http://vrfocus.com/archives/11915/nvidia-reveal-new-vr-hmd-gdc-2015/

 

The article only goes on to say the demo will be at GDC. WCCF and others are speculating we'll see the chip inside be of the small-volume 16nm/14nm Denver Tegra chips made by TSMC before Nvidia moved to Samsung or by Samsung shortly after that event. While I expect this to have a 20% price premium over Oculus Rift, it's still good to see one of the titans of graphics giving VR a fair shake and making a competitive product.

 

The purported name is Titan VR.

[Guest Kloaked]

Until Nvidia reveals it themselves, I think this should be labeled a rumor.

[C0LL0SS0S]

ah c'mon thats lame, but hey maybe they got it figured out since they are the source where the signal comes from

[IP man]

Yes!!!!   

 

I can finally watch Por* and be fully immersed.

 

srs/ this sounds very promising.

[patrickjp93]

Until Nvidia reveals it themselves, I think this should be labeled a rumor.

Eh, it's hugely likely. Even Nvidia couldn't easily sell an Android console as a groundbreaking improvement in gaming media, and the Shield's been done.

[Majestic]

If they are able to reduce the input latency some more that'd be great.

[Guest Kloaked]

Eh, it's hugely likely. Even Nvidia couldn't easily sell an Android console as a groundbreaking improvement in gaming media, and the Shield's been done.

 

I know but there's still a possibility that it's something else.

[DildorTheDecent]

Titan VR? huh.

 

inb4 new Titan as well. 

[Misanthrope]

Thought it couldn't be worst than another useless tablet: I was wrong

[Razzaa]

Thought it couldn't be worst than another useless tablet: I was wrong

Not a fan of VR obviously lol

[kpreg]

why is this a revolution of gaming? ummm oculus rift exists already

[Victorious Secret]

Titan VR? huh.

 

inb4 new Titan as well. 

 

Titan VR

1 eye + 1 eye = 3 eyes. 

 

Half Life 3 confirmed. 

 

/s 

 

If it really is VR, that could be cool with them integrating it into their Shield products. Not entirely useless. Pretty useful if done right. 

 

Clash of Clans in VR. Shits just getting too intense with VR these days. 

[Trik'Stari]

Titan VR

1 eye + 1 eye = 3 eyes. 

 

Half Life 3 confirmed. 

 

/s 

Half life 3 was already confirmed.

http://www.nextpowerup.com/news/18546/valve-is-teasing-half-life-3-announcement-at-gdc-2015.html

[Guest Kloaked]

why is this a revolution of gaming? ummm oculus rift exists already

 

Nvidia claimed the Tegra K1 platform was a super computer, or something like that, so there's no telling what they're actually revealing. I wouldn't be surprised if it was their own VR thing, but there's other things it could be knowing how overhyped Nvidia makes some things.

[mr moose]

Titan VR

1 eye + 1 eye = 3 eyes. 

 

Half Life 3 confirmed. 

 

/s 

 

Nvidia vr goggles,  they actually only have 1.5 screens , the last .5 of screen is really only slightly faster than an etchesketch. 

[kuddlesworth9419]

Does anyone remember the Nvidia depth of field display they showed off 2 or so years ago. It would be cool if they had that tech in their VR headset. I think if Nvidia was doing this they would have a better chance than anyone to do it properly.

[sgloux3470]

I'm sure this will turn out like 3Dvision.

Overpriced and locked to Nvidia hardware.

[Briggsy]

having recently acquired a Colorcross on amazon for 25 bucks, and messing around with triDef 3D and VR Streamer with my phone, I can honestly say the more legit VR headsets to choose from, the better. Anyone that has experienced side-by-side VR will say the same.

 

having said that, do I think Nvidia will have their own headset? technically it wouldn't be a big feat, as many cheap empty VR headsets exist, and all they would need is a Tegra based screen/phone and a proper connection to the graphic card. Personally, I am waiting for Valves announcement for VR (check your steam game folder, SteamVR is there already lol). Nvidia is all about proprietary nonsense, which VR does not need.

[Sky Daddy]

i seriously doubt anyone is going to make a better (and affordable) HMD than Oculus at this rate. 

[Maslofski]

GTX 900 series, G-sync, V-sync and VR-Sync compatible!

[shawno]

Id say complete rumor. Why would they invite occulus to the event to show off their own br goggles?

[Sors]

I called it.

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/308301-nvidia-sends-press-invitations-to-march-3rd-event-teasing-a-gaming-product-5-years-in-the-making/page-2#entry4190925

[Pomfinator]

Id say complete rumor. Why would they invite occulus to the event to show off their own br goggles?

To laugh at them.

[patrickjp93]

Id say complete rumor. Why would they invite occulus to the event to show off their own br goggles?

gloating. For all people's complaints about Nvidia and being proprietary, riddle me this: why is it proprietary software tends to run so much better than open-source counterparts and be better supported? It's because real life programmers are being paid to put out the absolute best and compete with each other. Open Source is very, very slow. Also, Nvidia has a ton of money to put into the design and implementation beyond the programming.

 

It would do everyone some good to look and see what massive failures most open source software has come to manifest as. Linux still doesn't have a great desktop distro (I've tried Mint, and it's okay, but still all of the distros seem to vehemently dislike a computer with tri-channel memory). SteamOS is STILL going nowhere fast. AMD's open-source graphics drivers STILL suck compared to both its and Nvidia's proprietary, and Nvidia seems hell-bent on punishing anyone with 500-series and previous cards when it comes to proprietary Linux drivers.

 

OpenSSL STILL has enormous security problems announced year after year too.

 

Can anyone here actually name an open-source software other than VLC Player which is a true raving success on the consumer front? Open-Source solutions very often have glaring flaws that can't be solved because the community cannot agree. Proprietary software has an advantage in development of being managed top-down when it comes to critical design decisions, meaning work gets done much more quickly, and even if the wrong decision was made, the recovery time still outpaces open-source speeds.

 

No open source compiler seems to be able to compete on even footing against the proprietary compilers managed by proprietary tech giants like Intel and even Oracle.

 

Don't get me wrong, collaborative open-source programming helps everyone get better at it, but software built through it is often outdated and defunct by the time it's complete. Windows 10 is coming with 8 having been out for only 2 years, and Ubuntu Phone is just now coming out after 5 years of development despite having a huge open-source base to call from. I'm sorry, but the proof lies around you everywhere. Proprietary may not be great for your wallets, but good programmers and tech designers deserve to be paid for the products they make if they are demanded by the market. No amount of Richard Stalman feet stamping will erase that fact. Patent and trademark laws last WAY too long when it comes to programming, but for all the people who complain about Nvidia investing in proprietary standards, get lost and go actually make this stuff yourself. Your complaints mean absolutely nothing. If you can do better and make it open, then go do it.

</rant>

[Misanthrope]

Id say complete rumor. Why would they invite occulus to the event to show off their own br goggles?

Maybe it's like an official partnership: oculus rift powered by Nvidia Tegra