Should i get the PSVR?

[potatoproduction]

Hi,

My friend recently won a psvr from the taco bell promotion but he doesn't play many games nor does he own a ps4.He is willing to sell it to me for 100-200$ but i don't have a PS4 either nor do i plan on getting one. Ive always wanted to get a vr headset (for pc) and i think this is a cool opportunity. Ive also heard that Sony is planning to release PC support and that people are working on hacks to get the PSVR to work on PC but all of these are maybes and might never happen (there also might be connection issues). 

 

So what i wanted to ask if the risk is worth it?

 

 

[Shiv78]

Maybe wait until there is more conrete evidence that it works with PC? Otherwise just get a used PS4 for like 200 bucks or a new one on Black Friday

[Mira Yurizaki]

The PSVR can be used as a generic display, as some people found out you can play XB1 and WiiU using it. It'll just be in some kind of theater mode.

 

Other than that, no, not right now.

[TheBestUserName]

1 hour ago, potatoproduction said:

 

So what i wanted to ask if the risk is worth it?

 

 

The risk of hoping it would work on a system other than a PS4?  I'd say no.  If you want to use PS VR, you should really use it with a PS4.

 

If he's honest/trustworthy, I'll buy it from him. Since his range is $100-200, I'll give him $200 shipped. 

[Scruffy90]

No. let it mature a bit. Has some tracking issues and the regular ps4 sees some performance dips.

[lettuce head]

scruffy90 has it on point.
PC VR is at a very strange point right now. I'm not sure if that headset will age like wine or milk at this point. A lot of game producers are calling the whole VR thing the next big flop, as the average consumer cant (or isn't willing) pay the biiiiiiiiig chunk of change to get into VR, which means less copies of games sold which means less profit which means less games and so repeats the cycle until death. but there is a chance it really takes off still.

Id still give it awhile to see what happens.

[baconbuilder99]

whyyyy is a display on your head with tracking so expensive the tracking tech has been around for years and the hardware is there screw facebook

[Mira Yurizaki]

2 hours ago, baconbuilder99 said:

whyyyy is a display on your head with tracking so expensive the tracking tech has been around for years and the hardware is there screw facebook

PS4VR comes with a little box to help render the two images because the PS4 itself doesn't have enough juice to do it.

[baconbuilder99]

On 11/16/2016 at 11:21 AM, M.Yurizaki said:

PS4VR comes with a little box to help render the two images because the PS4 itself doesn't have enough juice to do it.

well that makes sense, but what about the rift and vive?

[Mira Yurizaki]

1 hour ago, baconbuilder99 said:

well that makes sense, but what about the rift and vive?

They expect you to have a $1000 gaming rig.

[baconbuilder99]

16 hours ago, M.Yurizaki said:

They expect you to have a $1000 gaming rig.

yeah, but why is the headset so expnesive if the pc is the ne providing the power

[Mira Yurizaki]

Just now, baconbuilder99 said:

yeah, but why is the headset so expnesive if the pc is the ne providing the power

Probably something to do with the display. IIRC, the PSVR is a single display with simpler optics and control whereas the Vive and Rift use two separate displays and more complex optics.

 

I mean hell if Google Cardboard is $10 and turns your phone into a VR HMD, I don't see why they HTC and Oculus went their route.