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Been a big price drop on psvr, not a bad time to pick one up if you already have a PS4. Had mine since Dec 2017. Really quite remarkable how a 5.7" OLED screen slaved to two non-fresnel lenses in a face mounted headset with full motion tracking can create such an authentic stereoscopic 360 degree 3D virtual environment. Has built on ear buds that pipe full positional 3D sound synced to the motion tracking, into your head as well.
I grew up in the 70's watching re-runs of the original Star Trek series and was a bit of a science fiction nerd as a kid. It is pretty dog gone cool to put on the psvr and sit in Capt Kirk's chair on the bridge of the Enterprise, look around in full enveloping 360 degree 3D and command the crew (w/ voice commands!!)... or man a crew station. They did a great job re-creating every detail of the bridge. There's also an updated ship, USS Aegis, you can operate which has the design and feel of the ships in the more recent Star Trek movies.
Of course there are myriad other pure VR games available, but the trek one is my favorite for when I have a random hour with nothing to do and it's not nice outside, or I'm not spending time with my fiancée. Fire phasers !!
This technology has huge potential for tactical shooter games, too. There's a few out that are so-so but a new one soon to release called Firewall looks promising. Think Rainbow 6 or SWAT stuff but in virtual reality where you might hear your adversaries (other players online, or AI if solo) moving around behind you or etc. There's a AIM controller you hold that's similar shape to a small cal full auto weapon to help make more real feel to holding the fully detailed 3D gun in-game, be it an MP5 or other type.
I grew up in the 70's watching re-runs of the original Star Trek series and was a bit of a science fiction nerd as a kid. It is pretty dog gone cool to put on the psvr and sit in Capt Kirk's chair on the bridge of the Enterprise, look around in full enveloping 360 degree 3D and command the crew (w/ voice commands!!)... or man a crew station. They did a great job re-creating every detail of the bridge. There's also an updated ship, USS Aegis, you can operate which has the design and feel of the ships in the more recent Star Trek movies.
Of course there are myriad other pure VR games available, but the trek one is my favorite for when I have a random hour with nothing to do and it's not nice outside, or I'm not spending time with my fiancée. Fire phasers !!
This technology has huge potential for tactical shooter games, too. There's a few out that are so-so but a new one soon to release called Firewall looks promising. Think Rainbow 6 or SWAT stuff but in virtual reality where you might hear your adversaries (other players online, or AI if solo) moving around behind you or etc. There's a AIM controller you hold that's similar shape to a small cal full auto weapon to help make more real feel to holding the fully detailed 3D gun in-game, be it an MP5 or other type.