Playstation VR (or others)

Does anyone else have the PSVR or any of the other VR systems? I found an old post from a year or so ago talking a little bit about it, but hadn't seen much discussion.

I just got the Doom VFR bundle for the PS4 today and I have to say, this is pretty incredible. We haven't even had a chance to play any real games yet, but just looking around in the menu "rooms" on a couple of demos is truly an amazing experience. I can't wait to get into some actual games.

I played Resident Evil 7 when it first came out, so I'm looking forward to replaying it in VR. Also can't wait to try Doom. I went ahead and bought the Aim controller with Farpoint, which I've heard nothing but good things about.

I've been looking forward to this since I was a young teenager (around the time the Lawnmower Man movie came out), and it's great to finally be able to play around in VR (although I remember some arcade VR systems back then at King's Island, but they were pretty primitive compared to this).

 

Ok, I played the Star Wars X-Wing VR mission, and it was hands down, the best gaming experience I've had in my life. The immersion is incredible, and I really felt like I could be sitting in an actual X-Wing cockpit flying through space. At one point, I started to shift in my chair (the real chair I was sitting in), and I ducked because I fully expected to hit my head on the cockpit window "above" me. Being able to fight Tie Fighters while being able to turn your head to watch them fly past is a whole new experience. And it's so cool to turn your head around and see an Astromech droid in the ship behind you.

We tried the "Moss" demo, which has a menu that is set in a chapel. Looking upward, I could see the ceiling a hundred or so feet above me. Can't wait to try some of the other stuff that's available, but I think I'm still most excited about RE7 and Doom.

 

"KIDS"......

 

Yeah, being a huge Star Wars fan probably helped, but even for someone who isn't, it's pretty impressive. For me, it added to it that I've been a SW fan since May 25, 1977. Just seeing yourself in an X-wing flying through space is pretty epic. Even my wife, who doesn't play video games at all, has been highly impressed with the PSVR. I've got a really good feeling about this.

 

Just wanted to throw out there Playstation is having huge PSVR sales for Black Friday. Headsets are going for as low as $199 with 2 games included, or $249 with 2 games and 2 Move controllers included.

I've pretty much stopped playing flat games altogether since getting my PSVR back in February, and the games have just gotten better and better since then. In the last couple of months, I'd rank some of the new games as some of my favorite all-time PS4 games along side many non-vr games.

 

I have a quest 2 running through my computer. Ended up having to upgrade my router so I could go wireless. Games are all supercheap on Steam when you can find Bundle Sales. Running a 3080 graphics card, that luckily I bought before the prices went insane.

I try to hit the VR Boxing workout about 5 times a week for 30 minutes a session. Have a room dedicated for the play area.

 

All of this sounds very cool. Especially anything Star Wars, and Boxing, but as a lifetime gamer (Well since Atari I believe 2600 in 77) about almost 2 years ago I put down My controllers, and haven't picked them up since.

 

Exactly. I was spending way 2 much time playing games as playing music.
It became an obsession when You beat every game You've ever owned....with every player available....just 2 do it. LoL

 

See ....I had 2 do exactly that, and that's when I knew it was time. Not 2 say I won't ever play again(I learned along time ago ...never say never), but I won't for awhile more.

 

Here is a tip for anyone that likes to drink in VR.

I am a Coors light guy so this can does it all for me.
1) Fits in my cup holder on my chair.
2) Unlike regular cans this wide mouth with the shape of the neck allows you the ability to drink it while still completely wearing your VR Headset.

You can remove the lid, take a drink and put the beer back in the cup holder all without having to remove your VR goggles.

 

That's what I use 2 drink when I was a teen. When Elvira Mistress of Darkness did all their adds....plus it was the cheapest beer in the area at the time.

 

What kind of games do you like? I've played a lot of VR games and can recommend some specific games in different genres.

Some general recommendations I'd make are:

• The Room VR
• I Expect You to Die (light humor spy puzzle game)
• Beatsaber (rhythm game, which I generally don't like, but this one has you cutting different colored cubes with lightsabers to music and is really fun)
• 2MD: VR Football
• Paranormal Activity
• Job Simulator
• Superhot VR (kind of makes you feel like Neo in the Matrix)
• Red Matter
• Apex Construct
• Five Night's at Freddy's: Help Wanted

Those are some that come to mind that I think are all available on Quest 2. My 2 favorite VR games, Resident Evil 7 and Iron Man VR are unfortunately only on PSVR.

 

I guess I am good company. LOL, I can't believe the NFL still has this "No Beer" rule

Patrick Mahomes Brilliantly Works Around NFL Rules for Appearing in Beer Ads (msn.com)

 

Let me see if I can post this. Pretty Funny Commercial.


Edit: I tried to order my brother one, who is a huge Chiefs fan, and it is already out of stock!

 

So I have had the PSVR2 for about a year and a half now, and it has bee a great upgrade from the PSVR1.

But one of the best things about it is that Sony also released a PC adapter, so I can now use the PSVR2 on PC with Steam.

I'm currently playing the original Half-Life from 1998 with a fan made VR mod, and it's pretty great in VR, even with the old PS1 looking graphics.