Sony announces Project Morpheus

[ZEDGE]

Not sure I'm too excited for VR yet..

Will be interesting to try it out though.

http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/18/552...irtual-reality

[n1zm0]

Originally posted by ZEDGE
Not sure I'm too excited for VR yet..

The Rift seems to be doing pretty damned good on its own at least. I heard a newer verson is coming out this year too, i'd at least want to give it a shot!

Besides FPS being the key platform to use this with, I wonder how the experience changes say if you have a sitting full wheel/pedal setup and one of these for a top level racing game like the next GT series, pretty damned amazing I bet.

[schocker]

Originally posted by ZEDGE
Not sure I'm too excited for VR yet..

I don't get the fuss, I just want to play a game from my couch on my TV. Not just sit there looking all over and waving my hands around in the air

edit never thought about a racing game, I think that would be really neat being able to look around while driving.

[ZEDGE]

Drive Club with VR support?

Hmmmm

[schocker]

Originally posted by ZEDGE
Drive Club with VR support?

Hmmmm

Ya with the way it's going they will both come out at the same time!

[ZEDGE]

LOL

[A790]

Oy. I hope this doesn't turn into Sony trying to dominate the market with inferior hardware again...

[DannyO]

I'm not impressed with this prototype from Sony, they say they have been working on this for 4 years, yet with all their knowledge, money and connections in the industry, they are only able to release something that is equal to the Crystal Cove version of the Rift that we saw a couple months back, I was hoping they would try and push VR forwards a bit more.

Good think Oculus released the Devkit 2 today, bought one and now have to wait till July for it

At least I have the first Devkit to get me through the wait, bring on the Dog Fighting module for Star Citizen.

[n1zm0]

So about that racing game with a VR cockpit idea...

Project Cars just announced they are going to have the Morpheus compatible with their game...

Before when Project cars was just on PC it was a given to get it, now that it's going to be on X1/PS4/WiiU but have confirmed PS4 VR, it'll be hard to decide.

Here at Slightly Mad Studios we’re always striving for new ways to immerse the player in the race experience beyond the couch, the controller, and the television.

Therefore, building upon all the techniques and features we’ve pioneered in our previous games to simulate a sensation of speed, distance perception, changing focal points, and physically-accurate cockpit and helmet views, we’re proud to announce today that Project CARS will be supporting Project Morpheus giving players a totally fresh and exhilarating new perspective on what it feels like to sit in the cockpit of a high-performance machine screaming around a beautiful location.





Virtual reality is a perfect fit for racing games since the game world literally comes rushing towards you from the distance and the increased sense of depth and speed that stereoscopic vision affords you makes this incredibly real and tangible. So when you’re racing you get a much better perception of distances and position and you feel far more enveloped by that world rather than just looking through a window at it.

Project Morpheus also allows you to see detail you might have otherwise missed… Via our interior cameras not only can you look around the cockpit and see everything from a first-person perspective, but using head-tracking via the PlayStation®Camera you can also now move around the cockpit too – peer closer at some intricate detail or turn around and look out of the back window.



We think players are going to be blown away by Project Morpheus when they get their hands on it. Project CARS is all about stepping into the shoes of a race driver and taking that ultimate journey towards the hall of fame. Virtual reality and Project Morpheus are going to allow you to experience every start light, every corner, every finish line now through the driver’s eyes like never before.

This is Beyond Reality.

http://www.wmdportal.com/projectnews...ject-morpheus/

[DeleriousZ]

Originally posted by n1zm0
This is Beyond Reality.

Whenever I hear this catch phrase, my reaction:

[MGCM]

^^^^^^^^lol one of the safety coordinators has that same pic(different caption) posted in the office on site here


wow id hate to be a tester/developer for this, i wonder if ppl will have issues with after-effects from using this VR headset.