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You didnt pick amazon but a reseller. It's still selling for 349.99 from amazon uk but out of stock now.
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I know it isn't supported on PC atm, although Sony did say back in march that it might be in the future.
I'd be surprised if there weren't already a bunch of people trying to figure out how to make it work properly on PC. Hence why I want to know if anyone had heard anything about unofficial drivers and so on. Given that it isn't quite as hardware demanding as the Vive and Oculus, I'd be interested in seeing what you can run on a modest setup, as I simply can't justify the absurd cost of a VR capable rig and the more expensive Oculus or Vive.
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The cheek of GAME in the UK! I read they are charging for Playstation VR demonstrations in store. £5 for 10 mins, £15 for 30 mins. I can imagine this is to stop time wasters and they do refund you if you buy one but if this piece of hardware is to take off with the non hardcore general public and not become another Playstation Move its an exceptionally dumb move.
I personally wouldn't try anything like this in public anyway, probably catch some horrible eye infection.
I can imagine what the VR will be like, I don't actually have to see it!
I personally wouldn't try anything like this in public anyway, probably catch some horrible eye infection.
I can imagine what the VR will be like, I don't actually have to see it!
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-10-24-game-charges-people-to-try-playstation-vrThe cheek of GAME in the UK! I read they are charging for Playstation VR demonstrations in store. £5 for 10 mins, £15 for 30 mins. I can imagine this is to stop time wasters and they do refund you if you buy one but if this piece of hardware is to take off with the non hardcore general public and not become another Playstation Move its an exceptionally dumb move.
I personally wouldn't try anything like this in public anyway, probably catch some horrible eye infection.
Well I Have been enjoying my PSVR, I put a review in the Drive Club main thread a week or so ago, and now after another week I am settling down with the motion (no sickness) but a light head sometimes after, this has now all gone and I am totally used to it throwing the cars around at ease. The trick was to calibrate the eye/camera properly before you start and move your head slowly not your eyes! and always fix your view, easy once you get used to it, I also pulled the lens out a touch on DriveClub this helped quite a bit for the Blurred scenery to go away. The main thing that still impresses me are the huge surroundings the size of the room floor and walls, the size of the cars and tracks, moving the seat forward and back looking around behind you, the engine behind you in some cars roaring away, the leather seats and the actual immersion racing 6 cars at full speed in a Ferrari or a Buggy/R500/Atom leaning out the window on the way down a mountain road. The best thing in DriveClub is being able to sit in as a passenger on replay and look around. I can now safely say I can actually stand up on replay going quite fast and put my head through the roof and feel a little wobbly at the time but fine after 
Over all the graphics are not as bad as people are saying (yes the mountains etc are bit blurred but the cars and buildings are all pretty detailed when you cruise round and look). I am waiting to see what @BrainsBush 👍 says on the new PS4 pro and how this new 'patch' will make a difference and then I will make a decision to upgrade to the Pro.
I also just got round to buying Batman VR, OMG wow this is on a different level graphics wise, they have done a marvellous job with everything. You start at the top of the building and I was a few minutes just taking in the massive 3D world. The sky scrapers , the casinos and looking down to the road off the small platform is so real as is the night sky (not too dark) and the real trains and cars, plants, signs and noise around you..I know this game is short but worth the £15 for this experience alone to be Batman up in the sky! There is not too much action but the rooms and batcave are so massive and detailed it feels like the waterfall in the cave is 60ft high! This game is probably not good if you do not like heights !
The horror games are great graphics as well and if anything too real, I don't recommend them on your own late at night like I did as I don't like horror at the best of times and thought oh well I will give them a go its only a game!
I think I prefer car racing!
The stand out points to me are the Cinema mode, great to watch any blu ray or DVD on a choice of 3 screens. Small- (size of a very large TV that moves with your head), Medium-An Imax Fixed sized cinema screen larger than a projector screen and Large Fixed Screen-Like sitting right at the front of the cinema where you have to turn your head to see the left of the film. I stick with the medium screen and this is great playing any film or game Battlfield or COD, AC/ Project cars on a massive screen is still amazing. I must also say the Littlstar 360 degree cinema is great, you sit in a theatre and watch films that really are 360 including the floor and ceiling and you can look up and all around you behind you this truly is amazing from someone who loves film/art.
There are quite a few demos that are free to download and a disc that comes with it, the VR playroom was really good fun, I turned round on a crane grab robot game and there were loads of robots waving behind me and a large cartoon dinosaur watching from above which I didn't notice until the end!! Very cool.
The VR World is amazing even the menu screen you put your controller in a ball of fire/water/stone and it rotates or spins around, The London Heist is good and the Ocean decent is absolutely magical drifting down the sea in a cage, or a Shark coming at you. The manta rays are nearly 6-7ft (2m) wide floating around you this has to be seen with VR rather than the TV it feels so real and relaxing. Battlezone and Eve: Valkyrie are really realistic in the massive space ship cockpits controlling everything.
Overall I have no regrets and if anything this has made want to experience more up and coming games next year and see the graphics improve and also see what it can do with the new PS4 Pro, a wheel and GT Sport!
A game changer for me this new technology, after so many years waiting for this after following the stories of VR to be able to play it at this sort of cost is a dream as only a few years ago it was thousands of dollars/pounds and I have been gaming for a long time now! (Atari was as big as Sony back then) I am sure many other VR users feel the same and on Driveclub alone I noticed the leaderboard is at 26000 people!? Can this be right so quickly for VR?
I won't waffle on anymore in case any of you have drifted off asleep
but if any of you have any questions or before you buy feel free to ask.
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Over all the graphics are not as bad as people are saying (yes the mountains etc are bit blurred but the cars and buildings are all pretty detailed when you cruise round and look). I am waiting to see what @BrainsBush 👍 says on the new PS4 pro and how this new 'patch' will make a difference and then I will make a decision to upgrade to the Pro.I also just got round to buying Batman VR, OMG wow this is on a different level graphics wise, they have done a marvellous job with everything. You start at the top of the building and I was a few minutes just taking in the massive 3D world. The sky scrapers , the casinos and looking down to the road off the small platform is so real as is the night sky (not too dark) and the real trains and cars, plants, signs and noise around you..I know this game is short but worth the £15 for this experience alone to be Batman up in the sky! There is not too much action but the rooms and batcave are so massive and detailed it feels like the waterfall in the cave is 60ft high! This game is probably not good if you do not like heights !
The horror games are great graphics as well and if anything too real, I don't recommend them on your own late at night like I did as I don't like horror at the best of times and thought oh well I will give them a go its only a game!
I think I prefer car racing!The stand out points to me are the Cinema mode, great to watch any blu ray or DVD on a choice of 3 screens. Small- (size of a very large TV that moves with your head), Medium-An Imax Fixed sized cinema screen larger than a projector screen and Large Fixed Screen-Like sitting right at the front of the cinema where you have to turn your head to see the left of the film. I stick with the medium screen and this is great playing any film or game Battlfield or COD, AC/ Project cars on a massive screen is still amazing. I must also say the Littlstar 360 degree cinema is great, you sit in a theatre and watch films that really are 360 including the floor and ceiling and you can look up and all around you behind you this truly is amazing from someone who loves film/art.
There are quite a few demos that are free to download and a disc that comes with it, the VR playroom was really good fun, I turned round on a crane grab robot game and there were loads of robots waving behind me and a large cartoon dinosaur watching from above which I didn't notice until the end!! Very cool.
The VR World is amazing even the menu screen you put your controller in a ball of fire/water/stone and it rotates or spins around, The London Heist is good and the Ocean decent is absolutely magical drifting down the sea in a cage, or a Shark coming at you. The manta rays are nearly 6-7ft (2m) wide floating around you this has to be seen with VR rather than the TV it feels so real and relaxing. Battlezone and Eve: Valkyrie are really realistic in the massive space ship cockpits controlling everything.
Overall I have no regrets and if anything this has made want to experience more up and coming games next year and see the graphics improve and also see what it can do with the new PS4 Pro, a wheel and GT Sport!
A game changer for me this new technology, after so many years waiting for this after following the stories of VR to be able to play it at this sort of cost is a dream as only a few years ago it was thousands of dollars/pounds and I have been gaming for a long time now! (Atari was as big as Sony back then
) I am sure many other VR users feel the same and on Driveclub alone I noticed the leaderboard is at 26000 people!? Can this be right so quickly for VR?I won't waffle on anymore in case any of you have drifted off asleep
but if any of you have any questions or before you buy feel free to ask.torque
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Great user review! Fully agree. Besides GT Sport I am also looking forward to games (or should we say experiences) like Robinson the Journey and Farpoint. I do not know I have have to believe every 'independent' professional/paid reviewer but these games should be he next level in PSVR graphics. We will found out ourselves very soon. Also with regards to DCVR patch!
I also drove a lot of hours in many cars in Driveclub VR. The VR immersion is still very impressive. Every time I fire up the game and select a car you have the feeling that you are really driving that specific car. In my case (only?) you even think you have that steering wheel of that selected car in your own hands. You/I forget it is actually just a T300 installed on a Playseat. Welcome to the virtual world.
Littlstar also has a lot of new content.
Hopefully and that depends on the content the PSVR is here to stay and will be as normal as grabbing a controller and putting on your TV. It will be no surprise that I am very happy with this €399 purchase and Thursday another €379 for the PS Pro.
I also drove a lot of hours in many cars in Driveclub VR. The VR immersion is still very impressive. Every time I fire up the game and select a car you have the feeling that you are really driving that specific car. In my case (only?) you even think you have that steering wheel of that selected car in your own hands. You/I forget it is actually just a T300 installed on a Playseat. Welcome to the virtual world.
Littlstar also has a lot of new content.
Hopefully and that depends on the content the PSVR is here to stay and will be as normal as grabbing a controller and putting on your TV. It will be no surprise that I am very happy with this €399 purchase and Thursday another €379 for the PS Pro.
Thanks @Sprite I have just tried it with the T300RS wheel and Playseat it is so much more realistic and better than the DS4 Me & @BrainsBush were wondering how many on here are actually playing DCVR and could it be worth a Club or Challenge.? We found another one! 👍
I just realised that sorry Mr @MeanElf
so I have undone the quote! This is the views from Batman,
You go up and down in elevators and Up the top of Buildings so she is probably best trying the Ocean Decent demo, this is one of a few where you don't have to move to much.
I was Batman an hour ago up a Building and looking in a scary mirror!..back to reality on GTP now
Just a heads up to those that missed it, Call of Duty Infinite Warfare>Jackal Assault is another FREE Demo to download on PSN for VR.
It is pretty good rolling around space and a nice detailed cockpit. I took a little video of the Launch. Again it feels fantastic actually being the pilot in these games
Oh and this looks very good released today, Has anyone tried this yet on VR?
It is pretty good rolling around space and a nice detailed cockpit. I took a little video of the Launch. Again it feels fantastic actually being the pilot in these games
Oh and this looks very good released today, Has anyone tried this yet on VR?
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Sorry @imported_rik19
Just another heads up for those in PSN+ (Europe) 'Vrideo' is available for download for PSVR. I think US already has this. There is quite a few good 360 Videos on there already
https://www.vrideo.com/
Just another heads up for those in PSN+ (Europe) 'Vrideo' is available for download for PSVR. I think US already has this. There is quite a few good 360 Videos on there already
https://www.vrideo.com/
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Question for those who have the headset. Are the in ear headphones that come with the headset any good? I assume not, but one can always hope. What are you overall experiences with various sound devices (your own headsets or surround sound) when used with VR games?
They are standard in earphones usual Sony ones, not too bassy or tinny but not high end and will do the job for most people. If you plug in to the VR headset cable direct you get 3d sound, but for me it just isn't loud enough (many years of Djing when younger) even with my Sennheiser Headphones. I bypass this (not too fussed by missing the 3d audio for most of what I use it for) and plug straight into my AV receiver for much better sound. (Usual PS4 Standard). So I would say if you have good headphones either plug them in the VR or if you like it louder than the PS4 allows bypass the PS4 and plug in to TV/Amp/Receiver. Are you thinking of getting one soon?
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They are standard in earphones usual Sony ones, not too bassy or tinny but not high end and will do the job for most people. If you plug in to the VR headset cable direct you get 3d sound, but for me it just isn't loud enough (many years of Djing when younger) even with my Sennheiser Headphones. I bypass this (not too fussed by missing the 3d audio for most of what I use it for) and plug straight into my AV receiver for much better sound. (Usual PS4 Standard). So I would say if you have good headphones either plug them in the VR or if you like it louder than the PS4 allows bypass the PS4 and plug in to TV/Amp/Receiver. Are you thinking of getting one soon?
I'm hoping to pick one up during Black Friday, assuming I can find a deal on it. I've yet to find anywhere to try it out, so I'm just going to hope that I don't get sick from playing it. I like the idea of VR too much to just let it slide by.
But thanks for the info. Sound is very important to me, and I hope to retain the same audio quality that I get out of my current surround sound setup.
No Problem, I don't think you will have any problems with sound, if anything I would advise to keep it down for the first week or so as you are taking a lot of different information and feelings in and it might be too much in the end and you want to concentrate and turn round etc! I'm sure you won't regret it, just don't expect HD Bluray quality from the screen (especially Drive Club) but it is certainly worth it even just for the 360 videos and large screen to watch films on.
I wouldn't worry too much if you get motion sickness/headache for the first week (this seems very common) you can learn to get better it just means you have to play say 15mins a day (until you get used to it) on easy games, say sitting on a chair etc and slowly work back up to the rollercoasters and Drive Club tracks👍
I wouldn't worry too much if you get motion sickness/headache for the first week (this seems very common) you can learn to get better it just means you have to play say 15mins a day (until you get used to it) on easy games, say sitting on a chair etc and slowly work back up to the rollercoasters and Drive Club tracks
👍I just read that vrideo has closed down, so the videos now won't work (VR as well). Shame as it was just getting better 
I played a few Blu rays in the cinema mode and that is really good like being at the cinema funny enough I also played Battlefield1 and that was amazing in the plane and the mountains so big even just on the screen, I see now how people say screens come alive in OLED even at 1080p, imagine a 4k HDR OLED TV 
I also had a go at quite a few racing games (2D) on my t300 wheel and HDTV then I put the VR /DriveClub on and it beats them all for immersion and being in the seat of that car round the tracks. For me, this is the way forward and I hope more people support it and it grows so we get more racing/driving games in the future for VR👍
I played a few Blu rays in the cinema mode and that is really good like being at the cinema funny enough
I also played Battlefield1 and that was amazing in the plane and the mountains so big even just on the screen, I see now how people say screens come alive in OLED even at 1080p, imagine a 4k HDR OLED TV I also had a go at quite a few racing games (2D) on my t300 wheel and HDTV then I put the VR /DriveClub on and it beats them all for immersion and being in the seat of that car round the tracks. For me, this is the way forward and I hope more people support it and it grows so we get more racing/driving games in the future for VR
👍I will be honest and say it is not crystal clear and there are pixels you notice at first if you stare, but after a a minute or two you soon forget and actually think wow when it does zoom and sharpen on a shot. If you have ever watched an HD dvd projector on a wall think of it like that, the screen is enlarged so it will never be sharp but the good thing is the screen is OLED so it has really dark black colour blacks as background much darker than a projector or normal spec TV etc so in my opinion I think it was better than my projector (If i get a chance I will dust it off and set it up to compare the two with the PS4 on both) but it is also no worse than watching in a real cinema with dim lights they have on and someone taller than you with the chair pushed back eating popcorn and crisps all the way through the film
👍@BrainsBush I see you have beaten my F40 time on Driveclub VR already!(You are an alien 
I was flat out on that lap, even held the corners tight together and set the wheel up for it) I sent you another challenge with the little Audi A1 in Scotland (city track) I think I set quite a fast time for me in this one, lets see how long I last at the top of the leaderboard. Great stuff.👍
Apologies if I didn't get round to all the challenges set, but I got bombarded with them and I need time to get anywhere near the top 2 even with you guys!..I set these for 2 weeks to give me some time. I am still trying to get the free cars and only a fraction through the new tour.
I was flat out on that lap, even held the corners tight together and set the wheel up for it) I sent you another challenge with the little Audi A1 in Scotland (city track) I think I set quite a fast time for me in this one, lets see how long I last at the top of the leaderboard. Great stuff.👍Apologies if I didn't get round to all the challenges set, but I got bombarded with them and I need time to get anywhere near the top 2 even with you guys!..I set these for 2 weeks to give me some time. I am still trying to get the free cars and only a fraction through the new tour.
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Thx! I'll give it a try tonight. Really like VR car game. Only DCVR at the moment....Looking forward to GT Sport and ProjectCars2. But if I start a 2D racer I immediately miss the immersion, the seating in the car etc. Therefor hopefully a car sim with PSVR support soon??
And again: see you on (virtual) track.
And again: see you on (virtual) track.
Shame I thought with Black Friday/cyber monday 
It still must be in high demand from the retailers.
I have read the graphics on Robinson The Journey are great but the game play frustrating so I will wait until this one drops in price. You should get your free demo disc to try out which has 2 cars on drive Club, playstation Worlds, Ocean decent,Battlezone etc.
You can start downloading all the VR free apps >playstation store>VR>games or >experiences.. so you are ready there are quite a few, littlstar videos is good, VR playroom, Cod Jackal Assault demo is cool..Enjoy let us know how you get on..try the Ocean decent first I still love this one! 👍
It still must be in high demand from the retailers.I have read the graphics on Robinson The Journey are great but the game play frustrating so I will wait until this one drops in price. You should get your free demo disc to try out which has 2 cars on drive Club, playstation Worlds, Ocean decent,Battlezone etc.
You can start downloading all the VR free apps >playstation store>VR>games or >experiences.. so you are ready there are quite a few, littlstar videos is good, VR playroom, Cod Jackal Assault demo is cool..Enjoy let us know how you get on..try the Ocean decent first I still love this one! 👍
