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Old 01-05-2016, 04:26 PM   #19
Russic
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14 View Post
They said the same thing about 3DTV and about motion controls after the Wii blew Sony and Microsoft away.

VR is a gimmick. But hopefully a good one that provides another interesting avenue for gaming. I'm looking forward to seeing what the Oculus and Sony sets can do.
I would argue in your example "they" were the people developing the technology. 3D TV makers were saying it was all the rage and they were selling crazy, but I didn't know anybody who gave a damn and the wild sales were just a result that every new tv had it included.

Motion controls were cool, but at the end of the day they were just mapping buttons to waggle, which doesn't change anything.

With VR the hype is coming mainly from the gaming media that I follow. That for me is enough.

I'll likely go into this the way I do with new consoles. I expect to overpay a bit to have the experience early. It will likely be a let down, but by the time the proper experiences come, I don't anticipate being annoyed that I jumped in early.
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