Valve/HTC Vive Discussion

[MemphisBelle]

Thanks for your reply @S3NTRY11

[spacenavy90]

developers are in heaven today as they’ve been told by Gabe Newell, CEO of Valve, that all of them attending the Vision Summit 2016 over the next two days will be getting the HTC Vive Pre developer kit for free

 

That is amazing. I'm pretty confident at this point Vive is going to succeed over Oculus in have a game-filled product launch.

 

Like the PS3 back in the day, Oculus seems to be going for the "get the hardware out fast as possible" approach. But the problem is, there isn't anything to do with it once you have it.

Edited February 11, 2016 by spacenavy90

[hansangb]

Other than enjoy DCS, you mean? :)

[Farlander]

1+

[asparagin]

IMO Vive has the advantage so far, because of their Laser grid system. Have you tried track IR on a sunny day, assuming you´re not in the bunker?

Of course after release will now more of advantages and disadvantages.

[spacenavy90]

IMO Vive has the advantage so far, because of their Laser grid system. Have you tried track IR on a sunny day, assuming you´re not in the bunker?

Of course after release will now more of advantages and disadvantages.

 

Agreed. Superior technology, and in my opinion better developer support, and shipping game controllers with the headset instead of holding back for months has the Vive out ahead for sure.

 

Only thing to question now is the price of the V1 package and how many are willing to throw down the cash.

[metalnwood]

I have tried the oculus on a sunny day where trackir would glitch and become annoying but I never had the same issues with the rift.

 

I agree the technology in the vive for tracking is pretty cool and gives it a much wider view for the 5x5m space it can use but if you dont need the space, like cockpit games, then that technology doesn't give an inherent advantage in terms of performance.

[asparagin]

I have tried the oculus on a sunny day where trackir would glitch and become annoying but I never had the same issues with the rift.

 

That´s cool. Do you know how rift deals with the sunlight interference?

[PiedDroit]

I have tried the oculus on a sunny day where trackir would glitch and become annoying but I never had the same issues with the rift..

Super, thanks! I asked about this on the OR thread a while ago without an answer, now the answer is here :D

[metalnwood]

I used to use the rift in the lounge where my racing sim was. I dont know how it deals with extra sunlight but I do know that in the same room I had to put up things to block light for TIR to work without some grief.

 

I never had to with the rift. Perhaps it's because the rift has so many individual light sources at known distances/points that it is able to ignore erroneous light.. Dont know..

[S3NTRY11]

Timely, from r/vive:

 

 

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[Enduro14]

Don't know about you but my VR won't be out in the sunlight

[metalnwood]

Good find and point S3NTRY11!!

Being the lenses are plastic, as with almost all plastics, sunlight (UV rays) are very likely to cause some damage, certainly over a period of time.

Think plastic automobile headlight lenses, or cheap sunglasses...

 

Like any piece of consumer electronics I have had, it will be replaced for a newer model before the suns UV has any chance to break it.

 

There is not a lot of UV in a house, most doesnt get through the windows.

[asparagin]

Every LED flashes with a code, what makes them easier to detect in an environment with lot of other IR interferences, I guess. A steady IR LED just disappears in the middle of the noise.

 

Yes that´s probably the easiest way to do it.

[spacenavy90]

DCS likes to play the quiet game.

 

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[SpeedStick]

I found this:

 

"Valve on Sunday confirmed that their Vive virtual reality system would cost $799 (£689) when it launches in early April. "

 

http://www.cnet.com/news/htc-vive-valve-virtual-reality-cost-800-oculus-rift-walk-around/

Edited February 21, 2016 by SpeedStick

[Python]

Not sure how true this is, but it's looking like the Vive will cost more than the rift by about $200.

 

 

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/02/21/htc-vive-price-and-release-date-leaked

[Rangi]

I wonder if they will also be charging exorbitant mark ups for non US buyers?

[Johnny Dioxin]

I wonder if they will also be charging exorbitant mark ups for non US buyers?

 

Is the Pope a catholic?

[hannibal]

dont forget, the controllers are included... who knows how much oculus touch will cost

[Python]

I wonder if they will also be charging exorbitant mark ups for non US buyers?

 

 

$1 = £1 for sure, then that price will be converted into Aus with a little extra no doubt, the joys... ;)

[hannibal]

DCS likes to play the quiet game.

 

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dont say nonsense like this.

 

wags have communicated before.

 

eagle is working on fully integrating dcs to 2.0

 

priorities come first.

 

later optimized VR support will come.

 

needs of the many out weigh needs of the few, and not many have vive

 

lets not bother ED about vive just yet, let them finish 2.0

 

we already got 3rd party modules waiting on this as it is

[asparagin]

Let´s see what will it cost in europe. Hopfully not 950€.

Edited February 21, 2016 by asparagin

[tobaschi]

Let´s see what will it cost in europe. Hopfully not 950€.

 

 

is they will handle it like Facebook it will be between 900 and 1200€

[Frusheen]

It's nothing to do with HTC or Facebook in the case of Rift. All imports to the EU have VAT added. I'd expect the Vive to be about €900 delivered.