PSVR Thoughts (Gaming)

by slycrel , Monday, December 11, 2017, 15:59 (2540 days ago) @ Cody Miller

I've had a PSVR for almost a year. I don't use it often, but I mostly play destiny as well, so that's no surprise. Many of the best games are from indie studios or are glorified tech demos.

It's true the resolution is not ideal. I've used the HTC vive a few times at friend's houses and, if you have the rig for it, I'd recommend that over a PSVR. Controls and visual resolution are both superior, and you also get free movement within a defined area. I'm broke, and chose a PSVR last year then got a PS4 Pro to go with it this year. I think? the PS4 Pro helps some here regarding framerate, load times and overall smoothness. No real surprises, but no real huge gains either.

I think simple, cartoonish/stylized graphics look the best, and games optimized properly look great. Some games look worse because of the resolution drop. Many games are only VR so it's hard to compare.

IMO overall the move controllers are a mixed bag at best. Having one in each hand can be very powerful. Often finding the buttons is a chore, and they are not really designed to be used by touch alone. "Simple" controls using them work pretty well. i.e. pull the trigger to "grip" and then move around works quite well, as does doing things with both hands at once. Especially hitting the top row of buttons or the start/select buttons is a huge immersive break as they are not easily accecssable, nor can you press multiple buttons at the same time very well. I still try to use them when games recommend them as most games controls are built for either the controller or the move controllers, and going to the opposite is usually a usb-par experience.

Note that one of the free PS4 games this month is Rush of blood which is a VR game, I haven't played it yet but it's on the list.

VR sound is only gotten from plugging into the VR cord itself, which is less than ideal. I usually use my regular sound setup which is pretty okay (depending on the game VR sound can matter more tho), though would be better if I could use my bluetooth PS4 gold headset with it.

My biggest problem with VR is my PS4 is in our family room, the hub of the household. It almost always attracts a crowd, but that isn't always ideal either. I suffer with wanting a couple hours to sit down and play some in-depth stuff, but can only do that late at night, so it doesn't happen as often. I have found I can't play for more than about 2 hours without a break for at least 5-10 minutes due to nausea-related things.

I'd love to have a room set aside that's for gaming and VR, that's unlikely to happen though. =)

I'll post my library and some brief thoughts about the games as they relate to VR in general as a response to this.