As part of our second day at GDC, Ken and I spent 4+ hours with Oculus during their "Game Days 2016" event, an opportunity for us to taste test games in 30 minute blocks, getting more hands on time than we ever have before. The event was perfectly organized and easy to work in, and it helps that the product is amazing as well.
Of the 40-ish games available to play, 30 of them will be available on the Rift launch day, March 28th. We were able to spend some time with the following:
We aren't game reviewers here, but we obviously have a deep interest in games, and thus, having access to these games is awesome. But more than that, access to the best software that VR will have to offer this spring is invaluable as we continue to evaluate hardware accurately for our readers.
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Ken and I sat down after the Oculus event to talk about the games we played, the experiences we had and what input the developers had about the technical issues and concerns surrounding VR development.
Video is private : (
Video is private : (
will fix it soon probably
will fix it soon probably
Sorry, fixed. I set it to
Sorry, fixed. I set it to publish on the 17th rather than the 16th. 🙂
Thanks Ryan! We’ll let it
Thanks Ryan! We’ll let it slide… this time.
When will we get Josh’s
When will we get Josh’s review of all the VR Pr0n?
Hard to do in a tradeshow
Hard to do in a tradeshow environment, since it requires a lot of hands-on time with the special equipment.
First we have to get him to
First we have to get him to stop so he can write …
this is the only thing the PC
this is the only thing the PC has on the PS4… review please
Would have liked to hear more
Would have liked to hear more about how you guys experienced the games instead of explaining what the purpose of the games is (I can deduce the purpose just fine from a short video).
Like in Adr1ft do you really experience the earth as being this immense object below you? And in The Climb how much of a vertigo effect is there? Do you get more of a sense of speed with project cars in VR as opposed to on a normal screen?
You guys didn’t seem very excited, but instead purely analytical…
Personally I’ve ordered a Vive because I think it’s the better system having the option to move around and all. But I wanna know: how cool is VR?! I’ve only tried a DK1 Oculus like 2 years ago so…
Ddken or Kendd?
Ddken or Kendd?
The device looks neat I just
The device looks neat I just wish this guy wan’t trying to catch a hot dog in his mouth.
yep can’t wait, racing games
yep can’t wait, racing games or anything in a cockpit is going to be brillant, steering wheel already to go the wait is killing me.