Originally Posted by
mascarpwn
Okay, so here it is, the brutal truth: We're not there yet.
The pros;
- VR per se, is amazing, it pulls you into a new dimension and makes you forget reality for a (very short) while.
- There is no latency whatsoever. Every movement is perceptible as 1:1. This really is a breakthrough.
The cons (quite a few, at this point);
- The resolution is far too low, which makes enjoying games not especially made for the device horrible to look at. (E.g. Elite Dangerous, ETS2, ATS, etc.)*
- The headset is heavy and requires you to put it into position every five minutes or so.
- The cables are an extreme nuisance, even when managed properly like I did (headset cable bundle hooked to the ceiling).
- There barely is any interesting content.
*The bundled games are, as you may well know, very simplistic. Both graphically as concerning content. The low graphical fidelity fools you into not noticing the device's low resolution and quite frankly, the experience is amazing - once or twice. Afterwards, chances are you'll never play The Lab, Fantastic Contraption, Job Simulator, Tilt Brush or Surgeon Simulator again.
The brutal truth, is that I wouldn't advise anyone to buy either the Vive or the Rift. It will most likely end up collecting dust, because it's just not impressive enough with games you'd ideally use it with. Elite Dangerous for example, looks horrible; textures are a big blur of jagged edges, text is barely legible and 'space' looks like a low-res wallpaper.
Work bought a few of these devices for research purposes, but if I had dished out €980 to buy the device, I would've most definitely returned it or sold it for a profit.
VR will be great eventually, but right now it's merely a fun and exciting gimmick, which I predict, will not be used extensively by home users. Save your money.