Looks can be deceiving. Coming from someone who uses the steamdeck, that layout looks exactly how I hoped and imagined it would be. The steamdeck is incredibly comfortable to hold and this looks like it would be the same!
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CosmoNova@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Not gonna lie the controller looks ass but maybe it feels fantastic so I‘ll wait with my final judgement. I‘m interested to see how they will try to push VR since most users are still incredibly uninterested in it.
SeventySeven@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It definitely reminds me of that Steam controller someone on Youtube built by sawing a Steamdeck in two and gluing the ends together so to speak. They said it‘s their dream controller so I‘m sure this controller already has some fans. I just can‘t tell by looking at it.
D_C@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
The first controller looked the same, but was very good to use once you got used to it. The build quality, though, was…fucking terrible.
I had to fix my controllers so many times that in the end I was swapping them out almost weekly. Still, felt great in the hand.
Nalivai@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It might be you just got unlucky. Mine is still going strong all this years, and I use it often.
titanicx@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I have the first controller, just dug it out the other day because I thought I was going to be able to use it on my new tablet, it still sucks. I never could get used to it, but it’s a far sight better looking then this thing.
nialv7@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s basically steam deck minus the screen. If you are used to the steam deck it’ll be fine.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I’ve wanted to get into VR for the longest time but they all seemed like extremely walled gardens. This sounds awesome to me.
Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
For most of my life VR has been, ‘VR is a great way to experience shitty games and you just have to pay a grand or more for this interactive tummy ache, and your unit may not be supported next year! Buy!’
I’m going to hold out until I can pick up one of these at the pawn shop for a bill.
zqps@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I got an Index for cheap last year and was very excited to play a number of my favorite games with optional VR mode. Turns out:
TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
For the most part VR “ports” of traditional games are not worth buying. The developers usually put 0 effort into them. There are exceptions like sim racing titles, but for the most part games developed specifically for VR will be way better designed
utopiah@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Have you tried Half-life: Alyx?
I recommend you give that, or something equivalent, a go without even buying any hardware. Either ask a friend or go to an arcade. You don’t need to shell out a grand to try.
If you hate it, move on.
Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Edit! I’m a 90s kid, and I’m really disappointed that VR hasn’t taken off the way scifi suggested it would. Back then, being absorbed in pure information sounded awesome, but now it is just going the way of 24/7 misinformation advertisements and micro transactions.
I’ll hold off on VR until there is a decent open source unit that isnt $800.
whaleross@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I remember trying the first VR headset game 1990 that ran on a Commodore Amiga in like 7 fps and was terrible in every way.
oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
The problem is to really make an informed decision you have to try it first-hand. The sensory experience unlike any other device, so descriptions aren’t super helpful, video doesn’t convey what it’s actually like, so you really have to experience it to understand it.
Also given how common it seems to be anecdotally to get sick from it, no one wants to jump in just to have to jump back out.
And unless you know someone that already jumped in and can try theirs, a lot of people like me just don’t want to commit sight unseen. (I mean I’m also broke, but this would be true anyway)
I don’t have a way to try it out, so until I do it’s not on my radar to care. I’m very curious about it. Even if I don’t like it I do really want to see what it’s like at least once. But I’m not gonna pay for that chance. It’s gotta impress me without effort on my part (more than driving to it anyway).
Electricd@lemmybefree.net 3 weeks ago
you can build a resistance to it. It takes time, and it was the case for me
oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Maybe so, but you probably need to enjoy your first exposure to want to drop money on an entire setup for it.
It’s already crazy enough to drop that money just hoping you like it, but if you drop it hoping it stops making you nauseous, that’s a much bigger ask.
I’m still hoping I won’t have that problem. I do get car sick on meandering drives, but not even close to as bad as I did 10-15 years ago, but the worse the drive gets, the more I have to stay staring out the car windows.
I assume the VR effect would be similar, given it’s a similar symptom, but backwards. (In VR you don’t feel motion, but you see it, whereas in a car, you feel it, but either don’t see it from not looking, or if you have wide visibility it looks like you’re not moving as much compared to the background)
Ftumch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I’ve got a Meta Quest 2 as a hand-me-down and yes, it’s extremely locked down. It’s possible to use a third-party app store, but to make it work you have to get a developer account with Meta and enable wireless debugging.
cujo255@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I also recieved a quest 2 recently, any good guides on getting it set up with third party apps that you found?
Ftumch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I haven’t tried it myself yet, but I hear the SideQuest app store is the place to go.
FatVegan@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
I really want to love VR, but it’s just not for me. And i don’t think i’m alone with that. To me, VR is something you try in a mall for 20min and think it’s cool and not something you want to play around with home.
Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
There’s a reason we don’t see any big Let’s Players do more than a couple episodes of VR games.
zqps@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It’s quite physically demanding and the experience just doesn’t translate to 2D.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
I mean, you can certainly pick up a used Quest 2 if you wanted to try it out. There’s a handful of exclusive stuff in the Quest store you’d be able to use, but not much of value. Resident Evil 4 VR is about it for the Q2. I think there was a Batman game for the Q3. You’d have access to anything the Steam Frame has access to if you’re streaming from a PC.
I think the PSVR2 works as well, but it’s wired only.
Half Life Alyx is certainly worth a blast through.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Stories like Ftumch’s reply, and the fact that it’s owned by Meta 🤮 have deterred me from wanting to try that one.