Submitted 4 weeks ago by HBK@lemmy.dbzer0.com to games@lemmy.world
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/24/24278397/minecraft-virtual-reality-support-end-2025
TBH it was pretty barebones, but I did enjoy seeing some of my worlds in stereoscopic 3D. It also scares me for the future of VR (minecraft is a REALLY popular game. If it is dropping VR does that mean adoption isn’t going that well?).
Also, this is specifically regarding Bedrock minecraft. Java has never officially supported it, but there are mods that add the functionality.
VR doesn’t belong everywhere. There are good games for it but it needs to be purpose built and planned for. Not just a port of an existing game.
Yeah but playing Minecraft in VR was pretty neat, even if it wasn’t the greatest experience.
I didn’t even know Bedrock had a VR mode. I’ve tried the Vivecraft mod for Java and it worked very well, albeit required some settings changed to make the controls more natural
I tried both, Vivecraft (being a project driven by passion) is vastly superior!
I knew and even tried it before, but I completely forgot it existed because it sucked so much. Nobody can see you moving your hands and tilting your head, which kills all the fun of a VR multi-player game IMO. It’s just a glorified controller binding for VR headsets. Considering all the other wacky things they added, I don’t see why they didn’t add actual VR support.
Why are they removing support though?
Probably because VR gaming is basically dead. It never really took off and it’s a waste of time and money for them to drvote resources to it. Probably like 0.1% of users are in VR.
That being said, part of why it’s dead is because no developers want to take chances on it, so it’s a self fulfilling prophecy.
That’s not even accurate.
If VR gaming is dead, then what does it say about Linux with about 5 times less users? Like, a low poly game about monkeys has a daily playerbase of a million people there. Mind you, Mincraft has 1 to 1.5 million. Not bad for a “dead” platform. Also, Valve isn’t even the last one to enter the market.
I think what you’re actually trying to say is that it’s niche, which it absolutely is.
Still mods for java out there luckily. Sucks for PlayStation players though, that’s how I first experienced VR.
And I think they had previously announced support for PSVR 2, but u guess that’s not happening now.
I never play bedrock, because playing without mods is boring most of the time, but did any bedrock players play in VR?
Obviously this doesn’t affect Java, where we have a mod for that
Huh. I had no idea you could play it in VR. Doesn’t really seem like a game which would be at all enjoyable in VR tbh, too much movement - especially vertical and sudden. I do not enjoy the idea of facing a creeper in person lol
Rentlar@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
This is why Java edition and mods reign supreme.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
id love for the more optimized and less spaghetti-coded version wasnt so bad.
but if they are gonna pull that crap id rather be on java.
Voltage@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I been playing bedrock with my brother for a week now and it is good, mobs actually feel like a threat now and there are very small details to game. Like swords doing more damage to mobs than axes but when the mob is wet or is raining the axe does more damage.