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Post by Pigmagnet on Sept 30, 2016 11:03:54 GMT
Aha, now that link is displaying the price correctly, and it wisnae before. I was properly logged in and everything, but was beginning to wonder whether I had actually bought the season pass at all, or whether it was a dream, like the entire ninth season of Dallas, which I didn't watch.
Now I know I can get it cheap, if I keep the hardware order. Cheers!
Definitely up for launch day DC shenanigans, as long as it's friend lobbies from go, and we don't have to wait a year for it.
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Post by Retro GeezZer on Sept 30, 2016 12:28:13 GMT
I can't remember if I've already got the pass, I know I added bikes, if I haven't got it I'm going to kick my self as it's been as low as £7 in the past.
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Post by BadMonkeyEdd on Sept 30, 2016 13:12:12 GMT
So is it £15 with the season pass? I don't have the season pass, so it wants £35, but I can get the season pass for £10, so that would save me a tenner
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Post by Pigmagnet on Sept 30, 2016 13:40:24 GMT
Chris, the bikes was a separate dlc pack not linked to the season pass.
I think you had to buy the season pass by 28th or 29th to qualify for the discount, so now is too late. I bought it when it was dirt cheap months ago, so now am laughing. If, like Edd, you didn't buy it, and now have to pay £34.99, the world is laughing at you.
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Post by Retro GeezZer on Sept 30, 2016 13:45:44 GMT
I wondered why people where pointing and sniggering behind my back, I believe Bum Weasels! is an appropriate expletive.
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Post by BadMonkeyEdd on Sept 30, 2016 13:54:13 GMT
Bugger. I just bought the Season pass .....
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Post by keithshaw3 on Oct 5, 2016 7:43:46 GMT
A good resource of PS:VR info can be found on Reddit
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Post by Pigmagnet on Oct 5, 2016 9:03:18 GMT
What I'd like - without having to look for it meself, obviously - is a list of exactly what games will be available at launch, or available within a few days. So far DriveClub is my only pre-order, and that's because of the price. Eve Valkyrie looks great purely because it'll allow me to look round in space, but if the game is all fast-paced combat I think it'll be a short-lived experience. That robot rig thing looks most likely to induce chunder, and will probably be mainly pvp.
Must admit, excitement is mounting. If you're under 30 - yes, you - then I have waited for VR literally longer than you've been alive. If that isn't setting meself up for massive disappointment, I don't know what is. But I can't help starting to get excited now.
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Post by keithshaw3 on Oct 5, 2016 11:02:48 GMT
You ask and you shall find, there is a list here
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Post by Pigmagnet on Oct 5, 2016 11:15:34 GMT
Thanks. I knew I could con someone into doing it for me.
And shit... no Farming Simulator 2017.
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Post by keithshaw3 on Oct 5, 2016 12:39:33 GMT
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Post by Bahamut on Oct 5, 2016 12:43:40 GMT
Look at this video review before you decide you really want this thing. Listen to what he says about the camera and tracking and nausea. The quality of the product seems suspect to me. It seems like it will fall apart very quickly and the visual quality of the games seems a downgrade to me. I'm not on the fence anymore after seeing that. I'm off it entirely.
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Post by keithshaw3 on Oct 5, 2016 12:50:49 GMT
From the same review on Eurogamer
"By contrast, PlayStation VR just fits snugly into place. In terms of overall fit and finish, build quality and comfort level, Sony's efforts here put them at the head of the pack - a great reminder of just how good quality Japanese design can be. I wore the PSVR headset for almost 12 hours straight during one day in putting together this review and felt no kind of stress, pressure or headache at all from the hardware."
PlayStation VR: the Digital Foundry verdict
The full-fat PC VR experience has been nipped and tucked in terms of core technology and visual accomplishment, but the sense of presence required for a top-tier virtual reality experience is undiminished and there's plenty of promise in the initial launch line-up. Bearing in mind its price in relation to the competition, PlayStation VR is a remarkable achievement - especially bearing in mind that it manages to outscore its much more expensive rivals in key respects, principally in terms of comfort, fit and finish. In accommodating a (relatively) fixed platform, Sony had to get this hardware right first time and by and large, it's done an excellent job.
In terms of recommending a purchase, what's clear is that Sony has managed to overcome most of the principal hurdles, and has handed in a mainstream VR platform for console money that is highly compelling and as much I enjoyed my time with it, there are three significant arguments against investing in it right now, as I see it. First of all, extended gameplay sessions in VR could ultimately prove unsettling on your wellbeing. As relatively inexpensive as it is, will you get the same return from PSVR as a conventional console platform if you're fundamentally limited by the time you can spend using it? And secondly there's the fact that the same financial outlay next month buys you PlayStation 4 Pro. For Sony to release two major pieces of gaming hardware in consecutive months just seems too close.
But perhaps the biggest challenge facing PlayStation VR is that as good as the hardware is overall, the platform - and indeed VR in general - is still looking for that killer app, the game that will change everything. I used to think that presence, that immense feeling of being transported to another place, would be enough to sell the platform, that the experience alone was enough. But what's clear is that it isn't. Virtual reality is an amazing platform and PlayStation VR is a remarkable piece of hardware with many delightful experiences, but what's missing is its Super Mario 64, Halo or Ridge Racer - the 'must have' game that can truly kick off a new generation of interactive entertainment.
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Post by Pigmagnet on Oct 5, 2016 13:55:30 GMT
Having finally leapt offa the fence onto the definitely buying side, I'm now having doubts again. Not that I want VR, because I do - but I still haven't seen a game I really want. And I can't ignore the potential for ending up knee deep in my own cold sick: cockpit games seem more likely to induce nausea, and that's the sort of game I'm more likely to be interested in. I could keep the £388.99 in my pocket and come back at Xmas. I'll probably decide on the 11th. Dang it.
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Post by keithshaw3 on Oct 5, 2016 14:42:55 GMT
Sickness is a big thing for me as I get car sick, boat sick and nausea at the slightest thing, I have read though that as long as you start in small bursts and get into it gradually then your mind overcomes it after a while.
Worst case I will sell it on ebay for a small profit a few days later.
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