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Well some people will no doubt have massive sessions in VR, and a few will no doubt have non trivial health effects!

Depends how fast it charges too of course. I can easily imagine doing VR stuff for quite a few hours during a day, but with shortish breaks thrown in.

Things like virtual tourism/walking simulator style stuff combined with a treadmill.
 
Bacon1 said:
This is probably going to be the most expensive, as its an all-in-one solution.
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I don't know about that. The hardware being used isn't terribly impressive and it looks as though it's not trying to compete at the high end where the headset already costs $800 and requires a GPU that's not exactly cheap either.

This thing will still be expensive, but you have to consider that outside of the PS4's VR, you still need something like a $1000 PC in order to have a good VR experience. If you don't already have that, it doesn't matter if this headset costs slightly more.
 
This is more a bringing VR to the masses. For those without a PS4 or PC powerful enough. It's a good move since other headsets cannot operate alone.

And if Occulus and Rift are both publicly saying the demand is too high they can barely keep up, it means for whatever reason, consumers want VR. I don't at this current time and see no need for it outside gimmick factors, but I guess there's a LOT of consumers who like new toys. :/
 
The desire for VR is simply very deeply embedded in human culture. Look how many SciFi things have featured it over the years.

Whether this latest batch is actually 'it' will be something we'll see over the next few years, but it isn't something we'll give up on until we eventually get it right.
 
sci fi is just a label for tech ideas/products that we would like to have in the future 🙂

I personally want virtual reality, but I will be long dead before that happens. so sad.
 
Mopetar said:
I don't know about that. The hardware being used isn't terribly impressive and it looks as though it's not trying to compete at the high end where the headset already costs $800 and requires a GPU that's not exactly cheap either.

This thing will still be expensive, but you have to consider that outside of the PS4's VR, you still need something like a $1000 PC in order to have a good VR experience. If you don't already have that, it doesn't matter if this headset costs slightly more.
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Oh for sure, I just meant that it will be more than the Rift / Vive by themselves, it will be cheaper than them + rest of computer.
 
Confirmed, only low-end and mid-range 14FF GPU this year.

Vega, the big one, is 2017.

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Using a low-end 28nm card I honestly can't wait for a 14nm mid-range card from AMD. 750 Ti and 260(x) were a real let down sadly. Any info on their power requirements?
 
Silverforce11 said:
Confirmed, only low-end and mid-range 14FF GPU this year.

Vega, the big one, is 2017.

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Well they said they have hitman on dx12 running on Polaris 10 @ 1440p 60 fps. Not sure if they mentioned any reduced settings or anything but maybe someone that demos it can say.

But if thats at full settings, thats better than Fury X / 980 Ti.
 
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60 fps lock 1440p Hitman with Polaris 10...

390X++ performance easily. Mid-range.

ps. Huddy is very much a PR guy, he talks the talk. Whereas Raja and Lisa are very much the engineering geeks. Real contrast.
 
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Silverforce11 said:
60 fps lock 1440p Hitman with Polaris 10...

390X++ performance easily. Mid-range.
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Well thats at least 15% more perf than 390, and if thats the mid-range chip we'll probably see it @ $250 ish.

They want to bring VR to the masses, and also had a slide up talking about how GPU prices haven't been competitive vs performance, especially high-end.
 
Glo. said:
That is less than 75W GPU.

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I do not know what to say.
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These are average FPS, on that scene I know when you stare at the boat FPS drops. If it maintains 60 fps, that puts it above 390X.

At this point, I don't know which is which, Polaris 10 is 232mm2 and Polaris 11 is 120mm2? Or is that reversed?
 
Polaris 10 is smaller GPU, 11 is the bigger one. My mind is right now absolutely blown away.
 
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