I’ve mentioned before how I’m actually keen on Sony’s VR tech, Project Morpheus. I’ve tried it on, it works and it feels comfy while making me look like a low-budget Robocop. It’s also got a hardware upgrade to help it pump out some pretty visuals straight into your ocular cavities, and more importantly, it has a launch window to take advantage of the fact that no other VR hardware has fully committed itself to consumers yet. But the one thing that it really, truly needs right now? Games. And Project Morpheus will be showing those games off at E3.
“In terms of numbers, I think we will have quite a good number of games at launch, because they are already in development,” Sony president of worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida said to Game Informer.
But at the same time, the important thing is how compelling these experiences are. We haven’t shown the real games yet; we’ve only shown demos. Many teams are working on games – some of them we are trying to show at E3, and probably third parties as well, because we don’t have the kit to provide to many teams, including our own teams as of yet. We will start to do that in late April or May, just in time for E3. So at E3, you will be able to see not entire lineups, but parts of lineups that are coming. And then you can make your own judgment. I’m pretty excited for it.
There’s a number of games that I’d love to get all immersive with. I’m imagining Call Of Duty, Battlefield and any other number of first-person shooters making the leap. I’m also imagining niche Japanese idolmaster games being on the menu, so that I can secretly dance and sing with digital divas. That would be so cool, soooo coooooool…
Last Updated: March 10, 2015
Umar
March 10, 2015 at 12:11
I’d totally play a VR Hatsune Miku game.
Hammersteyn
March 10, 2015 at 12:16
SAO for me.
Umar
March 10, 2015 at 12:23
No thank you, I don’t want to die lol
Hammersteyn
March 10, 2015 at 12:30
Only noobs die.
Umar
March 10, 2015 at 12:32
Lol I’d rather live as a noob than die as a core. N00b life
Sageville
March 10, 2015 at 13:56
I dunno bru, You do seem ultra core when the term JRPG is floated around…. #JustSaying
HvR
March 10, 2015 at 12:12
They should get Goerdi La Forge to do the reveal. He’s been rocking VR since before it was cool.
http://media.giphy.com/media/1MavtKlrGG9Mc/giphy.gif
Pariah
March 10, 2015 at 12:13
In other news regarding things before they were cool – Apple has finally eliminated the right-click with their new force pad on the macbooks.
It sounds about as unintuitive as can be.
Also, “Right Clicks are too mainstream for us, bro”
Loftus
March 10, 2015 at 12:17
Seeing as how people K@K themselves and throws controls when the monster/zombie jumps out of the obvious dark corner for monster in normal games. Plus how expensive this toy is going to be. Then at the very least i hope it can take a bit of hammering.
Hammersteyn
March 10, 2015 at 12:17
I’m not sold at all on this. Still a gimmick in my eyes. Will wait and see.
Sageville
March 10, 2015 at 12:32
wait for 2nd generation of what comes from this….
CypherGate
March 10, 2015 at 12:42
I think the real deal is still a few years away. Maybe like 3 to 5 years away.
Sageville
March 10, 2015 at 13:24
I think you are right! *(As spoken by someone who bought the PS move controller”…
CypherGate
March 10, 2015 at 13:32
I bought the Kinect lol Was ok and worked for the most part. Maybe I was lucky back then lol
Pariah
March 10, 2015 at 12:17
The only thing I’d play VR is an exploration-based game.
CypherGate
March 10, 2015 at 13:32
I do play RPG’s, Adventure games as well as car games. Some FPS’s as well.
RinceThis
March 10, 2015 at 12:19
well at least 3 people care…