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minus-squarerafoix@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down6·2 hours agoVR is the most expensive toy you will use for a couple of hours before getting bored of it.
minus-squareWolfLink@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 minutes agoI just checked and I’ve gotten over 100 hours out of mine so far.
minus-squareTattorack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 hour agoDepends on what kind of person you are. I know of individuals who practically live in VR.
minus-squarerafoix@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·49 minutes agoI guess that’s fair. I found most VR games I tried to be shallow experiences. Resident Evil was cool but it made me feel motion sickness after about 30 minutes.
minus-squareWolfLink@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 minutes agoIt’s much better for games that were designed around VR in mind. Some of my personal favorite recommendations: Beat Saber Super Hot I Expect you to Die (trilogy) Half Life Alyx The Myst and Riven remakes
minus-squareTattorack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·35 minutes agoI’ll probably use VR mostly to play sims. Elite Dangerous, X4, I also have a few racing sims. But ultimately depends on the price. I’m not going to sell my organs for what is essentially a really cool immersive gimmick.
VR is the most expensive toy you will use for a couple of hours before getting bored of it.
I just checked and I’ve gotten over 100 hours out of mine so far.
Depends on what kind of person you are. I know of individuals who practically live in VR.
I guess that’s fair.
I found most VR games I tried to be shallow experiences. Resident Evil was cool but it made me feel motion sickness after about 30 minutes.
It’s much better for games that were designed around VR in mind.
Some of my personal favorite recommendations:
I’ll probably use VR mostly to play sims. Elite Dangerous, X4, I also have a few racing sims.
But ultimately depends on the price. I’m not going to sell my organs for what is essentially a really cool immersive gimmick.