
Vive, Oculus, or PSVR?
Asked: 2563 Views 19 Answers View Best AnswerWhich would you choose if cost and setup wasn't an issue or concern of yours? Really curious to get some feedback from the community here! Sound off!
Which would you choose if cost and setup wasn't an issue or concern of yours? Really curious to get some feedback from the community here! Sound off!
Not an easy question to answer!
I think right now Vive is still my favorite overall experience. It's the most feature complete, and the games available for it are improving regularly.
Oculus Rift is significantly more impressive with Oculus Touch and the games that are on the way for that platform. Content exclusives are going to be become a very real thing in the not-so-distant future.
PlayStation VR is by far the most comfortable of the three headsets, but it's not as capable. It's also not nearly as expensive, and there's going to be plenty of great games for it at launch and after.
How cool is it that by Christmas there will be three amazing options?
I went Vive because of the open nature of Steam VR. The OpenVR community of stores (Steam, Viveport, and even the Oculus store) support apps that work all on the Vive system. I can get an app or experience from one and play it on my Vive. Somewhat hard to play games designed for Vive on Rift, but games designed for Rift work fine on my Vive with a Xbox One controller plugged into a USB port.
I may say I don't believe you all are being totally honest, if cost is not an issue, we will buy all.
Well Unless I won a PSVR, I don't think I could justify buying one, given the price of the Oculus and Vive are more, that's not that appealing either, however if money was not an option and I had a VR Ready PC, then I would say first choice would have to be the HTC Vive, followed by the PSVR and lastly the Oculus, given the Oculus doesn't have as much to offer yet, I think I would be more inclined to try the more affordable Oculus VR they are talking about ,since money is an option, but than again I still need to upgrade my PC, lol
PlayStation VR is the only one that really grabbed me. I think probably because I've been playing console games for like 23 years of my life and its the place I feel most comfortable. I've tried them all and good lord it's definitely the most comfy on my oversized bonce.
Money isn't exactly "not an issue" for me, but I had enough to invest in one of these (whichever I wanted) and not break the bank. That included some computer upgrades, games, and hoopla, so honestly the price of the headset was only a bit of the total price anyway.
My wife had some problems with glasses and the Vive, in that the glasses didn't just bump the headset, they mildly scratched the Fresnel lenses. for most people with a mild prescription, you probably don't actually need glasses to play it turns out (especially if you're near sighted) so most of the people who try it just take their glasses off. The Vive also can adjust the distance from the face, which may not have happened if you were demoing it, but which I also have to acknowledge doesn't totally fix the problem (but might help, depending on your case and what kind of glasses you wear). It's perhaps also worth noting that there is now a third party doing prescription corrective lense "protectors" that would keep you from needing glasses... but also add ~$100 to your cost probably. (Obviously contacts are also probably an option for most people too.)
I generally am pretty fond of Playstation, but honestly my hesitancy to jump into PSVR is exactly because of the way Sony has treated new technology in the past. They are quick to adopt but also quick to dismiss previous investments ideas as they move forward, often leaving consumers holding the bag. There are several reasons I think "this time might be different" but I'm still inclined toward a certain level of caution.
I finally gave Vive a shot at the Google office in Toronto. They were showing us the TiltBrush application, which is actually a lot of fun and almost therapeutic tbh.
I saw a video on the verge about PSVR, and while the headset is great, the move controllers are pretty shoddy. I'm not going to invest in something thats so half-assed put together.
The Move controllers are 6 years old. Sure, Sony could have (and maybe should have) designed a new controller, with added expense. But I picked up a pair of old Move controllers for next to nothing, which I'm pretty happy with.
vive, with steam behind it(not htc), its gonna have brighter future i think. second iteration is in the corner, with prototype of next controller being demoed recently
Vive is the most expensive be very well supported due to its open nature. PSVR will be the cheapest and actually have some decent games built around the platform. Rift falls snuggly between the two in each regard.