Will you buy the Oculus Rift? *POLL*

With Valve discussing virtual reality in March (likely invloving the Oculus Rift), not to mention all of the "Best of CES" Awards it has won at this year's show, I have become very optimistic toward the likelihood of the Oculus Rift being a success. What are your thoughts? Will you buy one? **EDIT** added a poll. 

When the consumer version is released definitely. Day 1 if possible depending on price.

I really want to try it. If it is as good as people have said then yes definitely.

Depends on the level of support it manages to reach in games after being out a while. If its around the level of 3D support in ps3 games that's not enough for me if its closer to how many titles can be played in 3D on pc then sure but to get there will take time assuming it ever gets there.

Yes, but i wont pay any more than £200 for it.

Day. Fvcking. One.

Imagine playing Mirror's Edge with it.

If the price is right..day one

Much like everyone else said, if it is the correct price. If it doesn't hit the correct price then it'll be just like the 3DS was, over-priced for what you are getting. I can see them selling a lot of copies if it is around ~$100.

Depends on the games.

Of the technologies being introduced to gaming, Oculus Rift is the only one I am optimistic toward. As long as it's not too expensive, I will certainly consider a purchase if the support is good.

Of the technologies being introduced to gaming, Oculus Rift is the only one I am optimistic toward. As long as it's not too expensive, I will certainly consider a purchase if the support is good.

Basinboy

Just did some research and I can't wait til I get my hands on one of these machine.

just watch a cool video of people reactions. It made me want to try it more

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/01/18/some-early-reactions-to-the-oculus-rift-virtual-reality-headset/

did learn it connect to your pc and not standalone. So sure keep price down

It looks pretty damn cool, but definitely not for $300. Maybe later when the price goes down.

It looks pretty damn cool, but definitely not for $300. Maybe later when the price goes down.

KABCOOL

$300 isn't chump change. But to support something like this? I think I'd be willing to part with it.

Sounds like a Zelda game or something lol..

Anyways for $300? HELL NO!

Day. Fvcking. One.

Imagine playing Mirror's Edge with it.

Riadon2

I'm waiting for the consumer model.

Day one if I can.

I'm really excited for it. ArmA 2 + the Oculus Rift = simulation bliss.

Any military or flight sim really. Oh god, I cannot WAIT!

Day one if I can.

I'm really excited for it. ArmA 2 + the Oculus Rift = simulation bliss.

Any military or flight sim really. Oh god, I cannot WAIT!

Wasdie

Technically all games can be hacked to work with it through custom drivers and injectors. The leading project right now is the Vireio Perception driver.

Not likely. 3D makes me dizzy guynamedbilly

The Rift won't make you any dizzier than real life does.

They have said repeatedly in interviews that with the Oculus Rift, "Seeing is believing," (they have also admitted how corny that sounds) So I hope they get some big supporters who will help them get demo kiosks in places like Best Buy. I think that will be the key to selling these things.

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Day one if I can.

I'm really excited for it. ArmA 2 + the Oculus Rift = simulation bliss.

Any military or flight sim really. Oh god, I cannot WAIT!

k2theswiss

Kind of.

ArmA 2 already supports TrackIR, which the Oculus Rift pretty much is. I bet it will work pretty seamlessly.

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Day one if I can.

I'm really excited for it. ArmA 2 + the Oculus Rift = simulation bliss.

Any military or flight sim really. Oh god, I cannot WAIT!

Wasdie

Kind of.

ArmA 2 already supports TrackIR, which the Oculus Rift pretty much is. I bet it will work pretty seamlessly.

When the consumer version is released definitely. Day 1 if possible depending on price.

Mozuckint

How are third person games going to work on that thing?

Imagine playing Amnesia with that thing.

It looks interesting but I'd only think about getting it if most first-person games supported it.

Imagine playing Amnesia with that thing.

It looks interesting but I'd only think about getting it if most first-person games supported it.

with_teeth26

I was excited about it up to the point where he mentioned the refresh rate of the screens is 30ms. That's really high, considering the majority of TN, and even some IPS, monitors run significantly lower than that.

If they resolve that response time issue though, I am definitely all for it.

Nah I'm not into VR.

3D makes me dizzy.

From the CEO's CV:

Led the product team at Gaikai, the innovative GPU cloud company that's transforming the way video games are distributed. (acquired by Sony)

Former co-founder and CEO of Scaleform, the #1 user interface (UI) technology provider in the video game market. (acquired by Autodesk)

Do you notice a pattern?

I was excited about it up to the point where he mentioned the refresh rate of the screens is 30ms. That's really high, considering the majority of TN, and even some IPS, monitors run significantly lower than that.

If they resolve that response time issue though, I am definitely all for it.

ravenguard90

The screen was already improved. It will keep getting better.

^yes and their goal for the consumer version is a full 1080p screen in the headset. Granted you may still see some pixelation, but I'm sure it will look phenomenal.

Added a poll. This is a bump, I won't lie. 

pre-ordered a Dev Kit..  it will be cool i think but for the rest of you id hold off a bit they said ooh well have 500 units a day ooh we'll start shipping in April for pre-orders

nope and the sad thing is they have yet offically confermed the delay to the public.  the website still says "may shipping" I think they are biting off a bit more then they can chew most of their news updates are worded for PR and less honest, open timely feedback to their members for example they NEVER said at all that Unity Pro might be required to use Unity with the rift however yesterday they release this very "nice" PR worded "news" saying oh wow yeah Dev Kit owners will get 4 months of Unity Pro FREE! then you read further into the article and it says oops, Unity Pro is REQUIRED to use Unity on the Rift....well gee thanks for waiting till now to tELL US

and Palmer stating that "its not about PR" thats a joke.  They have been overhyping this thing for months and the problem is they reed to scale back on the hype train. get the dev kits out the door first giive it time for devs to come up with cool stuff  work on somehow finding ways to produce them faster so that devs can get them faster.

Its going to be a cool device i think but i am not sure if it will end up being a "must have" for gamers if a) they cant work on getting production faster and b) get more game support. and i find it odd tha Carmack one of the orignal people on board with the Rift and said Doom 3 is the first Oculus ready game....suddenly at the last minute oops sorry Doom 3 BFG wont be ready and theres no word at all if it will be ready for the Rift anytime soon a bit odd dont you think given how excited he seem to be and the fact he said at E3 last year "i think i have the best virtual reality demo the world has ever seen" - Carmack.

If you have the money sure go ahead pre-order a kit but your going to be waiting for a while. otherwise id take a wait- and see approach. honestly with all the news about it and he more or less have shared whats in the device itself i woudnt be suprised if other companys come up soon to develop something else like it at not a high cost

honestly a company like Nvidia might be better suited for it anyways Oculus only has 20 people i think and i think they really are biting off more then they can chew, a company like Nvidia would have much more resources to intigrate it into a lot more games and have much faster production instead of having to wait 4 months for them to churn out 14,000 units.

We shall see.

Stereoscopic 3D is the equivilent of reading a book with pop-up art. I think it's a gimmick, this Occulus Rift may be the best gimmick of the lot but It's still a gimmick.

My lord this would be the perfect tool for Arma3. I will definitely get one if the price is decent upon release, if it's not I'll wait until I can get it at a fair price. Looks pretty damn awesome!

Stereoscopic 3D is the equivilent of reading a book with pop-up art. I think it's a gimmick, this Occulus Rift may be the best gimmick of the lot but It's still a gimmick.

ShimmerMan

What it will do is separate your head from your gun, which is EXACTLY what you need to be able to do in a game like arma, keep your head on a swivel.

For everyone that said no, you might want to read this. It will change your mind. Just imagine Amnesia, Mirrors Edge, and BF3 with this thing

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/CES-2013-Oculus-Rift-VR-Goggles-Epic-Citadel,20561.html