What alternative are y'all turning to if it ain't the Index for Alyx? Not sure if Valve will even get more in time for launch, but hopefully they do.
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Half-Life: Alyx is coming out in a month and the Valve Index is still sold out
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What alternative are y'all turning to if it ain't the Index for Alyx? Not sure if Valve will even get more in time for launch, but hopefully they do.
Bought a Quest in January entirely because of this game lol
Would love to have an Index, but I don't have the space or money to really justify it.
Would love to have an Index, but I don't have the space or money to really justify it.
Got a Quest that should be coming before Alyx is out. A new shipment of Indexes before launch would make sense but I wonder if manufacturing issues could prevent that
Definitely don't need an Index. You're fine with most other headsets that are available or any that you've had for the last four years or whatever. I'll be on a Rift CV1.
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Half-Life: Alyx Hands-On! Tested on 8 VR Headsets
We've played some Half-Life: Alyx! Tested spent a day playing Valve's upcoming full-length VR game across 8 different headsets to evaluate how the game looks...
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I have a Vive and grabbed the index controllers as soon as Alyx was announced, so I'm good to go
Best to go with rift s since it'll most likely like the quest down the line get finger tracking.
What alternative are y'all turning to if it ain't the Index for Alyx? Not sure if Valve will even get more in time for launch, but hopefully they do.
I've been thinking of getting the rift S but I heard some complaints, it's either that or waiting for the next gen...
Honestly, I can imagine most people would prefer the Rift S due to having more of a hassle free setup.
Last week they said they'd talk "soon" about availability again. Hopefully it's this week.
I wonder if the coronavirus is affecting production
I wonder if the coronavirus is affecting production
I believe Quest+Link is probably the best overall alternative at the moment, but the OG Vive and Rift S are both still perfectly fine products.
Edit: I just remembered that the Vive Deluxe Audio Strap is basically impossible to find now, so the Vive isn't that great anymore.
Edit: I just remembered that the Vive Deluxe Audio Strap is basically impossible to find now, so the Vive isn't that great anymore.
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For PCVR only the Rift S is vastly superior to the Quest in ergonomics and quite a bit better on the display side of things (save for contrast). It also has better tracking due to the extra camera, and game performance is better overall given that compressing a video feed in real time isn't required. I was actually surprised when looking at some benchmarks, sometimes 10-15 FPS slower than the same game running on Rift S. Now, reprojection kicks in in such cases but it isn't really something you should be looking for.
The long term play comfort on the Oculus Quest is very bad unfortunately. A major shame.
The Rift S has a 'crown' mount which should make it much better for larger more involved games like HL: Alyx.
Despite Carmack saying the Rift S is perfectly capable of supporting hand tracking, Facebook has been decidedly non-committal on whether it'll actually happen, which suggests to me either Carmack neglected to account for some sort of technological shortcoming, or, now that Oculus Link exists, Facebook is leaning towards gradually phasing out the Rift in favour of doubling down on hybrid headsets like the Quest.
While there's certainly an argument to be made that the Rift S is the better choice, especially if PCVR is your only/chief concern and the added weight the Quest has may adversely impact your comfort level (speaking from experience, it's not a problem for everybody), I wouldn't operate on the assumption that it'll also get hand tracking.
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I want a Valve Index but didn't have that money to spend so I went with the Samsung Odyssey + since it's on sale for $230 (and that includes the controllers which is all you need since it's inside-out tracking). I have been loving it. Screen looks great. Controllers don't have the functionality (finger tracking) of the Index but custom controller bindings go a long way in making it comfortable to play. This will tide me over for some time and was a great way to get into VR since it's my first real VR setup.
If anybody goes the same route I would highly recommend the replacement face cushion from VR Covers (it's soooo much more comfortable) and extension cables so you have more freedom to move or even just more slack when sitting. I've had the replacement cushion for a couple of weeks now and it's a massive upgrade in comfort. My extension cables just came in yesterday but already made a difference last night (and worked like a charm).
If anybody goes the same route I would highly recommend the replacement face cushion from VR Covers (it's soooo much more comfortable) and extension cables so you have more freedom to move or even just more slack when sitting. I've had the replacement cushion for a couple of weeks now and it's a massive upgrade in comfort. My extension cables just came in yesterday but already made a difference last night (and worked like a charm).
Definitely don't need an Index. You're fine with most other headsets that are available or any that you've had for the last four years or whatever. I'll be on a Rift CV1.
Half-Life: Alyx Hands-On! Tested on 8 VR Headsets
We've played some Half-Life: Alyx! Tested spent a day playing Valve's upcoming full-length VR game across 8 different headsets to evaluate how the game looks...
Thanks for the link, some good info in there.
I'm still gonna hold out for the Index, even if it means that I won't be able to play Half-life: Alyx on day one.
Quest sounds pretty viable, with some compromises. They didn't mind the compression and latency, but they said the weight on the face was uncomfortable after 30 minutes of play.
I would go Quest+Link at this point over the Rift S. Wireless over VD or ALVR. And you get Lambda 1 VR!
Rift CV1 for me. I was going to pick up a Rift S as a little upgrade but I learnt it has a fixed PD, that doesn't fit my own. Shame really as the Index is way too expensive.
I have an original Rift. it's still pretty good and I don't use VR enough to justify upgrading to something that isn't a massive leap.
I still have trackers on Quest & the Link cable and those frequently go in and out of stock. Seriously get the feeling this game has been HUGE for every VR headset on the market, not just the Index.
I work for a company in the medical field and we've been in conversations with Oculus related to their "Oculus for Business" VR Enterprise service where they would supply our company with Quest headsets and Enterprise software but their distributor is having problems getting headsets out to companies like ours because of how insane sales have been at retail for the Quest.
I think you're confusing the Rift S & the Quest. To play PCVR games with the Quest you need to connect it to a high enough spec PC via the Oculus Link cable (or a cable of their recommended specs... but if you're going to go this route splurge for the official Link cable).
I work for a company in the medical field and we've been in conversations with Oculus related to their "Oculus for Business" VR Enterprise service where they would supply our company with Quest headsets and Enterprise software but their distributor is having problems getting headsets out to companies like ours because of how insane sales have been at retail for the Quest.
I think you're confusing the Rift S & the Quest. To play PCVR games with the Quest you need to connect it to a high enough spec PC via the Oculus Link cable (or a cable of their recommended specs... but if you're going to go this route splurge for the official Link cable).
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That's the one and only way to use the Rift S; it isn't standalone a la the Quest.
i bought a quest shortly after HL Alyx was announced. it's a fantastic bit of kit.
just a reminder. the oculus quest is stand alone, ie you can buy and play games on it, it has its own hardware built into the headset, but you can also connect to your pc using a cable to stream games from a PC (which is how you'd play HL Alyx). the Rift S always requires you to be linked to your PC for anything you do with it.
just a reminder. the oculus quest is stand alone, ie you can buy and play games on it, it has its own hardware built into the headset, but you can also connect to your pc using a cable to stream games from a PC (which is how you'd play HL Alyx). the Rift S always requires you to be linked to your PC for anything you do with it.
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I still can't believe we're getting a 15-hour, proper Half-Life game next month.
I think you must be mistaken: Phil said: "Nobody's asking for VR", and he's a stand-up guy.
I think you must be mistaken: Phil said: "Nobody's asking for VR", and he's a stand-up guy.
Good thing that it isn't the only way to play the game, eh? Rift CV1 and/or Quest with Link here.
Just ordered an Odyssey+ on sale. The only headset I could really justify paying for on my budget, so hopefully it doe the job.
Odyssey+ is pretty good, definitely a great "bang for your buck" headset with good visuals and no need for external sensors. Its only real issues are the headset doesn't support larger heads and sometimes the sweet spot can be a bit tough to "dial in" because it's kinda small.
Yeah, thats what I've heard. A couple friends have it and said the sale price was worth it so I decided to give it a shot. Should be getting here Thursday and I'm pretty excited to try out VR for the first time.
Yeah, I think really comes down to preference and what the customer wants since the Quest has the obvious advantage of having access to all the wireless stuff.
Valve does all their manufacturing in the US now AFAIK.
Edit: nope
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But Valve doesn't make all the parts - things like displays come from China.
Out of genuine interest, do you have a source for this. I know the lighthouses are assembled in the US, but I was under the impression that at least the majority of the headset construction was done overseas.
Edit: Alright, assembly in the US I could believe.
But it still means that the headset manufacturing is directly affected by problems in China, all headset manufacturers are having problems restocking because of that.
