Also agree that MS is stuck on avoiding another Kinect situation internally for console peripherals at all costs. But think they're too stuck in the past mentally if they skip it altogether this gen. They're treating the VR experience on console as a Kinect one and they couldn't be more different from one another. It should be an easy sell internally with the right console VR tech demos from the current first party they have but we'll have to wait and see...
I'm aware I just figured they'd only sell the native steamvr hardware on their store
Honestly i could see this happening. Valve and Xbox are super buddy buddy now with all their games releasing on steam, so it makes sense, plus phil spencer said he played alyx while it was in development
As long as it works with the ports already present on the console, that is.
It seems logical that somewhere down the road they will support VR... so who knows. It is possible.
Absolutely, there's nothing stopping them patching in support. What I'm curious about is whether or not Series X has any custom silicon built in specifically for VR.
The timing is absolutely right for MS to well and truly enter the VR space because they've had years to work towards something like this in tandem with their console. I can't see much hitting harder than Half-Life. Sony on the other hand, even though PSVR is BC it's less capable than this headset, and PSVR 2.0 will be truly next-gen but likely won't be good to go until late 2021 at the earliest. So it would be a really good get for the Series X, but of course a timed exclusive. Although, Phil's stance indicates that they aren't prepared to be aggressive with VR yet.
If Microsoft decided to go for VR on XSX (though nothing has indicated that so far) it would almost certainly be in the "Series X compatible" manner. I just don't see Microsoft investing in it when they have a ton of partners more than willing to go for the proverbial "VR cake"
Yes, I believe so. It's the Gen2 of their HP Reverb headset aka HP Reverb G2 with improved specs & lenses. I'm expecting 5-6K+ resolution per eye if they stick true to the original's strengths.
But would it really be a bold prediction to think that Series X will support VR, tho? From a new console in 2020?
That right there would make me get a Series X over a PS5 at launch. Is it actually likely?
So far Phil's openly said (albeit last year) that the market demand isn't there yet basically so it's not in the plans. But it seems totally possible they could change their minds with a software update to support SteamVR.
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The only possible way I see it as happening is if development is so similar between PC and XSX that a developer could port their VR experiences between the two with nearly no effort. Otherwise, they would get minimal content.
Way way WAAAAY too early for a possible PSVR2 announcement, and he said NDA ends soon
Not that long ago HP and MS announced working on a VR headset. Alongside Valve as well I think.
his comments have never been there will never be VR on Xbox consoles, its been more about delivering what people have been asking for and more 1st party titles and better hardware have been what people have asked for.
