Well that's going on my wishlist of PC games to buy whenever I get around to building a gaming PC.
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Tetris Effect coming to PC on July 23rd (4K, Rift/Vive VR support) - exclusive to Epic Games Store (see staff post)
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They already do but I don't think they have a VR exclusive game yet and instead they have game with optional VR modes.
A PC VR exclusive game I doubt would sell that well on EGS, there are a number of store front that already exist on PC that have exclusive VR games (Steam and the Oculus store, also the Vive port site?)
I can only imagine the kind of help you would get with the game if it was a EGS exclusive
So, this will probably use either the Oculus or SteamVR stuff to run on VR headsets?
Epic Games Store:
Are you complaining that it supports VR? lmao
I'm definitely conflicted. I almost never buy anything at launch prices (because digital products are inherently worthless and I don't like paying launch prices for it), but I would have made the rare exception and day one'd a Steam listing for 31.99.
But ultimately, I've been wondering if this was going to be Sony exclusive. So Quest seems like a legit question now. And it'd absolutely be my preferred platform (by a long shot). I probably should hold out a bit and EGS exclusivity definitely makes that easier for me. I might still cave (and buy my first EGS game), but probably not at launch.
No.
I just think it is funny that Epic says 12% for them is enough when they rely so much on other services covering their shortcomings.
Like in the case of VR APIs in this case.
You can check now. The Epic Store version of Subnautica runs fine using SteamVR if you have a PCVR headset plugged in.
Most I've tried do. I've played Hades through Steam today because I use the Steam Universal Controller thing to use my Steam controller. And you don't need to run Tetris Effect through Steam to use SteamVR. The API will just load up in the background once you launch the game from the Epic Store. It doesn't need to be added to your Steam library or anything.
Hopefully EGS will have a wishlist function by the time you build your PC.
I'm interested in picking this up if it's priced appropriately. As amazing as the visuals look, I'm not sure if I want to pay full price for another variation of Tetris.
Probably hit Quest in another year I'm guessing. I only stream PCVR to my Quest (experience type stuff) so Tetris is out (latency bad). I'll probably buy for PSVR now when it hits like $10-$15 (likely soon now that exclusivity is ending) and then double-dip for Quest.
You don't even need Steam installed to launch SteamVR as far as I know.
So, this will probably use either the Oculus or SteamVR stuff to run on VR headsets?
Epic Games Store:
For what it's worth, that would be a really strange road for them to go down.
Though that being said, they should be supporting openVR by default.
Most likely a year, just like...basically every game on EGS.
Not having this game on every VR storefront possible is money left on the table, even with the super lucrative EGS deal.
I believe you do need it installed, you just don't need to run your game/application through Steam. It just loads up in the background when you launch the game. Same with the Oculus API.
score another one for "if the console platform holder doesn't have a copyright on it, it's probably not gonna stay exclusive"
also Kine and Atomicrops
I mean Sony wasn't even the *publisher* so it was really really obviously temporary.
Do keep in mind that this is just a mental wishlist, not an actual wishlist.
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It was unlisted when I posted - I found it via Eurogamer who embedded it, it had like 20 views or something. Not sure why it's unlisted.
How is this as an actual Tetris game? Arika does such amazing work with the IP, 99 with the DLC is very complete to me.
I get that this is about the visuals, but it'd be fun to have my cake and eat it to with this one.
I get that this is about the visuals, but it'd be fun to have my cake and eat it to with this one.
Yes yes yes!!!! I gave my self a deadline. If this game didn't come to PC by October then I will buy a PS4 to play it. But deep down I knew it was coming 🙂🙂 This saves me a bunch of money and I finally get to play the game I've wanted.
Uh…
I'll just wait for the Steam release.
That's the mod-sanctioned response to this bullshit, right?
Are we allowed to call it bullshit? Am I going to be banned for that?
Games are typically exclusive for 6–12 months.
And people really think that something as expensive as Final Fantasy VII Remake is going to be exclusive.
They probably still thought of the original as a PSX exclusive until recently too, despite there being a PC release in 1998.
It's up on the store now. Pre-order bonuses don't seem to be up though, or at least, I can't find a way to download them
Tetris Effect lived up to the hype in every single way, I would've bought it if my only option was GFWL or the W10 store, really
A lot of VR headsets are at 90hz, so I would be gobsmacked if the base version didn't support it.
Can definitively confirm this. I've put SteamVR on computers that never had Steam installed. Works fine, although there's no good way to launch games from within VR.
That's been discussed in previous topics about TE around here: they did were co-publishers, mostly for the retail version. We could say it's part of the reason why the game is still a console exclusive, or wasn't available anywhere else for almost ten months. Pretty much like Nioh, so, from their perspective, it wasn't in exchange of nothing.
Still, to what Manchego was saying, I think there are no rules anymore. Detroit, Beyond or Journey are licenses whose copyright belong to Sony, yet they were equally released on EGS. If an arrangement makes sense for the platform holder, it might come to happen.
Does the Epic launcher even have a VR UI? Or do you have to launch the game from your monitor and then put on the headset?
You can use your desktop from inside any of the headsets, but it's lame that Epic is buying VR games and has no VR infrastructure.
tetris is exclusive to moneyhatting, the company who owns it doesn't make anything other than license it to people who pay for it.
Sony has always had on/off flings with Epic, I do wonder if that is a factor in letting games release elsewhere earlier.
User Banned (2 days): justifying piracy
Loads of people in the comments of the announcement saying that they'll pirate it instead of buying it on EGS.
I don't think people should pirate, but at least in cases where they're pirating games that have gone EGS exclusive, the developer is still getting paid. Kinda minimises the worst element of piracy.
Not advocating for piracy, I think it would be better if people just waited and bought it when it did hit their store of choice, but I do subscribe to the idea that piracy is a consequence of poor customer service more than anything else. The best way to minimise piracy is to have a customer-centric approach, and I do not think Epic are doing so, and thus an increase in piracy rates is a predictable and inevitable consequence of games going exclusive to EGS.
I don't think people should pirate, but at least in cases where they're pirating games that have gone EGS exclusive, the developer is still getting paid. Kinda minimises the worst element of piracy.
Not advocating for piracy, I think it would be better if people just waited and bought it when it did hit their store of choice, but I do subscribe to the idea that piracy is a consequence of poor customer service more than anything else. The best way to minimise piracy is to have a customer-centric approach, and I do not think Epic are doing so, and thus an increase in piracy rates is a predictable and inevitable consequence of games going exclusive to EGS.