No, I think he means the latter. I have a vive and I'm jealous as hell, the game looks beyond amazing. It could be the game that finally shows to the masses how VR can fundamentally change gaming, much like Mario 64 did. Not saying it will be, but so far it looks like one of the best attempts.
Change how platformers work, I can understand.
VR gaming as a whole?
All of VR? Umm... I haven't played this game or its demo on my PSVR yet, but it really does seem like a better designed and more involved Lucky's Tale (so, SM64, but in VR).
I see 'VR's SM64 Moment' more as a generalized, and yet more drastic concept - a perfect meshing of revolutionary hardware design combined with software design that completely changes how you play the same old games you've always played, without getting in the way of the player. Like this:
This is the marketing they're using for Astro Bot.
VR as a whole medium is a ton more expressive than that, I feel.
An Oculus Quest game focused on it's strengths as an un-tethered platform would have greater mainstream appeal, I think.
It changes modern VR significantly by just cutting the wire.
Now, can Astro Bot otherwise endear itself to people by being fun, friendly, intuitive, and focused on the things the DS4 tracking does well? Of course, it looks like a lot of fun!
