i can already play metroid prime vr with dolphin on my vive without the massive eye strain and awful image quality a low resolution screen would bringYa'll will shit on this for being low quality VR but pre-order it the second Metroid Prime is announced for it.
yeah which is why i suggested this might be a thing for the switch mini but it still doesn't address the issue of the 720p screen, you'll be getting that ugly ass screen door effect for days at a resolution like that.
I guess if a hardware revision had a higher resolution screen then yes it would become the more likely option. 720p would be nearly unusable though. I guess it would fit more with the 'Switch' concept where the core console itself can switch between handheld, docked, tabletop and then VR.I think that's far, far more likely than any other sort of option.
Nintendo's not going to get in the business of selling $200+ VR headsets.
i can already play metroid prime vr with dolphin on my vive without the massive eye strain and awful image quality a low resolution screen would bring
yeah which is why i suggested this might be a thing for the switch mini but it still doesn't address the issue of the 720p screen, you'll be getting that ugly ass screen door effect for days at a resolution like that
the biggest issue with something like this is that the switch's screen has a low pixel density for VR. considering how close the unit'll be to your eyes if this labo thing was real, it'd look fucking awful. switch needs a minimum 500ppi screen for a google cardboard labo variant to even be tolerable. at the moment, the current switch model is 237ppi at 1280x720. VR is essentially magnifying your screen to fill a large FoV which is why pixel density is so important. imagine stretching a 720p display over an 8 inch screen and then magnifying even more, it'd look like shit, screen door would be fucking awful and there'd be this ugly ass checkerboard effect.
the game could be pong or super mario bros and it'd still look bad
360p for each eye!
Yes, it will look badthe game could be pong or super mario bros and it'd still look bad
While I always held interest in Nintendo's vr patent, I simply don't think it will be Labo related. The way the screen is used is at odds with the goals of each implementation.I believe Emily or King Zell hinted that the next Labo announced soon is unusual and unexpected, so this would make sense.
People love Samsung gear.They'd need a whole new system. Even if they were able to turn the switch into a cardboard like device, cardboard VR devices are fucking horrible compared to even PSVR. It would be a great way to sour VR in people's minds.
"Realistically, we are going to wind up competing with the Nintendo Switch as a device."
This source tells us that the rumor of Switch getting some sort of VR support is true. More specifically, it seems that Nintendo Labo will be the first target of this VR support. We don't have details on what the kit will include or what it's called, but one would imagine it to be a collection of experiences.
GoNintendo suggests it is indeed Labo related:
https://gonintendo.com/stories/328912-rumor-next-nintendo-labo-release-to-include-vr-support
Lighter definitely. Smaller would mean they'd need two different headsets.If this is true I bet it has something to do with the smaller lighter switch
They could fix that by having you out the joy con with the camera into the headset somewhere too. Like the robot LABO kit.Everyone here think you need to slide the Switch in the headset but keep in mind the actual console doesn't have gyroscope and accelerometer (those are in the joycons) so it wouldn't work.
What i can see them doing though, is something like this
A user-assembled cardboard headset that is meant to support a relatively heavy 720p display device and is marketed toward children seems... I dunno... Kinda goofy.
VR is the only way I can see Labo succeeding tbh. When you have VR with some accessories you will quickly see how much of an expensive way of gaming VR+all the accessories you need. Not counting the accessories that don't exist due to the nature of VR.
A user-assembled cardboard headset that is meant to support a relatively heavy 720p display device and is marketed toward children seems... I dunno... Kinda goofy.
Everyone here think you need to slide the Switch in the headset but keep in mind the actual console doesn't have gyroscope and accelerometer (those are in the joycons) so it wouldn't work.
What i can see them doing though, is something like this
They could fix that by having you out the joy con with the camera into the headset somewhere too. Like the robot LABO kit.
Always said the Switch form factor lends itself to anything, including VR. The JoyCons are VR-ready too.