If Frontier is to be believed, when Odyssey launches, Elite Dangerous will not support VR in its totality.
Meanwhile, EA will launch a Star Wars space game supporting VR
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The point is we don't know what the future developments of FD are. It's all speculation at the moment.
I am neither happy nor sad about Odessy because it doesn't even exist as yet
There are issues with VR and First person perspective when it comes to nausea among other things. The movement mechanics and VR devices must be designed in ways that reduces and in best cases removes nausea completely. It is all about the perfect motion and the perfect device. Eyetracking and headtracking VR goes well together as it optimizes graphics at the point where your eyes are focusing. All VR equipment requires very low to zero input latency to remove all motion discomforts. VR equipment must be small and not cumbersome for use with 'grindhog' games i.e. very long hours grinding for mats or credits in ED.
I do believe that the graphics recommendations for VR in F(irst)P(erson)S(hooter) mode in ED might be problematic for consoles. That could be the reason VR might be delayed.
I do believe that the graphics recommendations for VR in F(irst)P(erson)S(hooter) mode in ED might be problematic for consoles. That could be the reason VR might be delayed.
It is known that Frontier will not support VR at launch in Odyssey, and it is known that Frontier have not indicated when that support can be expected.
As I said above
I think that the misunderstanding is that you wrote "we don't know" while we say "we know that at launch Odissey will not support VR".
I understand your point being that maybe in the future FD will add something, our issue however is that this is pure speculation , while the only sure, confirmed by FD fact is that Odissey will not support VR at launch, and being this sure, it makes lot of VR lovers like me unhappy.
I agree there is no point to talk about what we don't know, here however we talk about what we know for sure.
Why would it be problematic for the new consoles? They will be more powerful than lots of the PC's players are using now.
Odyssey is 9 months away so why not wait until it's at least released and we have more information.
As regards the new Star Wars title, well that is welcome news. With any luck no loot boxes and crass micro transactions.
Perhaps being forced as a customer to get the new console is the concern.
As someone who still flies with the DS4 even on PC, this is the least of my worries.
If Frontier don't do Odyssey in VR I don't think it will matter what system you use.
Agreed. I play ED on an Atari 2600, and this new Odyssey update better well support it!
I have no problem using a HOTAS to walk around in VR games. It is entirely down to how you have it setup. I use a CH joystick and throttle so I'm not even married to Frontiers choice of controller.
We are both saying that the only sure thing is that Odissey will not have VR support at launch.
We are both saying that anything else is speculation.
I am sad about the only fact we agree it's confirmed, not sure I understand your point: should I be happy that maybe later facts will change based on pure speculation ?
It looks like Squadrons is going to be my new home... FDev need some Hello Games devs to show them how its done (even though that game runs like dog poo in VR).