Re:Oculus Rift is Shipping
by Shorel on Monday March 28, 2016 @06:56PM
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The rift and VR in general have strong parallels with steering wheels for computers from a market standpoint.
The racing games actually drive console and pc sales, at the very least GT does. At the same time, it is a normal game with the controller, and a fantastic experience with a good wheel.
The best racing game/sim IMO, called iRacing fully supports all wheels, and it has a profitable service.
Some people like you may not know about it, not being 'mainstream', but that is not really needed for the product to be successful and to have a rabid fanbase of active subscribers.
So, if steering wheels are a product with good margins, and also, making games for them is profitable which it is, then the same will apply for VR.
The racing games actually drive console and pc sales, at the very least GT does. At the same time, it is a normal game with the controller, and a fantastic experience with a good wheel.
The best racing game/sim IMO, called iRacing fully supports all wheels, and it has a profitable service.
Some people like you may not know about it, not being 'mainstream', but that is not really needed for the product to be successful and to have a rabid fanbase of active subscribers.
So, if steering wheels are a product with good margins, and also, making games for them is profitable which it is, then the same will apply for VR.
Welcome to the era of the long tail.