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Re:Meta announces its Quest 3 VR headset, which will cost $4... by l33tman on Thursday June 01, 2023 @11:41AM (#36152732)
Well, it doesn't only have to be "only in VR" mechanics, it also has to be a really really fun game compared to almost all the other games you could at the moment purchase and play on your normal PC with a normal monitor and no extra $1000 investment in hardware..

I've tested VR sporadically ever since the first Oculus Rift came out, and I just get a headache after 15 minutes and that kind of has ruined it for me forever I guess as I now associate VR with motion sickness, bad ergonomics etc. That's very personal of course, I know there are others who can run around in VR fine for a whole day without these reactions.

Anyway... the game has to be outrageously good for me at least to use a VR version instead of just sitting on my chair staring on the screen with a cup of tea next to me.

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Re:Meta announces its Quest 3 VR headset, which will cost $4... by thinkmassive on Thursday June 01, 2023 @12:02PM (#36153092)
Weird to say the barrier to entry is “an extra $1000” when the headline is exactly half that, which is similar to the cost of a console or decent GPU.

Edit: and the Quest 2 will be reduced to $300 in a couple days from now

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Re:Meta announces its Quest 3 VR headset, which will cost $4... by seanmcdirmid on Thursday June 01, 2023 @01:09PM (#36154163)
It was $300 before Facebook raised its price. Completely worth it.

I will buy the Quest 3 as soon as it is released, but just for my stack of fitness games that are in my daily routine.

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Re:Meta announces its Quest 3 VR headset, which will cost $4... by wkat4242 on Thursday June 01, 2023 @05:04PM (#36157304)
You can get back into it. I get motion sick too with some stupid games (like X-Plane that has this really annoying opposite movement when it's loading, GRR). But just do it slowly and don't keep going the moment you get even a hint of sickness. Soon you'll be running aroudn with no issue.
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Re:Meta announces its Quest 3 VR headset, which will cost $4... by chaostheory on Thursday June 01, 2023 @08:26PM (#36159306)
> I just get a headache after 15 minutes

That usually means your IPD isn’t setup properly on your headset. It’s more common on HTC headsets or any others that have really fresnel lenses

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