i could care less who is hyping it. no sane development team will create software for a device that has a user base that is too low to be able to have reasonable expectations that the game will be a profitable business venture.To be honest, your expectations are very different from mine. I'm blown away by the amount of content. The AAA content is a little lacking, but there are already a couple of things.
HTC Vive: This is made by a hardware company in conjunction with Valve, a software company that doesn't make as much software as they had in the past. They are more concerned with having a service. That service is Steam, and for the developer side they are concerned about making sure VR is as easy as possible to ensure as much content as possible. No segregation among the software titles. So don't expect exclusives for any time. Especially VR exclusives.
Oculus Rift: A small company that got bought by a software company. They are already making exclusives (paying for them). They seem to be spending quite a bit of money to ensure quality.
PlayStation VR: A hardware/software company that historically has had great successes and great failures. They've had successes like the PS2/PS3, and they've also had failures like the Vita, which is forgotten by everyone.
Everyone is being cautious on an expensive, new "platform", all things considered I'm blown away by how much is going into VR. It's not meant for everyone. All the companies know not everyone is going to want to jump on it right now. It'll be something that's for a small subset of gamers, before it becomes something for everyone.
right now the games look low budget and shaming. the hardware is really expensive. this tech has set itself up for failure because without customers there won't be software and without software there won't be customers. being this expensive massively reduces the amount of early adopters that are going to be willing to invest in a platform on promises and hope.You have to start somewhere. I still see some great looking games. Rigs, Luckey's Tale, Vanishing of Ethan Carter and a couple of others look really good in my opinion.
i've been down on vr for a while now but this really is the nail in the coffin for me. i am definitely not buying any vr device (not even psvr) for at least a year after launch. after a year out i'll at least be able to tell is support is going to be maintained or vaporize but i'll wager my entire vizioneck wallet that support is gone for any vr-exclusive game. there will not be a market to sell to at these prices. i have no interest in tacked-on vr support for non vr games.What I don't really get is why you're being so down on VR. There are literally 100's of games (albeit mostly indies) for VR, despite being months away from launching. We have E3 coming. (Please at least wait to complain until E3; even then I don't want to hear about it, to be honest).
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I'm looking forward to the games that are coming as well as the non-gaming experiences.
VR is different.
Even just a (poorly executed) little menu feels so smooth and natural, I'm getting signed up. The real VR games will be amazing; and there's the possibility for a lot more to come.