Those of you who've been trying to purchase a PlayStation VR headset these past few months will know that the device has been in and out of stock since launch really. Fortunately, a fresh wave of units has arrived in North America ahead of the release of flagship exclusive Farpoint, and Sony's rolling out a fresh new advertising campaign in the United States to celebrate.
"This is the latest spot in our 'Two Worlds' campaign for PlayStation VR," marketing chief Eric Lempel wrote on the PlayStation Blog. "As the name implies, this campaign brings together the real world and incredible gaming worlds – putting the player directly into the experience. In the case of Farpoint, that means sending you to a distant planet filled with nasty space bugs – including giant spiders."
To be fair, the virtual reality slate has been pretty stacked for a few months now, with the likes of Polybius, Star Trek: Bridge Crew, and Gran Turismo Sport all still to come. We reckon Sony's done a decent job of keeping the content flowing for the format, but it does need to come out at E3 2017 and announce a second wave of big blockbusters.
[source blog.us.playstation.com]
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Is anyone expecting this to be good? Sony seems to be placing a fair bit of faith in it but I'm so unconvinced. You'd have to be brave soul to lay down £50 for a pre-order. Speaking of which Sammy, do you have any idea when reviews might drop?
@Joffy I've played it and thought it was pretty fun:
Not sure on review timing.
@Joffy a few people I know played it at Insomnia a few weeks ago and said that while it looks nice enough it controls pretty poor and is clunky. I would hold off.
@solocapers I politely disagree. What's clunky about it? I was holding the gun sideways and doing all sorts of silliness with it when I got into it.
@get2sammyb it wasnt me that was playing it so its hard to go in to great detail however from what I was told it was not so much the movement of gun and angle of the gun etc
The problem was more actual player movement around the world which was slow and clunky and didn't feel particularly great.
@solocapers Hmm. I guess I could somewhat see that — it doesn't have the finesse of a Call of Duty or something like that because you're not using the second analogue stick as much.
@get2sammyb Yea that sounds about right. That you kinda need to move about in stages... 75 quid for that with the gun... I dont know about you but I dont really like the sound of that if im being honest.
I think i'll wait for a few reviews to do an average, balanced take on it. Sounds like a largely forgettable title after a few goes and the initial buzz wears off to me though.
@solocapers It's definitely expensive. I was saying for ages that Sony might need to eat the cost of the gun and just bundle it in for "free", but alas.
@get2sammyb
Yea ive got a feeling it'll struggle to sell even reasonable numbers. You've got the limited amount of VR users as it is and then you are going to have even less wanting to part with another 75 quid to get the gun and game.
Recipe for failure if you ask me.
VR has been in stock in my area just about since it's release. I'm always tempted to buy it, but still can't justify it. Other than RE7, Dirt Rally, and MAYBE this Farpoint game, it just doesn't seem like a smart investment.
Also, I have that dumb Move Sharp Shooter that only worked with a few games. Why couldn't they make that work with this? (or maybe they did?) I guess it would be missing an analog stick, but it at least looks way WAY better than the silly Aim Controller.
@solocapers Maybe, we'll see. I'm sure they have their expectations reasonably aligned. (At least I hope so.)
@solocapers, @get2sammyb, Afraid I have to agree with your comments. Having bought a PSVR, Camera and Move Controllers, another £70 for another peripheral and game is possibly just a step too far. If reviews are good or above average at least, I might take the plunge but I think the price point will put people off.
If it had been £50 with a gun bundled as 'free', I would probably have got nearer launch just for the experimentation.
Restock? I've yet to go to a retail store in my area that hasn't had units since launch. On a road trip last month they were everywhere. Pro units seem to sell decent, but again they're always available somewhere near me.
I managed to get hold of the PSVR a couple of months ago and have loved every minute of it. I am curious about this but as others have said I'm not sure about the price with the gun, it wouldn't be an issue if I knew of other games that were going to use it but I don't know of any yet, so at the moment Star Trek looks favourite to be my next VR purchase
I love my PSVR and recently enjoyed Fated. I am excited about Farpoint and the new peripheral, but I am holding off until the reviews roll in. I can't justify laying down that much money for the game/gun until I know more about the length and how it plays. It also has to have some replay value.
@solocapers Exactly this mate. I want it to be amazing, like every PSVR game, but this will probably wear thin after one session. (Albeit a fun session). The only thing that could save it is that it adds online multiplayer. 10 v 10 etc. But as far as I know it's only co op at this stage.
Pre-ordered. Gun, VR, shooting bugs - what the hell, it's gotta be good fun.
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