Games By James Plafke Mar. 29, 2014 9:01 am
While the Oculus Rift is currently mired in largely negative press and fan reactions due to being purchased by Facebook, Sony’s Project Morpheus is not only basking in the glow of positive industry impressions, but isn’t at risk of being gobbled up by a company that has a notorious reputation when it comes to gaming. So, while the future of the Oculus Rift is up in the air, Sony is announcing games that are being made compatible with the Rift’s console competitor.
First up, Slightly Mad Studios will be releasing Project Cars, a racing sim, later this year. Rather than just being something very pretty (as racing games tend to be) on your television,*Project Cars will be compatible with Project Morpheus — a synergy of Projects.
As anyone who played the Oculus Rift tank sim,*vrTanks, will tell you, being put inside some sort of cockpit feels even more immersive than, for example, seeing the first-person view of*Skyrim*on the Rift. This is partly because sitting in your computer chair works in conjunction with sitting in a car or tank’s virtual seat — it’s difficult to feel like you’re walking around*Skyrim when you can feel yourself sitting in a chair. However, the cockpit-style view is aids immersion because wearing a VR headset feels a little claustrophobic, as it would feel if you were sitting in a cockpit. Solid move on Slighty Mad Studios and Sony’s part, as a racing game should be an excellent display of VR headset viability.
The other game coming to the Morpheus,*Until Dawn*by Supermassive Games (seen above), is a survival horror — another perfect genre for a peripheral designed for immersion. It was announced back in 2012 and was compatible with the PS Move, but little about the game has been heard of since. The release window for the game has yet to be divulged, but it is now being brought over to the PS4 and Project Morpheus. Perhaps the reason why the game hasn’t been heard of since 2012 is because making the transition from the PS3 to the PS4, and from the television to a virtual reality headset, takes time.
While there is no date yet for Project Morpheus, it’s only picking up steam as time goes on — and Sony isn’t in danger of being bought by Facebook anytime soon.
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First up, Slightly Mad Studios will be releasing Project Cars, a racing sim, later this year. Rather than just being something very pretty (as racing games tend to be) on your television,*Project Cars will be compatible with Project Morpheus — a synergy of Projects.
As anyone who played the Oculus Rift tank sim,*vrTanks, will tell you, being put inside some sort of cockpit feels even more immersive than, for example, seeing the first-person view of*Skyrim*on the Rift. This is partly because sitting in your computer chair works in conjunction with sitting in a car or tank’s virtual seat — it’s difficult to feel like you’re walking around*Skyrim when you can feel yourself sitting in a chair. However, the cockpit-style view is aids immersion because wearing a VR headset feels a little claustrophobic, as it would feel if you were sitting in a cockpit. Solid move on Slighty Mad Studios and Sony’s part, as a racing game should be an excellent display of VR headset viability.
The other game coming to the Morpheus,*Until Dawn*by Supermassive Games (seen above), is a survival horror — another perfect genre for a peripheral designed for immersion. It was announced back in 2012 and was compatible with the PS Move, but little about the game has been heard of since. The release window for the game has yet to be divulged, but it is now being brought over to the PS4 and Project Morpheus. Perhaps the reason why the game hasn’t been heard of since 2012 is because making the transition from the PS3 to the PS4, and from the television to a virtual reality headset, takes time.
While there is no date yet for Project Morpheus, it’s only picking up steam as time goes on — and Sony isn’t in danger of being bought by Facebook anytime soon.
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