Why don't VR controllers look like this?

Why don't VR controllers look like this?

Because motion tracking isn't that simple tard, and what good would tracking your fingers be if there's no feedback on what you're holding?

so vive or oculus?

i figure go with the one provided by steam themselves but idk

Vive because it's vastly more functional than Oculus, and because Vive is fun by an ever so slightly less pile of shit company.

but more expensive

>fun by
Meant run by.

>vastly more functional
The only function it has over oculus is the forward facing camera. Do you really think this is worth the extra $200?

how long should i wait before i purchase?
considering if they ever drop another generation of vr products. i want to get it now but i cant justify dropping $600 or so just to play the like 4 or so games out for vr.

Wait a year and get the Oculus V2.

The controller is going to be your biggest hurdle for immersion and the oculus touch beats the pants off of anything on the market. Baring severe canine colitus, the next gen version will be the best experience.

Oculus is cheaper and has better games (which are exclusives.)

Steams VR library is dreadful.

>slightly
this is the keyword here

there are controllers that look like this out already

If you have enough disposable income to afford spending money on the VR meme, an extra 200 for a better product shouldn't be a problem.

Vive's controllers are better IMO, and yes a front facing camera is also worth it. Doesn't help that Oculus is owned by an already shitty company, made even shittier by trying to push their own shitty store by locking their store's games from Vive users.

Previous owner of Oculus and current owner of Vive here. I wouldn't buy either. The existing games don't justify the price, and I personally think VR is a fad that will die off and leave you with a paperweight. Not at all worth it.

>vives controllers are better

You're not talking about the fucking television remotes with the trackpads are you?

>existing games don't justify the price

is this bait?

>most VR games that currently exist are glorified tech demos
>the actually fun/interesting ones are few and far between
It is not bait, VR is not nearly as good as people are trying to make it out to be.

>Vive's controllers are better IMO
That's an opinion. One that a lot of people disagree with, actually. It's a pretty common claim that the Rift's are more comfortable, and HTC is even developing new controllers to be more like the Rift's. They're also copying the Rift's rigid headstrap for the same reason: it's more comfortable. Enjoy spending $100-200 more just to have the same level of comfort as the cheaper product.

>IMO
>That's an opinion
You don't say

What games have you played?

The tracking would be based on the axis of your fingers.

VRgluv is a thing that is coming.
It looks really cumbersome though and there is also the fact that your hands may get sweaty while playing which I can't imagine being easy to clean.

Yeah, the subject was functionality, not opinions.

This.
Vive was ahead in terms of controllers and hardware so Oculus just copied them and improved it, now Vive is playing catch up.

Though Vive still has better sensors that don't need an extra amount of fuckery to achieve 360 degree tracking.

I love the Power Glove.

>virtual reality
>its literally just a screen glued to your face
genius shit bros

every thread

This thing was uncomfortable as fuck to use

Wasn't this already tried in an old sierra game called "Robinhood: Conquest of the Longbow" and it kinda sucked.

Vive knuckles is tackling finger "tracking".

I have an oculus (bought the bundle for 300 on amazon that comes with everything, and then bought a 3rd sensor for 60).

The difference isn't worth the extra 200 bucks (or 300, if amazon has that deal again). The vive is better with it's lighthouse tracking, and less usbs you have to plug in (but more power cords), and front facing camera. But those positives are very slight, and even neligible. 3 sensor tracking is extremely precise if you have clear room space, usbs aren't too annoying if you thread it out, and you don't always need an expansion card for USBs (I don't have one, and I have 3 sensors AND a driving wheel, it depends on your mobo).

The front facing camera is very good for games that utilize it (something similar to AR), but not many do, that's the problem.

VR is extremely cool if you're into tech, if you expect full fledged games, there aren't too many (maybe around 10-20). It's growing tech.

I understand why people hate rift, but a lot of oculus only games are fully funded by facebook, and without the money, there wouldn't be games like Lone Echo that push full VR games.

Really, the only people that would say Vive over Rift at this point are diehard fanboys who need to justify the purchase (it's so bad where vive fanboys made bots that automatically downvote any thread in the oculus subreddit, and the vive subreddit consists of people talking shit about the rift). If you have expendable income where 200-300 dollars doesn't matter to you, go buy the vive, otherwise there's no reason not to get the rift instead.

I'd imagine that'd be so uncomfortable and sweaty.

>launch virtualdesktop
>put on HMD
>lay in bed looking up at a virtual screen
>watch movies, shitpost on the internet, and play emulated games without having to strain my neck to see my screen
maximum comfy

This. In current state, VR is fucking pointless. It's just like an electric toothbrush, only good for masturbating.

that was also like 25 years ago and not VR

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Actually they exist, but they aren't really useful because if you don't have buttons at all how will you do some more complex shit that you can't do it your tiny basement like walking through the level or just activate menus? so just gloves won't work.

The Valve Knuckle controllers are the most perfect hybrid so far between a normal motion controller and a VR glove, they offer full finger tracking and just enough other buttons and touchpads that will actually allow you to do some shit

using the same bait every single year despite how outdated it is isn't gonna get you many replies

The Vive is built around fundamentally better technology with how it approaches IR tracking.

Because of sweat and cumstains
A solid plastic controller is way easier to clean

But from an end-user perspective it doesn't make enough difference to warrant the $200 extra cost.

Depending on your setup it totally can. The lighthouse base stations are much easier to work with and scale to new or different devices better.

Technology is filled with stuff, it's not light and magic.

Enjoy muscle distrophy

I will, thanks.