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Techy111
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June 10, 2019
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The Index thread (please keep to subject)

As per the title, please respect the users who post here and keep it on topic, any nonsense and......grrr

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    SkScotchegg
    Inspiring
    November 26, 2019

    Shadowmask72 said:


    SkScotchegg said:

    That's a cool survey but I reckon you'd need a bigger pool of people to take part in the survey to see more realistic numbers.

    I highly doubt more people will be playing Half Life Alyx on Index compared to people playing it on all three Oculus HMD's combined.

    Even if you combine the numbers in this survey above it comes to 24% which puts Oculus in joint 2nd place with HTC Vive.

    But I think if more people took part in this survey from the VR community I reckon Oculus would come out No.1 on the survey.

    Also if Oculus announces CV2 soon and it also matches or exceeds Index specs and comes in between £600-£800 then surely that is checkmate for Oculus?

    Every other company has already shown their cards. We just need to wait and see what Oculus pulls out the bag next. We're all waiting for CV2 and expecting CV2. If they come through with a CV2 which has the same specs as Index or better then I'm sure everyone will buy it and I'm 100% certain Oculus would never charge as much as Valve for their next HMD.

    Just imagine in December just before Christmas if Oculus make a massive announcement:

    Oculus "CV2 + Lone Echo 2 for £799" - Coming June 2020".

    Then you'd save £120 on an Index. and have the same specs or better.

    But actually I don't think it will be £799, I still think it will be closer to £600-£700.


    What kind of fanboy nonsense did you just write dude?


     :o 


    LOL Mate I think Index rocks and looks proper bad ass specs wise, that's why I'm planning on buying it.

    But I still own 3 Oculus HMD's and would love for CV2 to be released.

    Maybe it is a dream at the moment, but this is my hope for what happens next. Then I would use both Index and CV2 for different games and have the best of both worlds.
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    RuneSR2
    RuneSR2
    Honored Contributor
    November 26, 2019
    I just bought a Steam controller for 5 bucks:

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/353370/Steam_Controller/

    Ok, 15 bucks with shipping, but still ;-) I'm probably never going to use it, but if it works like a XBox controller maybe the kids will like it. Some say it's great for seated Index play - and maybe nice for the long Knuckles RMA days, lol. 
    Oculus Rift CV1, Valve Index & PSVR2, Asus Strix OC RTX™ 3090, i9-10900K (5.3Ghz), 32GB 3200MHz, 16TB SSD "Ask not what VR can do for you, but what you can do for VR"
    RuneSR2
    RuneSR2
    Honored Contributor
    November 26, 2019
    Actually just bought 2 Steam controllers, can't have the kids fighting over 1 controller in case they like it  o:) 

    https://youtu.be/uCgnWqoP4MM

    https://youtu.be/8fs2Yh1PFwM
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    pyroth309
    Up and Coming
    November 27, 2019
    Steam controller is actually pretty good for FPS games. The Gyro is nice on it and is the closest thing to a mouse. The big downer is the D-pad is horrible and that stops it from being great for a lot of games. For that price though, can't complain. I'm guessing they are stopping production on them and are clearing out inventory since it's saying limited. I may have to grab a couple of em. 
    RuneSR2
    RuneSR2
    Honored Contributor
    November 27, 2019

    pyroth309 said:

    Steam controller is actually pretty good for FPS games. The Gyro is nice on it and is the closest thing to a mouse. The big downer is the D-pad is horrible and that stops it from being great for a lot of games. For that price though, can't complain. I'm guessing they are stopping production on them and are clearing out inventory since it's saying limited. I may have to grab a couple of em. 


    Hope you got some - I can see they're all sold out now. Hmmm, I guess it's now a rare collectors' item. Might put one - since it's in mint condition - on eBay for let's say $500? :D   

    Yup that was a joke - my wife says I lack the gene for selling stuff ;)

    Oculus Rift CV1, Valve Index & PSVR2, Asus Strix OC RTX™ 3090, i9-10900K (5.3Ghz), 32GB 3200MHz, 16TB SSD "Ask not what VR can do for you, but what you can do for VR"
    Wildt
    Inspiring
    November 27, 2019
    I was also tempted for a sec.. then I looked at the unopened Steam Link box, that's been sitting on a shelf for a couple of years since I bought it @ 75% off.
    RuneSR2
    RuneSR2
    Honored Contributor
    November 27, 2019
    It's a farewell to the Steam Controller:

    https://www.theverge.com/good-deals/2019/11/26/20984123/valve-steam-controller-discontinued-sale-price
    Oculus Rift CV1, Valve Index & PSVR2, Asus Strix OC RTX™ 3090, i9-10900K (5.3Ghz), 32GB 3200MHz, 16TB SSD "Ask not what VR can do for you, but what you can do for VR"
    kojack
    kojack
    Honored Contributor
    November 27, 2019
    Valve won't sell Steam Controllers to australia directly, the Steam store page says to buy it from EB Games. That still costs $89.95au.

    Whereas I can get a Dual Shock 4 controller from Aliexpress for under $30au. It has an accelerometer / gyroscope like the Steam Controller, a touch input pad and is accepted in Windows 10. Plus no USB dongle needed, it's bluetooth.
    It's also much easier to program for all of it's features as a HID device than a Steam Controller. (I refuse to use the Steam API for the Steam Controller)

    Although I much prefer the Xbox one controller than other gamepads.


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    RuneSR2
    RuneSR2
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    November 27, 2019





    Looks good, but the 2.8 Ghz cpu might not be great for driving the Index - if you want 120+ Hz. Even 90 fps may be a challenge in some games (Boneworks)... 
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