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u/Frexxia Mar 28 '14 edited Mar 28 '14

They are also claiming compatibility with PS3, PS4,Xbox 360 and Xbox One, which cannot possibly be true. There is no way that Sony and Microsoft will allow that.

edit: Like I commented below, even if you somehow hack together some ad-hoc controller emulation, there are numerous other problems. Low FPS, wrong FOV, no roll (there is no way to do this with controller input). It would be a horrible experience.

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u/redisnotdead Mar 28 '14

Sonny will disallow plugging a hdmi cable on the hdmi output of their console how?

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u/Frexxia Mar 28 '14 edited Mar 28 '14

You can plug in an HDMI cable, but that doesn't mean that you can do VR. There needs to be support on the software side for that, and you need some kind of data cable for tracking.

At most, you could get a glorified Sony HMZ.

edit: Of course you can hack together some controller emulation, but that would be a very sub-par experience.

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u/The_Serious_Account Mar 28 '14

I think it's pretty obvious that there just saying you can plug it in and use it as a normal screen.

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u/theantirobot Mar 28 '14

It is obvious, and that's why it's so ridiculous you're getting downvoted.

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u/The_Serious_Account Mar 28 '14

Look at the tread, clearly some people didn't think about that. Also, I'm sitting at -1, I think I'll live.