Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Dimensional Traveler Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: Tempted by cheap gadgetry Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 17:55:53 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 02:55:51 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="12a1567172936f43496b5c6a59115226"; logging-data="2109456"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/6btINb7pqxecFn+fE9B3F" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:/JePh60LwNE33JVGv28B0oLl62k= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2248 On 5/23/2024 8:43 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote: > > A colleague is offering to sell me their old Sony PSVR headset for an > exceptionally low price. Despite my frequent rants against VR, I have > to admit I'm somewhat tempted. I know I won't use the thing very much, > but... well, the price is pretty good, and who am I to turn up the > opportunity of adding another gadget to the collection? > > Apparently the thing actually works with PCs, albeit requiring > third-party hacks. It's not entirely clear, though, if 'works' means > anything more than 'connects and technically you could do VR stuff' or > actually means, 'hey, plug this fucker in and you can play VR games on > Steam'. More research will be needed. I have to say, I am sort of > interested in seeing Elite Forever in VR mode. ;-) > > It would require me to - at least temporarily - unplug one of my > monitors so I could use the HDMI port for the PSVR headset. Can I > really survive with only THREE monitors?!? ;-) > Not sure you are as tough as your caveman ancestors with their single monitor? -- I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky dirty old man.