PlayStation VR

O man where to begin with this bad girl... holy crap!... This is my first VR experience I have ever had and it was amazing! I was able to get this for the normal retail price here on amazon for $399.99 for what it said was a brand new unopened PS VR! I couldn't believe it at first but I just figured amazon got in a new shipment. When I got the headset, I could tell right away by the tape on the box that this had been opened already! My first reaction was nope send it back I don't pay for used items or if I do, for sure gunna get a discount! As I went on, I could see that the headset hadn't been used yet or if it was used, someone packaged it up to near perfect packaging. Anyway....... I'm still not too happy about this but this is not something you deduct a star on for the headset! Its not Sony's fault that amazon sold us a used VR! Some people still don't get that through their heads and rate the headset low. Lastly before I get onto the review of the headset.... The PS VR is awesome for its base $399.99 price tag, but I'm sorry to say it is not worth the $500+ price tags I'm seeing some 3rd party sellers sell these for on the market... that's just rediC..... so please just wait for new stock to be shipped in and you will be all good to go!The set up of the PS VR headset was very easy. I didn't even need to look at the instructions and I had it up and running in a good 5 minutes. First game I bought and played was Eagle Flight VR..... and holy crap.... that was a trip lol... It allows you to fly around PAris as an eagle with pretty smooth flight mechanics with no VR sickness at all. I must say it was a good first VR game I tried and I musta did free flight for a good 30 minutes before I was like omg what time is it? lol. I also just sat in the menu of this game for another 20 minutes bc your sitting up on top of a building like 100feet or more up and you actually feel like you are that high off the ground! I climb rocks of 600ft or more and it really felt like I was up on the cliffs edge! all using virtual reality tech it was crazy! After that I tried all the demos on the demo disk that came with the headset and they were sweet too. They showcased all cool VR demos they have and it also allowed you to see all the new "areas" that VR allows you to play in. It was amazing! I got freaked out by a lizard I won in the PS VR room lol... it jumps out at you when you open the bottle lol.. I musta jumped 3 feet and screamed! people in the house were like wtf?! I also played the RE7 demo and that was awesome too lol... got a lil motion sickness when you had to do the turn view but other then that it was awesome!PS4 Pro: I also want to put out there that I don't think you can have a successful VR experience with the PS VR if you are running the stock PS4 that has a GPU tflop of 1.84..... I'm sorry.... I don't know how Sony makes that GPU powerful enough to run efficient VR and to tell ya the truth I don't think it can. The PS4 Pros updgraded GPU with tflop processing power of 4.20 is needed for sure! The more powerful hardware in the Pro that allows "checkered board rendering" is also needed for sure! this processing technique helps assist the GPU in making high quality renders which is required for 4k resolution, HDR, and 120htz VR games that run at 60fps per eye......... so when people and Sony say u can get by with the stock ps4... yea sure u can... but good luck lol.... overtime as the games get better they will require more GPU processing power.When it is all said and done, the PS VR is an awesome piece of technology that has opened up my gaming eyes to a new world of gaming! Yes, this is tech a beta phase for VR, people who buy the headsets now are tech beta testers lol but that's fine with me I have to have the latest technology anyway. I hope we get a massive push in game development from Sony to continue the success of the PS VR. Like I said before, just wait for the price to go back to $399.99 before you get it! It is well worth it at that price but for $500.00 or more.... no it is not worth it! I have only had this for 3 days, but I will continue to update this as I play more VR games. I am happy with my purchase besides the fact it came in an opened box..... and I would recommend this to any gamer out there who needs to experience VR!!

I pre-ordered the PSVR on Amazon the day it was offered. I wanted to lock one down in case it really was the next thing in console gaming. However, I wanted the security of knowing that I could cancel my pre-order in case too many negative stories started to surface. Field of view, image quality, comfort, refresh rate, and nausea were all concerns that I wanted addressed before I fully committed.Unfortunately, although all the preview and demo reports were mostly positive, those same reports highlighted the major issue with the PSVR...you won't understand what is being said unless you actually experience it for yourself. That's a hard sell.Luckily, I got the chance to try the PSVR out by chance when my local Best Buy had a Sony rep demoing the unit. My son tried Battlezone and I tried Eve: Valkyrie. My son said he enjoyed his experience, but I can only speak for mine (I have purchased Battlezone and do find it challenging and fun). Eve loaded me into a ship in a nondescript hangar bay. A voice was giving me mission details, but I was too busy looking left and right in order to take in my new surroundings to pay attention. I was no longer in Best Buy, I was in the process of piloting a ship, surrounded by launch tube walls. It was awe inspiring. The only comparison I can think of is the look of a child seeing something for the first time, and that feeling they must be having. With time, that feeling fades, but the first time? Wow!My demo didn't play well. I didn't understand the controls, trying to use shoulder buttons instead of the X button to move. I eventually figured it out, but even with the limited hands on time due to user error, I came away impressed. Pre-order confirmed.When I received the PSVR on October 13, I purchased Batman VR, Battlezone, Tumble, Headmaster, Job Simulator, Wayward Sky, Thumper, Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, and Rez: Infinite. All are excellent experiences. All are fun. The PSVR does a great job of putting you in the game. It's a surreal experience. In Batman, you'll want to look around and take in the scenery...and if you turn around your "hands" will disappear. The tracking system works pretty well, but not if you turn around. There isn't anything to manipulate from behind, so I made it a practice to lower my hands if I was looking behind. In Job Simulator, you don't need to do anything behind you, but it has you reaching all over the place...front, right, left. Make sure you have space cleared. I took mine to China and would reach for something and find myself blocked by the hotel bed in real life (P.S., the PS4 and PSVR are able to handle up to 240, not just the 110 in the U.S.A., so travel friendly!).So, back to my concerns:1) Field of view2) Image quality3) Comfort4) Refresh rate5) Nausea1) The field of view isn't quite as good as Oculus or the Vive, but I never noticed it until the headset was black, waiting to load. When it's black, you can make out the edges.2) Image quality was relatively good for a console, but the PC alternatives are much better. From my experience, you won't care in game.3) The PSVR is very comfortable. It's easy to put on, easy to adjust and doesn't have any discomfort or leave facial markings from using.4) Surprisingly, the PSVR has a better refresh rate than Oculus and Vive, the high end PC offerings. This helps with number 5...5) Nausea hasn't been an issue with me so far. When I tried Eve, I did a barrel roll and my stomach did flip, but it was a similar feeling to doing a roll on a roller coaster. It wasn't surprising during the action that I felt the way I did, it seemed natural and didn't induce any ill effects. There are a few games that put you at extreme heights, and you will feel like you are at an extreme height.The PSVR launched a little over a week ago. 30 games at launch. 200+ devs working on PSVR games. It's a great buy now, but it'll be better later.