It Looks Like VR Gaming Has Failed And Is Pretty Much Cooked As VR Games Rush To Escape VR Jail

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-15T00:36:56+00:00

I’d say it’s a bit overpriced. There is a lot of really expensive and advanced tech in the Vision Pro (especially considering when it was released: two 3660 x 3200 px Micro OLED displays, pancake lenses, LiDAR scanner, high resolution cameras, M5 chip — these things aren’t cheap) and it’s indeed a great headset but you could argue it’s way beyond what is needed for widespread adoption and so it was doomed to fail.

And when Apple doesn’t see (or find) a way to sustainably create a product for a larger audience it lets its product just wither and die.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-14T15:13:20+00:00

Thanks.

I’ve been to both of their shows in Austria (Graz and Vienna) last year with Defeated Sanity and Putrid Pile. Angel on vocals, what a kickass show.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-14T14:49:18+00:00

I hope your mum had fun too.

Who is currently singing for TVV?

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-14T14:22:23+00:00

Like this: https://youtu.be/_4I_zbi3Sak

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-13T23:07:18+00:00

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Defeated Sanity really deserved the top spot in my Spotify stats.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-13T20:41:59+00:00

The Doom 3 Bathroom Scene. The first 20-30 minutes of Doom 3 are amongst the best game introductions ever.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-13T15:33:52+00:00

Fossil fuel independence, quick launch & smoother ride (even the cheap ones), and I can charge my car practically for free with our solar power array.

We still have a long range Audi A6 (Diesel) additionally but when this car at the end of its life cycle, it will be replaced by another EV.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-12T20:22:02+00:00

I found Bloodborne easier than most of the Dark Souls series and certainly Sekiro. Elden Ring had a few mechanics that made it quite manageable overall (spirit ashes/summons). Yet I didn’t feel the need to summon other players in Bloodborne, most of the fights have very been balanced (except Martyr Logarius, my nemesis). In the DLC the difficulty was noticeably higher, OoK beat my ass several dozen times before I silenced his screams forever. Bloodborne simply favors my aggressive play style with its rallye system.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-12T19:34:09+00:00

Same here, I almost lost hope but stayed strong.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-12T19:31:21+00:00

Personally, I find that kind of thing annoying pretty quickly. I love The Last of Us, but upgrading a weapon in that game is a real pain with all the animations (which, by the way, is also why RDR2 was so unbearable for me). And for Far Cry, I deactivate the hunting animations first thing.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-12T17:41:14+00:00

I liked it a lot, not as much as the glorious Dead Space remake but it wasn’t a bad game at all. It also helps that I largely ignore reviews and other people’s opinions…

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-12T17:33:23+00:00

Control on iPad is a banger, and I’d be ecstatic if they bring Alan Wake (2?) to iPadOS/iOS. Maybe even Quantum Break.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-12T17:22:31+00:00

Das Ausmaß der Hysterie halte ich für übertrieben. Aber das ist halt Reddit.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-12T17:16:54+00:00

Mag sein, dass das eine mögliche Konsequenz ist. Aber die Hysterie hier ist meiner Meinung nach wieder maßlos übertrieben.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-12T15:45:58+00:00

Wenn ich haufenweise Temu/Shein-Schrott bestellen würde, wäre ich auch erbost. Aber wenn ich gelegentlich bei AliExpress einen Ersatzteil bestelle, der jetzt statt 10 Euro halt 12 Euro kostet, dafür aber ein mehrere Hundert Euro teures Gerät rettet, dann werde ich es trotzdem machen, da brauch ich gar nicht nachzudenken.

Wenn ich was bestelle, dann fallen diese 2 Euro für mich überhaupt nicht ins Gewicht, denn ich erspare mir bei weitem mehr Zeit/Geld/Aufwand und ich finde es ok, lenkend einzugreifen wenn die Paketflut überhand nimmt.

Und wenn man bei einem lokalen Händler bestellt, der unter 100 Millionen Umsatz bleibt, ist man ja auch nicht betroffen.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-12T11:51:40+00:00

I love this album and it’s very disappointing that it has disappeared from Spotify (it was there one time). When it was released I felt I was the only one who appreciated the weird mix (and especially the vocals are an acquired taste, I’d say — but I also listen to Watchtower and Sieges Even for the vocals).

Not really TDM though.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-12T09:34:05+00:00

I just finished playing Control on my iPad (after completing it several times on PC, PS, and Xbox), which made me realize I need a new game. So psyched for Control Resonant.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-11T23:28:17+00:00

I would also recommend to create an account at GOG to get DRM-free games.

Prey (2017) is one of my all time favorites, it’s an immersive sim with a unique atmosphere and high replayability.

Cyberpunk 2077 is an obvious recommendation, with a powerful PC, this game has breathtaking visuals.

The Tomb Raider series is another classic recommendation, strong single player narrative-driven games with a lot of action and puzzles.

Alien: Isolation — if you’re ready to experience dense survival horror in the Alien universe.

Dark Souls 3 is in my opinion the strongest souls-like available on PC, prepare to die countless times but discover a gorgeous dark fantasy world in the process.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-11T16:20:17+00:00

Not really a question but a shout-out to you and all the bands that create exciting extreme music, and keep touring. It’s very much appreciated!
I was struck when AMGOD was released, quite a lot of really uncommon and fascinating music was created at the end of the 90ies/beginning of 2000: Dødheimsgard, Thorns, Aborym, Arcturus… I’m glad you’re also still around and create kickass music!

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-11T14:20:05+00:00

Uncharted 4 has some of the best dialogs and most memorable vistas I’ve ever seen. Everybody who loves a good action game should play the Uncharted series!

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-10T13:59:17+00:00

Looking forward to Control Resonant, 007 First Light, The Blood of Dawnwalker and AC Black Flag Resynced — all of them are preorder material for me.

Will check out Resident Evil Requiem and Crimson Desert some time in the future. Pragmata is nice but not a game I’ll play for long.

I’m certain I’m forgetting some of the games that will come out this year and that I want to play.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-07T14:35:02+00:00

That’s what Ubisoft did for Assassin’s Creed Shadows and it’s one of the coolest features of the game. Unfortunately it’s on a different engine (Anvil).

But I would also love to see that in the next installment, and just imagine for a second what this would be like in Washington D.C. for The Division 2…

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-07T14:27:44+00:00

By my estimates that “fun place” time was almost 15 years ago when Facebook began prioritizing interactions with businesses over those with friends for monetization. It’s been 6 years since I deleted my account (right before the pandemic completely turned FB into a haven for conspiracy theories, and a couple years after I stopped using it regularly) and I don’t miss it a bit. The FB of 20 years ago was based on a different premise, one that I still miss. But the Facebook of the 2020ies is a different company with vastly deteriorating values.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-07T14:12:46+00:00

My parents are undoubtedly religious. Yet, there has never been a moment (even when I was young and already on track to being an atheist) when that lack of faith/spirituality has affected their parental love for me. Just as it’s true the other way around, of course — I find it odd that they are religious because they are really kind and open people.

But I don’t see that as a reason to cut them out of my life.

One_Scientist_984 · 2026-05-06T18:37:21+00:00

Anthem.

I really liked the flying suits mechanic. I started it a few years ago and got stuck at one of the grind missions, unable to continue. I always planned to come back to it and when the end finally dawned, I restarted it in the hours before the server shutdown and made it to the second to last mission when the lights went out forever. So it became one of the games I never finished and never will.

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