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05-01-2017, 10:06 PM
YouTuber turns Nintendo Switch into a VR headset, and it looks awful
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What would virtual reality on the Nintendo Switch look like? YouTuber Nintendrew (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t_9Q1lK3s8) decided to find out by attaching the device to a Durovis Dive 7 VR (https://www.durovis.com/en/index.html) headset. The end result: A bulky-ass clunker on your face that looks unpleasant to use.*
Nintendrew's VR simulation is a surface-level look at VR—really more like 360-degree video—on the Switch. It doesn't take into account real technical hurdles like battery life and real-time game processing. Even in its basic form, the Switch's low-res 720p screen is garbage for VR, and the "screen door effect (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen-door_effect)" is in full force.
But we can see the appeal here. Sony's PlayStation 4 has the PlayStation VR (http://mashable.com/category/playstation-vr/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Microsoft's next-gen, 4K-ready Xbox Scorpio (http://mashable.com/2017/04/06/xbox-scorpio-tech-specs-microsoft-reveal/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) will reportedly support VR headsets, HoloLens, and mixed reality headsets. Nintendo's got a patent (http://mashable.com/2016/12/15/nintendo-switch-vr-patent/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) for what looks like a VR headset with a Switch-sized insert, but other than that, the Japanese game company's said **thing about any official plans.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/01/nintendo-switch-vr-headset/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Diy (http://mashable.com/category/diy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Virtual Reality (http://mashable.com/category/virtual-reality/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Vr (http://mashable.com/category/vr/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Nintendo Switch (http://mashable.com/category/nintendo-switch/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Gaming (http://mashable.com/gaming/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/FfnqgCb98kg
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What would virtual reality on the Nintendo Switch look like? YouTuber Nintendrew (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t_9Q1lK3s8) decided to find out by attaching the device to a Durovis Dive 7 VR (https://www.durovis.com/en/index.html) headset. The end result: A bulky-ass clunker on your face that looks unpleasant to use.*
Nintendrew's VR simulation is a surface-level look at VR—really more like 360-degree video—on the Switch. It doesn't take into account real technical hurdles like battery life and real-time game processing. Even in its basic form, the Switch's low-res 720p screen is garbage for VR, and the "screen door effect (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen-door_effect)" is in full force.
But we can see the appeal here. Sony's PlayStation 4 has the PlayStation VR (http://mashable.com/category/playstation-vr/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Microsoft's next-gen, 4K-ready Xbox Scorpio (http://mashable.com/2017/04/06/xbox-scorpio-tech-specs-microsoft-reveal/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) will reportedly support VR headsets, HoloLens, and mixed reality headsets. Nintendo's got a patent (http://mashable.com/2016/12/15/nintendo-switch-vr-patent/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) for what looks like a VR headset with a Switch-sized insert, but other than that, the Japanese game company's said **thing about any official plans.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/01/nintendo-switch-vr-headset/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Diy (http://mashable.com/category/diy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Virtual Reality (http://mashable.com/category/virtual-reality/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Vr (http://mashable.com/category/vr/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Nintendo Switch (http://mashable.com/category/nintendo-switch/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Gaming (http://mashable.com/gaming/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/FfnqgCb98kg