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Preview : EVE: Valkyrie (PS4)

Added: 17.06.2014 14:20 | 7 views | 0 comments

Space combat-sim EVE Valkyrie brilliantly shows off the Oculus Rift, and it doesn't play too badly either.

Surprising, from a business perspective. There are far more 2D screens in the world than there are VR headsets, and videogames, like any other entertainment medium, are all about getting bums on seats. But CCP have a plan - as David told me, they want Valkyrie to be the “killer app” for virtual reality.

As it turns out, space dogfighting is a perfect fit for virtual reality. It neatly sidesteps the disconnect that’s present when you use an oculus rift to play, for example, a first person shooter - there’s something about controlling where you walk without actually moving...