The PlayStation VR is Sony’s attempt at bringing virtual reality gaming to the untapped console-owning demographic, and is due to come up in any conversation about the state of VR itself. The headset launched just 5 months ago, but Cliff lamented the fact that the majority of the games released for the platform have ended up being low-budget, unimaginative titles that only deliver little gimmick experiences.
Here’s what the man himself doled out in an interview with GameSpot:
Cliff Bleszinski unsurprisingly pointed to Epic Games’ own Robo Recall as an example of a quality VR product, and it’s hard to disagree with him. The game is well designed, performs smoothly, looks great, and delivers consistent action entertainment. The developer later expanded on his statement via Twitter, clarifying that he was simply intending to say he was tired of the gimmick shovelware-quality VR games that have flooded all VR platforms in general.
Virtual Reality’s burgeoning attempt to break into mainstream gaming is far from over, but the last few years have brought the industry its greatest ever strides. The Oculus Rift brought everything into the spotlight even before Oculus itself was purchased by Facebook, and then Sony’s PlayStation VR helped bring the medium in an accessible way to more gamers than the hardware-intensive PC headsets ever could.
Whether these platforms get their fair share of quality games – by Cliffy B’s own standards – remains to be seen, though.
PlayStation VR is available now.
Source: GameSpot
