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@ha6hk3w77mwj wrote:
@ScarDuck14You are 100% right that we are bias, how ever saying they only put it in the game if they know itās worth it isnāt realy the case. Look at F1 ā22 for exemple, putting super cars, clothes, tableās, couches and all that lifestyle crap in the game wasnāt realy worth it was it? Iām pretty sure porting vr cost less money and time than building the whole life part from scratch. Life nobody asked for and nobody wanted, atleast with vr they know people want it
I'm assuming that those involved genuinely thought that the F1 Life stuff would appeal to enough players to be worthwhile. Whether this panned out or not is a different question. Personally the idea of lamps and sofas as rewards for good performances in an F1 game still blows my mind, and I'm sure there will be a point in the future when newer players will think we're making stuff up if we mention it!
- ha6hk3w77mwj2 years agoSeasoned Veteran@Ultrasonic_77 For sure they think weāre making stuff upš but thatās my point they thought lamps and sofaās would apeal to players but for vr they know it apeals to a amount of players and when developt they had no id of knowing how well it would sell they only had sonyās 3 million estamated sales and with psvr2 in stores now sales will most likely go up
- Ultrasonic_772 years agoHero
@ha6hk3w77mwj wrote:
@Ultrasonic_77For sure they think weāre making stuff upš but thatās my point they thought lamps and sofaās would apeal to players but for vr they know it apeals to a amount of players and when developt they had no id of knowing how well it would sell they only had sonyās 3 million estamated sales and with psvr2 in stores now sales will most likely go upDevil's advocate: neither of us actually knows which would appeal to more people. Huge numbers of people have zero interest in PSVR2 support remember, including 100% of players on PC and XBOX.
From a personal perspective I have zero interest in PSVR2 support as VR makes me motion sick almost immediately but I would have happily gone without F1 Life so fans could have had this!
- ScarDuck142 years agoLegend@Ultrasonic_77 I also have zero interest. Not until itās cheaper and more games are released. So probably in a year or 2
- ha6hk3w77mwj2 years agoSeasoned Veteran@Ultrasonic_77 I think we all know more people have intrest in psvr than a sofa and lamp simply because nobody cares for that.
But i agree that not all people care for psvr, but that goes for pcvr aswell - Ultrasonic_772 years agoHero
@ha6hk3w77mwj wrote:
@Ultrasonic_77I think we all know more people have intrest in psvr than a sofa and lamp simply because nobody cares for that.
But i agree that not all people care for psvr, but that goes for pcvr aswellHonestly I don't. My guess was the hope that F1 Life would appeal to the youngest players, who are unlikely to be posting on forums like this and I'm FAR to old to judge myself. That said I'm guessing the fact there was no furniture in later Podium Passes gives us some indication of its popularity.
- ha6hk3w77mwj2 years agoSeasoned Veteran@Ultrasonic_77 Iām 42 years old myself but never in my life playing a f1 game i was thinking āyou know what this game needs, a cool carpet for my virtual homeā
- ScarDuck142 years agoLegend@ha6hk3w77mwj Just a baby š
- ha6hk3w77mwj2 years agoSeasoned Veteran@ScarDuck14 haha, didnāt hear that for a long timeš¤
- Ultrasonic_772 years agoHero
@ha6hk3w77mwj wrote:
@Ultrasonic_77Iām 42 years old myself but never in my life playing a f1 game i was thinking āyou know what this game needs, a cool carpet for my virtual homeāI'm 46 and haven't either. My point was I don't feel in a good place to start assuming what children playing the game might or might not appreciate š.
- ha6hk3w77mwj2 years agoSeasoned Veteran@Ultrasonic_77 Treu, however i asume you buy a F1 game to race F1 cars. But who knows what kids want
- ScarDuck142 years agoLegend@ha6hk3w77mwj kids like pointless stupid things that cost money. Like worthless skins and items. I know this cause my daughter is always asking for V bucksā¦.
- ha6hk3w77mwj2 years agoSeasoned Veteran@ScarDuck14 Treu, iāve spend a cupple of bucks myself on robloxš
- ScarDuck142 years agoLegend@ha6hk3w77mwj Yup she like Roblox also
- ha6hk3w77mwj2 years agoSeasoned Veteran@ScarDuck14 yeah itās funny ādady can i make this dog flying its only ā¬2,49 ššš
- Ultrasonic_772 years agoHero
I have a young niece and nephew who also get excited about Fortnite skins and the like. Video games were a much cheaper and simpler form of entertainment when we were their age!
- 2 years ago
What's crazy is, all those "Life" features and sport cars they have already put into the game would appeal more to VR owners.
Being able to walk around your room and get a closer look at all of your things, instead of just your 2D TV.... maybe even a grid walk...ah let me stop, I might be giving them ideas. š
But yes, that is what was cool for GT7... all that hard work they put in for yeeears regarding in car rendering/interiors, was able to immediately pay off with the addition to VR. It would be the same for F1. All the hard work they have put into the garages, tracks, cars, etc would pay off with folks getting a new upclose perspective....a new appreciation of what has been there all this time.
- ha6hk3w77mwj2 years agoSeasoned Veteran
Iām not expecting it, but the last little chance for psvr support (in case of an embargo for ea and codemasters was rumored a few weeks ago)
- lufc1002 years agoRising Rookie
There's a lot of buzz around the playstation showcase later today and a lot of talk about PSVR2. Imagine tapping into all that excitement and then your own game launches in a few weeks time with a VR mode for playstation. It would have been huge.
Just another reason why they have missed a massive opportunity to get this into players hands now. If the rumours are true there could be VR versions for half life alyx, god of war, the aliens game and many many more so if they release it for PSVR2 next year yeah sure it will sell more copies but it will be lost in a sea of other popular titles by then.
- ha6hk3w77mwj2 years agoSeasoned Veteran@lufc100 Psvr2 sold 600.000 in the first 6 weeks after the hype of GT7 vr if only 50% would buy F1ā23 thatās 300.000 extra copies sold. F1ā22 sold 4.3 million over pc, xbox and playstation so 300.00 extra seems pretty good. Again stupid choise from ea
- Ultrasonic_772 years agoHero
@ha6hk3w77mwj wrote:
F1ā22 sold 4.3 million over pc, xbox and playstationWhere did you find that figure out of interest? Does the source cover other games too? Thanks.
- ha6hk3w77mwj2 years agoSeasoned Veteran@Ultrasonic_77 I googled it so it might not be 100% accurate use it as an indication
- lufc1002 years agoRising Rookie
@ha6hk3w77mwjYou can probably triple those psvr2 sales in the coming months if this showcase delivers on what's coming like the rumours are stating. The PSVR2 was a soft launch, it dropped with two or three killer AAA titles but that could be well into double figures by Christmas if they really ramp up the marketing and announce these killer games. So the 300,000 could have been a conservative figure in hindsight.
I reckon F1 would have been the no1 system seller for the headset until the next wave of first party sony games drop during the holiday season. They could have attracted tens of thousands of new people to the franchise just by being out there first.
Yeah GT7 is amazing but people want to be Lewis Hamilton or max verstappen in F1 and they want proper races with all the rules and strategy. - Ultrasonic_772 years agoHero
@ha6hk3w77mwj wrote:
@Ultrasonic_77I googled it so it might not be 100% accurate use it as an indicationI just had a quick Google but am failing to find this. Any idea where you saw it? I'm asking as I'm genuinely curious as this sort of data is annoyingly hard to come by normally.
- Ultrasonic_772 years agoHero
@lufc100 wrote:
Yeah GT7 is amazing but people want to be Lewis Hamilton or max verstappen in F1 and they want proper races with all the rules and strategy.For me the number one reason I care more about the F1 games than GT7 is the cars and especially the tracks š.
- ha6hk3w77mwj2 years agoSeasoned Veteran@Ultrasonic_77 I canāt remember, i was looking for sales of gt7 after psvr2 release (couldnāt find them) went down the rabithole and saw it somewhere, didnāt realy paid attention to the site