Well they are right in a sense. The future of gaming is going to hell if it continues down the path of half-baked, rushed games to market that depend on peer to peer BS. Kinda like the music industry
. Gone to hell
.
Unfortunately yes, however, I still like the idea of virtual reality. But first of all, the Oculus Rift is far too big to be practical in any way. Second, the solution of having separate headphones is, as weird it feels for me as a headphone enthusiast to say, a
bad choice. They should integrate the headphones onto the Oculus Rift as it's already a chore to put it on - you don't want to start messing with headphones on top of it. Last, but not least, the graphic quality of it is a disaster, and that's me being nice. They need to up it to at least HD quality, because if not, I won't use it and I'm probably not alone feeling this way.
We live in an HD culture now, cellphones have great displays, laptops are getting great screens, TV's are at least 720p, and so on. People want high definition and that's where we're headed. Standard definition, or whatever resolution they're using, just won't cut it. I can't see people moving away from HD, now that 4K is coming and consoles are getting great graphics (and PC's have had it for a long time now). It's just not worth it.
Im Guessing the 5S trounces the SGN2?
Yes, you're guessing correctly. Also, it's pretty good considering this is coming from a (former) Android fanboy. But I'm in the middle of writing up impressions/thoughts/review/comparison where I'll go deeper on the subject of why I think Apple has the superior product (imo).
If you didn't complain on either one, then so far so good.
Wish I can try an OC anywhere, but as it is, it's going to stay a distant dream for now.
I know what you mean. It was for me too, and I waited in a line for a loooong time to get to try it. Imagine my disappointment when I tried it. Outside of the novelty of virtual reality gone 2k (as in the new millenia), there's just nothing imo that you should feel bad about not having been able to try it. I mean, is it an experience? Absolutely. Is it immersive? Oh dear god, yes, I felt in my stomach when I tried a rollercoaster simulation. Is it good? No. Just no. Everything good about it, is completely, and utterly shattered by the sub-par screen. They need to fix it, imo. Until they do, avoid it.
LOL, well, it's a $20 burger with fries. It's really nothing special about it, except that they grind their own meat and so on. Just a regular burger, done like you do at home, instead of a burger lying around in a heatbox over at McDonalds.
I don't know about the SGN but if the reason is sound quality, I agree. It's been impressing me a lot. Just did an AB with my 4S yesterday using the ASG-2 and a loaner FA-4E, and the difference is very audible. It wasn't one of those I think I can hear it affairs. It's of note that the 5S uses a new audio codec chip and separate new amp chip, both of which apparently aren't in any other Apple device, even in the new iPad Air.
I was looking very hard into the DX50 but lost a lot of interest after I got the 5S.
The sound quality is indeed
very good. Let's put it this way: I don't crave for better sound quality. I do it with the SGN2 though. But sound quality, while better, is not the reason I think the iPhone trumps the SGN2 - but I'll post a longer post about it later on.
