Our customers test the Playstation VR and the Oculus Rift
28.11.2016
Translation: machine translated
Last week, visitors to the showroom in Zurich were able to test the Playstation VR and the Oculus Rift over two days. We look back on some shining children's eyes, fascinated gamers and nice conversations.
A nice gamer corner with two fully equipped VR test stations adorned the showroom in Zurich. It was somewhat darkened for the sake of security, as the normally brightly lit digitec logo and the Galaxus hanging lamps made of cardboard were kept away from the socket.
Shining children's eyes, fascinated gamers and nice conversations
I can still remember 9-year-old Dennis, who dropped by on Friday with his parents. After a very short time, he was reaching out in every conceivable direction to touch things that were floating around him. His mum couldn't really explain it as she watched what her boy could see on the television. Of course, she also enjoyed the experience and was very pleasantly surprised by it.
Gamers with a particularly good head for heights were able to let off steam in EVE: Valkyrie. Depending on the resistance, the game lasted between 10 seconds and around 10 minutes, after which the mission was complete. One group of three gamers stood out in particular, covering the full spectrum of the above-mentioned times. However, all three were apparently fascinated, because while one colleague had the Rift on, he was loudly cheered on or provoked by the others.
Definitely immersed in the virtual world was an older gentleman who was watching the ocean simulation Descent. He looked at me puzzled after he had taken off his VR glasses and asked me how exactly we had done that? I couldn't quite follow and had to ask what he meant by that. He then told me that his body got colder metre by metre as he descended. I quickly assured him that we had no influence on the temperature and that this was probably a reaction of his body.
The setup
The Playstation VR setup was equipped with the following products:
The Oculus Rift setup was equipped with the following products:
Both VR goggles also had a 55"Samsung TV on the table so that the audience could also see something.
Recommendations & Conclusion
If you already own a Playstation 4 and would like to immerse yourself in the world of VR, it's best to treat yourself to the Playstation VR. We will have stock again in mid-December.
We recommend the Oculus Rift for PC enthusiasts or console opponents. If you also want to buy a powerful computer, we have the perfect VR bundle for you here
The VR test days were a complete success and we had a lot of fun presenting the products in more detail to interested and waiting customers and answering questions. Of course, you are welcome to ask further questions about the respective products. <p
Sandro Hostettler
Digital Marketing Manager
sandro.hostettler@digitecgalaxus.chThe digital world already had me firmly in its grip back in the day when I was training to be a computer engineer. So it goes without saying that I was also soon exposed to the web and social media – two things that are now very much part of my daily life. My face tan is one thing that has nothing to do with PC or smartphone screens. It’s a tell-tale sign of my love for the mountains and paragliding: #offline.
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