HP Reverb G2 has started shipping but no VR beta?

[nickhod 425]

The HP Reverb G2 started shipping today and I definitely remember Asobo saying that they'd have VR ready in time for G2 release.

As far as I know, no one has even started closed beta testing of VR.
I guess they're running behind, which is understandable, but they maybe shouldn't have claimed that the G2 shipping (which was delayed anyway) was their hard date to deliver VR.

I'm now wondering if we'll see a public VR release at all this year.

 

[cercata 22]

They said they would be sending emails about the Beta this week ... that's all I know

[bartp71 21]

4 hours ago, nickhod said:

The HP Reverb G2 started shipping today and I definitely remember Asobo saying that they'd have VR ready in time for G2 release.

As far as I know, no one has even started closed beta testing of VR.
I guess they're running behind, which is understandable, but they maybe shouldn't have claimed that the G2 shipping (which was delayed anyway) was their hard date to deliver VR.

I'm now wondering if we'll see a public VR release at all this year.

 

The wonders of marketing, my friend.

 

Bart

[conundrum 49]

It’s started shipping to distributors, not end users.

[nickhod 425]

14 hours ago, conundrum said:

It’s started shipping to distributors, not end users.

Who are shipping it straight on to end users. Some units should be in the hands of end users first couple of weeks of November.

[conundrum 49]

So they’ve still got time to start the beta. Not too surprising about a delay.

[aidanlegras 7]

I’m not in the closed beta but I’m led to believe it’s happening very soon which is great. If it’s not in VR I’m not interested. 

[turbomax 3,285]

"this week" ends today. and supposedly there was some ...VR... folders somewhere included in yesterdays v5 update, perhaps it just needs to be unlocked somehow by the VR beta testers. we shall see.

[cercata 22]

18 hours ago, conundrum said:

So they’ve still got time to start the beta. Not too surprising about a delay.

Then this is gonna be the shortest Beta ever if it ends when G2 launches ...

[conundrum 49]

That I doubt. Again, not surprised about a delay.

[cercata 22]

Then VR will not launch with G2 ...

[conundrum 49]

OP stated it was already shipping, I simply corrected him. Some distributors don’t even seem to be aware of that notice.

I don’t disagree with him or you about the timeline being missed. A game dev giving a “hard date” that isn’t met is par for the course. It’s basically right up there with “didn’t anticipate the demand”. At least HP isn’t using *that* excuse.

[slip-stream 5]

Expect many false promises from the dev team. Useless springs to mind. 

[monica6211 173]

Invite emails have already been sent out, and the VR software is already available to test. There is a post here in the forums that explains how to access it.

[cercata 22]

Some distributors are starting to give dates like january for their orders ... it seems only people who ordered early from "official partners" will get the G2 in the upcoming weeks ...it seems this is gonna be like Valve Index, a very slow rolling launch.