I didn't know that Sony was also doing a year-in-review summary of their users' activities like Nintendo did. Apparently, this happened for 2019 but I completely missed that. Now let's see how I did with the PlayStation platforms last year.
I go through the Discovery Queue on Steam a lot and I allow Valve to show me everything that it has in store, and I mean everything. As you may expect, there are a lot of crapware on Steam but some are just more special than the rest. Today, I found... Fuck or Die.
Alright, so the last time that I showcased my Hatsune Miku figurines here was in 2018. Well, my collection of Mikus have expanded since. I started with 2 back then and now, I have a total of 6 of them. Okay, so it's not that bad right? I have to be honest with you though: I have a pre-order coming later this week and another in March. I am obviously hooked, perhaps for life.
My Valve Index Controllers came in yesterday and I have done some testing on it last night using Valve's own Aperture Hand Lab, which is a short finger tracking demo, and the game Half-Life: Alyx. I started off being very excited about the prospect but ended up finding the whole experience a bit clunky. Bear in mind that this is just a quick first impression after an hour and a half of playtime. My expectation of the peripherals' performance was apparently too high and I also know that I have gotten very comfortable with the HTC Vive Wands so trying out something totally new can be a bit challenging.
I have been thinking about upgrading my HTC Vive to a Valve Index over the past couple of months and after much contemplations, I have decided to do a half-upgrade. Since I can mix and match components of the Index with my current set, I ended up ordering just the Index Controllers. I haven't lived that long in virtual reality with Steam recording my playtime at 369 hours total since late 2016, which is about 90 hours a year, so I couldn't justify a huge investment on the far superior headset. I am still intrigued by the newfound freedom found with the Index Controllers however in both the finger tracking and object holding mechanics: I am really looking forward to experience these when they arrive in a couple of weeks. On top of the incoming controllers, I have upgraded my launch Vive with the Deluxe Audio Strap. I have been holding off from getting one all this time because I was certain that I would be upgrading my VR headset by now. To me, the default strap for the Vive has been working well though it took some time for the heaviness of the head mounted display on my face to normalize. Now, the Deluxe Audio Strap is ridiculously expensive at $100 and I have waited so long for the price to drop, in which it never did.
