Beat Saber VR playable at 360 degrees, but only Oculus Quest can handle it

Beat Saber VR playable at 360 degrees, but only Oculus Quest can handle it

If you've been following the regular release of VR games over the past few years, you've probably heard of Beat Saber: a frenetic rhythmic lightsaber game that mixes Guitar Hero gameplay with fluid motion controls, giving us the Kylo Ren's teen rocker sim, we didn't know we wanted Beat Saber released in Early Access in May 2018 and quickly drew crowds for its fast-paced gameplay, awesome soundtrack, and lightsabers (people love sabers). of light, okay?). Players brandish a "sword" in each hand and hit the incoming blocks in time with the music, though so far, it's only up front. As reported by RoadtoVR, anyone who has purchased Beat Saber on Oculus Quest, the latest wireless VR headset from Oculus, will be able to play the game in 360 mode, which sends blocks at you in random directions for a more challenging and chaotic experience. Are you already worried that you are waving your arms around like a maniac? It's about to get worse. The reason it's only present on the Oculus Quest is the six degrees of freedom (6DOF) motion sensor in the headset, which allows you to move around a room without being tethered and control your perspective in a more fluid way. Virtual reality environments. While most VR games are automatically designed for headsets that can't, the Beat Saber update showcases Quest's capabilities and the kinds of expansive VR experiences that will be possible with enhanced Tracking Technology. Beat Games has announced its intention to bring a version of this mode to other, more static headsets, though it will likely be limited to 180-degree gaming. You can check out a gameplay trailer for the 360 ​​mode above: in order to not have you completely airborne, it seems to throw dot blocks at the eye, instead of having to continually spin to catch everything that awaits you. Although the game is already listed in our guide to the best VR games, its latest update shows how much the developers can achieve when developing the game even now. That the game is technically out of intended access. Beat Saber is a cross-platform title available for the PlayStation VR headset, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality.