Virtual Reality is Gaming’s next gamble

Virtual Reality has been a big news these days and it could end up defining the next generation. Apart from the disastrous stint in the 90’s it has always seemed like science fiction. In fact, virtual reality turned out to be more attainable these days. We shall have an insight on how Virtual Reality is Gaming’s next gamble in the later sections.

Microsoft and Sony have already chosen different paths for their upcoming generation of consoles. In fact, Microsoft even stated that it’s not going to focus on Virtual Reality whereas Sony doubled its concentration on VR Headsets.

Virtual Reality Defining Next Generation

PSVR has been partially successful and around 4.2 million headsets are sold. However, this is not even 5% of what 100 million PS4 units sold. In fact, this figure doesn’t consider PS4 Consoles and the rest is due to several usability problems of Virtual Reality.

Reducing the cost even didn’t meet the mass adoption of PSVR. Most of the people are experiencing nausea with VR thus limiting the games that can be made for the system. For VR technologies to improve both usability problems and cost needs to be solved.

Real Gamble of Virtual Reality

Both Sony and Microsoft gained a lot in this next generation console. If Sony can come out on top again it will be a step ahead. On the other hand, Microsoft is striving it’s best to gain supremacy in the market that is held in the first half of the generation. 

Microsoft is mainly concentrating on game streaming and subscriptions. Sony is relying on exclusives and is keeping things afloat by producing VR and secondary services like PS+ and PSNow.

Though Sony’s approach seem more flexible it is spreading the company’s resources thin. This might not be an issue at the moment but thanks to the sales lead. Microsoft is trying to focus on the issues they are strong at like Xcloud and Game Pass.

Virtual Reality Creates Next Gen Experience for Players

Online gaming is becoming intensifying day by day as players are becoming more and more demanding. Attracting lucrative group of players named millenials is quite difficult in Online Gaming. Thus, Video Gaming Industry understanding the need of millenials introduced luck elements in their games. 

Gaming Industry utilized the potential of mobile medium. Now it’s high time to look for innovative ways to deliver next generation experience to customers.

Virtual Reality and its Potential

Though Virtual Reality is not widely adopted it has sizable number of customers. VR will have explosive growth to become mainstream in the coming years. Mass adoption of VR will happen with the upcoming 5G mobile network technology. 

Personal interaction is lagging in Online gambling sites and with the use of VR Technology multiple opportunities will be created and even enhances the social moment. This kind of experience is going to be the next generation of entertainment.

Research says people spend more time on Virtual Reality when compared to any other medium. Thus, it leads to increased profits for casinos.

Virtual Reality gives a new dimension to customer support. In fact, Customer Support is represented in avatar to assist players in person. Virtual Reality is far more capable when compared to desktop screen and mobile. Games need to be redesigned from ground level to have the competitive advantage with Virual Reality.

Predicting anything at this point of time is difficult whether Virtual Reality is a passing fad or not. If it turns out to be former then PlayStation will find itself in massive R&D and manufacturing money hole. On a whole, Virtual Reality is seeming to be the next big thing when it comes to Gambling. We shall wait and see where Virtual Reality Holds its future in the coming days.