Source: www.shacknews.com - Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Last week, Microsoft kept up with the ongoing gaming trend of virtual reality and announced its own intention to enter the VR headset market with Windows Holographic and Microsoft HoloLens . The implication is that, like competitor Oculus, Microsoft will attempt to use HoloLens to further cement the Xbox One as a gaming machine that can double as an entertainment center. Of course, like Sony's Project Morpheus, the potential for gaming applications is strong. In fact, Microsoft has some established franchises under its umbrella that can already take advantage of its HoloLens peripheral. Today, Shacknews examines some of the games that are primed to take advantage of Microsoft's jump into virtual reality. Minecraft If virtual reality gaming is the future, it's only appropriate that Microsoft apply it to arguably this generation's biggest gaming license. In September, Microsoft picked up the Minecraft license for a cool $2.5 billion, though some wondered whether the company could make the purchase pay dividends . With the Minecraft license under their umbrella, Microsoft could potentially bolster the Xbox One and Windows versions of Minecraft with an option to play via first-person virtual reality. Scavenging and building settlements would be fascinating to pull off with a VR headset, but the true meat would be in beholding the results of a player's hard work. It's one thing to see someone's handy work through a YouTube video, but
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Last week, Microsoft kept up with the ongoing gaming trend of virtual reality and announced its own intention to enter the VR headset market with Windows Holographic and Microsoft HoloLens . The implication is that, like competitor Oculus, Microsoft will attempt to use HoloLens to further cement the Xbox One as a gaming machine that can double as an entertainment center. Of course, like Sony's Project Morpheus, the potential for gaming applications is strong. In fact, Microsoft has some established franchises under its umbrella that can already take advantage of its HoloLens peripheral. Today, Shacknews examines some of the games that are primed to take advantage of Microsoft's jump into virtual reality. Minecraft If virtual reality gaming is the future, it's only appropriate that Microsoft apply it to arguably this generation's biggest gaming license. In September, Microsoft picked up the Minecraft license for a cool $2.5 billion, though some wondered whether the company could make the purchase pay dividends . With the Minecraft license under their umbrella, Microsoft could potentially bolster the Xbox One and Windows versions of Minecraft with an option to play via first-person virtual reality. Scavenging and building settlements would be fascinating to pull off with a VR headset, but the true meat would be in beholding the results of a player's hard work. It's one thing to see someone's handy work through a YouTube video, butfrom Top News on RSS Feeds http://ift.tt/1y6rVwO
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