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People are starting to receive their Index and controllers. I've ordered the Index controller only bundle to use with my Vive and should be arriving tomorrow. I'm expecting tumble weed but has anyone else ordered an Index or controllers ?

Ray Tracing is coming to DOOM Eternal https://www.overclock3d.net/news/software/ray_tracing_is_coming_to_doom_eternal_-_we_ll_do_it_better_than_anybody/1

Hopefully, you can explore underwater areas. I felt not being to dive below the surface of lakes and rivers felt backwardS in botw

Hopefully it will be like Euro Truck Simulator where you have to carry out jobs which is surprisingly entertaining

Flight simulator really needs to have a VR mode. It would be a huge omission on PC.

Latest Boneworks video showing off the physics

Yes the best table tennis game you’ll get. Better than real life as you don’t have to keep retrieving the ball from the floor or net.

Steam VR has a ‘knock knock’ function where a person can gain the attention of the VR user by pressing a key on the keyboard without giving them a heart attack. Nice feature although I have visions of the Knock Knock being activated while I’m in VR and the house is empty. That’s where I instantly faint.

Quest is a great hassle free VR solution and can see it doing well. Anything that brings VR into the mainstream is fantastic in my book. Only thing I not a fan of is the exclusivity of software to the Oculus platform but understand why they do it.

This is free for PC from May 16th at 14:00 to May 21st at 23:00 https://register.ubisoft.com/steep-giveaway/en-GB

Thinking about it I may just get the controllers only first to use my existing Vive setup and then get the Index HMD down the line. The £259.99 initial spend is not too bad for the controllers as I'll get more value and benefit from the controllers. Here's a list of games that will have additional Index controller support and existing software will work anyway:

Just played Ultrawings. Nice little homage to Pilotwings. I just wanted a fairly relaxing blue skies flying VR game to play. Not bad for the £12 I paid.

Hardware tester to see if your PC is up to running the index: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1070910/Are_you_ready_for_Valve_Index/

Impressions from Tested