These three games are eligible for Microsoft HoloLens

In a report probably somewhat premature published now three games are described in more detail, which should give it for Microsoft HoloLens. The Augmented reality glasses will be on pre-order for developers starting today. Cost: $ 3,000.

Minecraft was present at the E3 presentation - missing now but.

The three games for HoloLens are supposedly the Jump 'n' Run "Young Conker", the Living shooter "Robo Raid" and the crime drama "Fragments", which also uses its own home as an environment. Source for this information is not yet published blog post by Microsoft, which has made it to the discussion platform Reddit.

HoloLens: Three launch titles - "Minecraft" is not present

The report is written in some detail about the games and there are a number of quotes HoloLens-expert Kudo Tsunoda and many other information. For all games had even been some leaked in previous leaks, but in the current report, there are a number of new details. It is also remarkable that the blocks game "Minecraft" is not here. At the last E3 Microsoft had thus demonstrating yet the capabilities of HoloLens. Of course there are a number of games that would be absolutely perfect for the spectacle.

Kudo Tsunoda about describes the game "Fragments" as an augmented reality title, in which players speak with various artificial characters and can hunt for clues in their own home. "The title 'Fragments' shows how game makers can customize characters and story so that by a special emotional participation is generated, how it is possible in any other medium. In 'fragment' the line between the digital and the real world more than any other experience, we have created "the HoloLens professional. In the game about the living room is used for the story as a backdrop. This reminders about things are created, which are alone done digitally, but act no less real.

"Conker" was initially developed for the Xbox

The platformer "Conker" was originally developed by Microsoft studio Rare and also uses the living room as the setting for the game. Main items of the budget are alienated as inventory and used in the game. "This," promises Tsunoda, "there is something for every player a totally unique experience, because even the living environment also looks different every time." Whenever you start the game from another room in the apartment, to be built at once a completely different and new experience.

The last of the new HoloLens title is "Robo Raid", which was presented earlier as "Project X-Ray". In "Robo Raid" The player must compete against hordes of robots, break through the walls of the living room. The player is warned by sound signals against new opponents and in turn can play with voices and especially gestures control - in the hands of the wearer holds a holographic weapon that has different functions.

Tsunoda emphasizes especially like small teams to create great games for HoloLens. By the object recognition of the device developers can give the player the possibility of very easy to build playgrounds itself. The three aforementioned games are stuck in the bundle that HoloLens developers can pre-order at a price of US $ 3,000 at Microsoft. On March 30, then the official start of augmented reality glasses. In a video recently the Start menu of the glasses was leaked.
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Leak video shows start menu of Microsoft HoloLens

How do computer in the Augmented Reality? In a video interface and the start menu of Microsoft HoloLens are now for the first time to see. It also shows how to place holograms with the glasses in the room.

With the augmented reality glasses HoloLens Microsoft had already taken care of at a press event last November for a sensation. Now there is a video on YouTube Leak first time the interface of the glasses to see. Demonstrates is in the App Action Gram, can be placed with which holograms around the wearer.

Interface reminiscent of Windows 10 Start Menu

You can see in the video, such as a holographic menu in the field of vision appears. The menu reminds with its tiles and the Cortana button on the Start menu of Windows 10 on the PC. This is no coincidence, because the HoloLens relies on Windows 10 operating system. Individual apps can obviously be selected and started via gesture control.

The program Action Gram shown in the video serves to place virtual objects as holograms in a room. These may be objects, but also animals and people. The holograms are not only rigidly in space but can move there too.

Developer version is soon to be delivered

Unlike Oculus Rift and HTC Vive is the Microsoft HoloLens no virtual reality goggles. Rather, it is a spectacle that, so extended by holograms reality is augmented reality. According to Microsoft, it should be possible with devices like the HoloLens in future, real computer applications to operate only with the help of gesture control. Until then, however, is likely to take some time. In the coming months Microsoft would first like to publish a development version of the glasses. This will cost about 3000 US dollars.

HTC Vive: Low system requirements as Oculus Rift

The HTC Vive is apparently low system requirements for the PC than the Oculus Rift. Still need VR fans for the HTC glasses a powerful graphics card.

After HTC has already betrayed the price of his VR goggles Vive on Sunday, there are now already new information about the headset. So the system requirements are now clearly known which will make the HTC Vive to the computer, reports Digital Trends. These should be somewhat lower than in the Oculus Rift.

Not quite as sophisticated as the Oculus

In fact, the PC requirements fall but very similar to those of the Oculus glasses. So is also the Vive least an Intel Core i5-4590 or an AMD FX 8350 need. Even with the graphics card, the Vive are not frugal than the Rift. Accordingly, at least a GeForce GTX 970 or an AMD Radeon R9 290 will be needed to operate the glasses at the PC. Only in the memory, the HTC model are frugal. So the Vive should be satisfied even with 4GB of RAM, while the Rift requires at least 8 GB RAM.

On the part of the operating system at least Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is required. With Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, the glasses should therefore also run. there is so far in support of Linux and Mac systems Nothing appears. However, HTC-Partner Valve should be interested in supporting the competitive platforms to Windows - if only pro forma.

Pre Order from February 29

Still, the information about the system requirements of HTC Vive are not officially confirmed. At the latest on 29 February HTC should break his silence. For then the pre-order phase begins for the VR goggles. want to delivering the manufacturer Vive then from the beginning of April and thus approximately parallel to the Oculus Rift. The price should be in the US at $ 799th How much the VR device is in this country, the manufacturer has not yet been revealed.