# I Need Help In Choosing A Game/VR System, Please Explain This To Me Like I'm Five **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 28, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-in-choosing-a-game-vr-system-please-explain-this-to-me-like-im-five/825218 "2018-11-28T17:32:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-in-choosing-a-game-vr-system-please-explain-this-to-me-like-im-five/825218/21 "2018-11-30T18:25:05Z")
“Please explain this to me like I’m five.” Oh, my God, where are your parents? ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-in-choosing-a-game-vr-system-please-explain-this-to-me-like-im-five/825218/22 "2018-11-30T22:00:14Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > “Please explain this to me like I’m five.” > > Oh, my God, where are your parents? Considering that neither of them can even work their TV, they’re not going to be much help. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-in-choosing-a-game-vr-system-please-explain-this-to-me-like-im-five/825218/23 "2018-11-30T22:13:35Z")
> [@AngelSoft](#): > > My PC can’t give them the power they need I was in a similar boat earlier this year when my ~7 year old HP Pavilion gave me the BSOD and stopped booting. Made sure my replacement system is VR ready. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-in-choosing-a-game-vr-system-please-explain-this-to-me-like-im-five/825218/24 "2019-01-15T22:18:37Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > There’s also Google Earth VR, which is free via Steam for Rift & Vive. Messed around in Google Earth VR last night. That thing is loads of awesome! Now if I could figure out how to get it into Street View… ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-in-choosing-a-game-vr-system-please-explain-this-to-me-like-im-five/825218/25 "2019-01-20T20:56:25Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Messed around in Google Earth VR last night. That thing is loads of awesome! > > Now if I could figure out how to get it into Street View… Hold one of the buttons (it’ll vary based on your system) and you get a sort of “globe” thing on your hand. Smash that into your face. It works better than it sounds, but it’s not exactly intuitive. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-in-choosing-a-game-vr-system-please-explain-this-to-me-like-im-five/825218/26 "2019-01-20T22:08:12Z")
Ive wanted a vive or rift for ages but then they put borderlands 2 on PSVR … and now I wanna swing my fist like a mad man when I decide just to beat everyone to death by hand lol But ive been burned on things like the ps2 camera and the various kinects ………. and I have a day 1 ps4 …. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-in-choosing-a-game-vr-system-please-explain-this-to-me-like-im-five/825218.md?page=1)