{"id":30357,"date":"2018-07-04T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/random_nintendo_switch_is_getting_its_own_vr-style_headset_but_theres_a_catch"},"modified":"2018-07-04T14:45:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T14:45:00","slug":"random-nintendo-switch-is-getting-its-own-vr-style-headset-but-theres-a-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/07\/04\/random-nintendo-switch-is-getting-its-own-vr-style-headset-but-theres-a-catch\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Nintendo Switch Is Getting Its Own VR-Style Headset, But There&#8217;s A Catch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/random_nintendo_switch_is_getting_its_own_vr-style_headset_but_theres_a_catch\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/random_nintendo_switch_is_getting_its_own_vr-style_headset_but_theres_a_catch\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/nintendo_switch_is_getting_its_own_vr-style_headset_but_dont_get_too_excited\/attachment\/1\/original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/nintendo_switch_is_getting_its_own_vr-style_headset_but_dont_get_too_excited\/attachment\/1\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"fhdwrkst-p01.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While VR continues to bubble under elsewhere in the industry, Nintendo has remained indifferent to the technology; when your first &#8216;Virtual&#8217; product <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2013\/05\/hardware_classics_nintendo_virtual_boy\">ends up being a massive dud<\/a>, we guess you become a little more cautious about asking your\u00a0customers to strap lumps of plastic to their heads.<\/p>\n<p>However, those of you who crave a VR experience on your Switch can rest easy (sort of), because Japanese company\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thanko.jp\/shopdetail\/000000003098\">Thanko<\/a> is releasing a headset which is compatible with the console and gives you a &#8216;virtual&#8217; screen size of 120 inches.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed the &#8216;Eye Theater&#8217;, it&#8217;s not <em>strictly<\/em> a VR headset as all it does is transfer the image from the console to the headset&#8217;s display and features no motion-sensing capabilities whatsoever (which should be pretty obvious as the Switch doesn&#8217;t have any VR capabilities that would allow for this).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/nintendo_switch_is_getting_its_own_vr-style_headset_but_dont_get_too_excited\/attachment\/0\/original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/nintendo_switch_is_getting_its_own_vr-style_headset_but_dont_get_too_excited\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"fhdwrkst-top.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/nintendo_switch_is_getting_its_own_vr-style_headset_but_dont_get_too_excited\/attachment\/2\/original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/07\/nintendo_switch_is_getting_its_own_vr-style_headset_but_dont_get_too_excited\/attachment\/2\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"fhdwrkst-p02.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The unit costs\u00a0\u00a522,780 ($206\/\u00a3156) and is expected to launch in September. It comes with a HDMI conversion\u00a0kit which allows it to be connected to the Switch, and will also work with other USB Type C devices, such as smartphones. It weighs 250g and boasts a display resolution of\u00a01280 \u00d7 800 pixels.<\/p>\n<p>Let us know if you&#8217;re crazy enough to want one of these by posting a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While VR continues to bubble under elsewhere in the industry, Nintendo has remained indifferent to the technology; when your first &#8216;Virtual&#8217; product ends up being a massive dud, we guess you become a little more cautious about asking your\u00a0customers to strap lumps of plastic to their heads. 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