Meta Quest 3's Limits Will Be Tested By Civilization VII's VR Port
The release date for the VR port of Civilisation VII for Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S has been revealed, while a new gameplay trailer shows quite what an ambitious project this is.
Civilization VII for the Meta Quest headsets will be out on April 10, and will cost $59.99. That's $10 less than the current Steam price for the PC version. It's available to pre-order now.
The gameplay trailer depicts exactly how you'll play what is a fairly involved and traditional strategy game within a VR headset.
Instead of depicting the game world as a fully immersive space within the VR environment, the terrain appears on a Command Table at the center of the play space.
Publisher 2K Games describes it as a 'virtual and mixed reality' experience because you'll be able to switch between having your real surroundings as the backdrop or a rendered environment.
This likely helps keep a lid on the amount of complex game visuals that need to be rendered at any one time.
Civilization VII will be the first in this 34-year-old series to get a VR edition, and it will make an interesting test case for the genre's compatibility with the format.
All current indications suggest the Meta Quest 3 version of Civilization VII will be a fully fleshed-out experience not dissimilar to that of the PC and console versions.
But a major part of the appeal of the series is its engrossing 'just one more go' moreish-ness, that often sees players staying up into the small hours. This is obviously not the way most Meta Quest 3 owners play, with the factors of battery life, comfort and the way VR appetites for gaming tends to lean towards shorter play sessions considered.
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The game be played solo, or with up to three other Meta Quest players — you won't be able to play with those on console or PC.
This VR port of Civilisation VII is developed by Australia's Playside Studios, which has worked on Meta's own Horizon Worlds, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, as well as its own published Meta Quest titles Shattered and Dumb Ways: Free For All.
Civilization VII's VR version will be available from 8am PDT on April 10, and is only available for the two Meta Quest headsets.
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