Hardware
editHi Swyter, regardless of source, is this at all notable? A proper reliable should be used, not Reddit or a Steam community forum post to be actually mentioned. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 19:38, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- Hi there. It is notable as it comes from the only person/company who has researched and made a commercial PC driver for the headset, turning it into a commercial product. As I mention in my change, the same information can be found in the Steam Store page, just in a slightly more succinct way. The forum post is pinned and written by the developer itself as a support page for prospective owners, it's not a random thread:
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2772740/iVRy_Driver_for_SteamVR_DEMO_PSVR2_Lite_Edition/
- https://steamcommunity.com/app/992490/discussions/17/3879344463500344882/
- http://old.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/16tmzmz/no_usbc_on_gpu/k2jtxac/
- This company has previously received mainstream coverage, it is important to provide the Power Delivery 12 volt and DisplayPort alt-mod facts here, as due to the closed nature of the system Sony hasn't provided them in the spec sheet. People may think it may be internally using the VirtualLink protocol, which isn't true. It's using the same DP alt-mode standard USB-C monitors and hubs use. So I hope this clarifies my point, would it be valid if some RoadToVR journalist read the same thing and made an article out of it? Swyter (talk) 19:53, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- About why add this to the hardware section. Well, it's probably the only mainstream wired headset sporting a single cable; it's relevant to know what technologies make that unique single cable work to do the work of what usually is done with three thick cables. And that technology isn't VirtualLink alt-mode, as iVRy mentions. Swyter (talk) 20:07, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- Just in case. CC: @Soetermans Swyter (talk) 20:25, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- Have you checked out WikiProject Video Games list of reliable sources? There is also a custom search engine. If there are no reliable sources that go into the technical detail that show its relevance, it shouldn't be included. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 20:29, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- Great find, thanks for improving this! soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 21:28, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for the search engine, @Soetermans. I have found a bunch of extra sources in Japanese of Zenji Nishikawa, which has talked with the Sony engineers themselves. There is a German article talking about the extra requirements for the USB-C cable. Coupled with the Steam store page for the headset driver I think that should be enough justification. A bunch of extra articles will probably start popping up in the following months, I think these two small points are necessary to avoid more misinformation, a few journalists have been reporting misleading technical facts, which causes circular reporting issues regarding the dead VirtualLink standard. Swyter (talk) 21:40, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- Have you checked out WikiProject Video Games list of reliable sources? There is also a custom search engine. If there are no reliable sources that go into the technical detail that show its relevance, it shouldn't be included. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 20:29, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- Just in case. CC: @Soetermans Swyter (talk) 20:25, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
- About why add this to the hardware section. Well, it's probably the only mainstream wired headset sporting a single cable; it's relevant to know what technologies make that unique single cable work to do the work of what usually is done with three thick cables. And that technology isn't VirtualLink alt-mode, as iVRy mentions. Swyter (talk) 20:07, 18 January 2024 (UTC)