MSI Introduces Trio Of VR-Related Utilities, Software Available If You Own MSI Hardware

[kcarbotte]

It’s no secret that MSI is bullish on VR. The hardware company offers a wide range of VR-ready hardware products. Now, MSI is offering VR-related software to enhance the VR experience, but you need MSI hardware to use it.

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[itsmedatguy]

I don't know what companies are thinking with this kind of stuff. VR is already such a small market as far as video games, how many consumers are actually going to drop the MSI graphics card into their shopping cart because they've got some gimmicky software locked into it?

 

[falchard]

I buy MSI purely because they make robust boards and allow you to put in settings that will burn your board. VR extras is always a nice add.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I'm always surprised what makes folks buy something ...

a) Reference GFX cards ?
b) CLCs ?
c) Which [insert any PC component here] has best RGB ?

 

[Sakkura]

Locking it to hardware will just limit adoption of these software tools. MSI Afterburner has been a huge success specifically because anyone can use it.

 

[michalt]

While it would be better for the overall VR community if MSI allowed the tools to be used by anyone for free, they're not a charity and need reasons for people to buy their mostly commodity products over other vendors. NOTE: I don't have any MSI products.

 

[mrpijey]

"Or if you own any of MSI’s GeForce 10-series graphics cards, you qualify."

Not if you own the MSI GeForce 1080Ti Founders Edition. The Ti isn't even listed... You exclude the best card suitable for VR that you got.

Good job MSI, good job...

 

[Sm0k3d 0uT]

Well my MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition motherboard didn't make the cut