A new model from Cybershoes, bespoke shoes that simulate natural movements through virtual reality through actual foot movements, is now available on Amazon. The shoes work with a number of compatible games on Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 VR headsets, including In Death: Unchained and The Wizards – Dark Times.
After a successful crowdfunding campaign, we had heard that the new Cybershoes would be developed in May as a refined version of the prototype we saw at CES 2019 for the new Oculus Quest 2.
The latest wireless cybershoes model is available on Amazon in the US for $ 349 (about £ 250 / AUD 450). However, it is currently unknown if this Oculus Quest 2 compatible Cybershoes model will be available worldwide.
Cybershoes slip over your actual shoes like comfortable sandals and communicate wirelessly with your Oculus Quest 2 VR headset. When the user (who remains seated) “slides” their shoes on the floor to simulate walking or running, the action is mimicked in the game, allowing players to naturally control their movement and speed.
One, two, strap on my cybershoe
Michael Bieglmayer, CEO of Cybershoes, explained the decision to launch the product on Amazon, saying, “The launch on Amazon is huge for us as it gives Quest players who may have stood by our crowdfunding campaigns easier access to cybershoes. “
Hence, it looks like the company is preparing Cybershoes to become more readily available in the near future. As previous Cybershoes models have become available worldwide, we expect this new model to follow suit in due course.
Current cybershoes models already support well-known VR titles such as No Man’s Sky, Half-Life Alyx and Boneworks. And soon the new Cybershoes model will be compatible with classic first person shooters like Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Doom 64 and Ultimate Doom – just when you thought the iconic and demonic shooter from id Software couldn’t be ported to anything else.
Cybershoes as a product may bridge that immersion gap for VR, where gamers are still expected to move with traditional analog controls. We love the idea of using them to move Leon in the upcoming Resident Evil 4 VR, for example to desperately sprint from chainsaw-wielding psychopaths as fast as our legs can carry us.
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