PS4 Motion Sickness

Post » Thu Nov 26, 2015 7:11 am

I'm someone who doesn't get motion sickness, but much to my surprise I was unable to play longer than 1 hour at a time before getting completely sick. Has anyone found any setting changes, etc for the PS4 that helps to eliminate or reduce the motion sickness?

User avatar
matt white
 
Posts: 3444
Joined: Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:43 pm

Post » Thu Nov 26, 2015 4:22 pm

yes, its probably FOV, F4 has some low setting aroud 70 probably or lower. it can be the cause but i doubt its changable on consoles

low fov can give such effects

User avatar
Imy Davies
 
Posts: 3479
Joined: Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:42 pm

Post » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:06 am

You have epilepsy, go see a doctor.
User avatar
Chavala
 
Posts: 3355
Joined: Sun Jun 25, 2006 5:28 am

Post » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:18 am

I have never gotten motion sickness from a game. I was attributing it to my guy stopping and starting constantly which started after I started building. Maybe the issue is different than I thought....

User avatar
Michael Korkia
 
Posts: 3498
Joined: Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:58 pm

Post » Thu Nov 26, 2015 4:47 am

May i suggest booking a appointement with a Doctor. Explain to him/her that you can't play Fallout 4 for more than a hour before motion sickness gets the better of you. When i turn on my ps3 or psVita (not sure if it does on the ps4), but everytime i turn them on, it pops up a message that states and i quote "If you have a history of seizures or Eplilepsy, consult your doctor before use, even if you have no prior history of Epilepsy or seizures. Certain patterns may trigger them. Please consult your manual before use." If epilepsy or seizures aren't the cause then may i siggest playing for shorter times like 30-45 minutes.

User avatar
Rik Douglas
 
Posts: 3385
Joined: Sat Jul 07, 2007 1:40 pm

Post » Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:04 pm

This forum post is asking for Bethesda to do some specific things. One add an option to remove the headbob, and an option to adjust FOV in the PS4 version. Saying go to the doctor is not helpful. This is not a real small minority of players that have these issues.

I did ask my doc once about it, and you know what I was told? I was told that if it made me sick, don't do it. So you may wonder why I bought FO4, well that is because FO3 gave me no issues, and FO:NV only gave me issues when I tried it on the PC with the default FOV. So it was reasonable to buy the game. Unfortunately it caused some pretty nasty motion sickness, because the head bob and the small FOV. Its not unreasonable to ask for help from Bethesda to enjoy the thing I spent 60$ on.

Its also ignorance to consider it epilepsy. Could it be? Of course. However, in cases it won't be. If you read about it you'll find that they really don't know what causes it, that it is most probably the brain getting confused between what the eyes see and what the ears sense in terms of balance.

So why should Bethesda care? Well, I've read articles that say over 50% of all Americans have had one episode of visual induced motion sickness, either from watching a movie or playing certain video games, and that 30% of people have this regularly. I know for fact that I'm unlikely to ever buy a Fallout game unless I'm damned sure it won't make me want to puke or have migraine level headaches. No company wants to lower the market for their product, especially when it has a relatively simple solution, just allow the headbob to be deactivated, and allow the FOV to be changed. If you want the head bob, leave it on, it won't hurt you at all. If you want the default FOV, leave it. It doesn't hurt you at all.

And of course if you suspect you have a medical problem, seek medical attention.

User avatar
Tikarma Vodicka-McPherson
 
Posts: 3426
Joined: Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:15 am

Post » Thu Nov 26, 2015 10:39 am

It could be the field of view and/or the head bob. If you want an option to disable the head bob please lend your support to this thread: http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1548358-a-plea-to-the-devs-please-allow-us-to-disable-head-bob/

User avatar
Gill Mackin
 
Posts: 3384
Joined: Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:58 pm

Post » Thu Nov 26, 2015 5:54 am

I don't have epilepsy. I have been playing video games for well over 30 of my 38 years of life. I have played 100s of games (Including every single Fallout). I think (as others have said) it may be due to the FOV on this game. I don't think it's the head bob for me at least because I can play Call Of Duty without any issues. Hopefully I will get s chance to play tonight and tweak the settings. If I find anything that helps I will post it here to let others know.
User avatar
neen
 
Posts: 3517
Joined: Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:19 pm

Post » Thu Nov 26, 2015 6:12 pm

This is one of the reasons I play on PC. I do fine if I change the FoV. I think however that on PS4 it is locked. You might want to look into that.

Some have reported relief by taking over the counter motion sickness meds.

User avatar
Jack Moves
 
Posts: 3367
Joined: Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:51 am


Return to Fallout 4