it's a dev kit that doubles as an art piece
yes, that's very stupid but :porky-happy:
I don't get this, so can you play games with this headset? I assume lots of games have a built in thing for controllers
Well they're definitely not marketing it for gaming. I think it'll probably have very simple games but you won't get the full VR gaming experience with it, which makes the thing even more ridiculous lmao. $3500 and you can't even play a good VR game on it.
That seems like a massive waste to be honest. They have 4k monitors for each eye - resolution should be next level with this headset. I mean I can't say it wouldn't be really cool to run a racing sim or something on this headset... but if it's just a glorified computer then what the hell is the point
I'm just speculating here but considering it wasn't mentioned in the initial reveal the compatibility with existing VR stuff probably isn't great.
They rushed the shit out of this it seems. I mean tbh some of the tech is pretty cool but this is overall really embarrassing for Apple.
There were a lot of small leaks suggesting that Tim Cook was considering retiring and desperate to get one more Big Thing(tm) out the door for his legacy. I don't know how true it was, but looking at the shitshow that is this headset I'd believe it.
It's wild that so much labor and resources get wasted for fragile bougie egos.
I don't know, these criticisms have strong slashdot's initial review of the iPod energy. you know, "No wireless, less space than a Nomad. Lame."
it looks pretty groundbreaking and I think it will do well, and eventually there will be a more affordable version. look forward to trying it out.
Admittedly, they were kind of right about the iPod. The first and second gen iPods were massive failures for apple and sold fewer units than the Newton. The third generation barely broke even on r&d. Things didn't turn around til gen 4 and particularly the Mini, largely because Creative shot themselves in the foot with the Zen when they tried and massively failed to bury the iPod once and for all in 2004. The genius idea with the Zen Touch was to basically copy Apple's UI design, and try to also be a premium device at a similar price, but without using the premium materials. People ended up just seeing it as a cheap knockoff of the iPod, and largely ignored it moving forward. Other competitors ended up getting lost on weird side projects like turning everything into a dedicated video player or making stationary home devices for a hifi system. The iPod's success was largely predicated on Toshiba getting really good at manufacturing tiny spinning hard drives, pricing a premium product only slightly above the competition's more cheaply built flagship product pricing, and their competitors making a bunch of huge blunders at the same time for several years.
