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Meta spent $4.3 billion on its VR division in three months, and made checks figures $440 million in return (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Idk man, if you let go of the requirement of wireless and standalone, we're already there.

https://www.bigscreenvr.com/

So I'm expecting there to be a lot more headsets like that next gen.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    This requires an Apple iPhone XR or newer, as the face scan utilizes the TrueDepth sensor.

    Am I wrong in my reading that this hardware product is only available for people who already own and use an iPhone XR or newer? It seemed neat until I got to that bit...

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I don't own one nor do I know anyone who does, but as far as I've understood it from casual Googling the product, you just have to find one to use it to submit a scan of your face so they can mold the thing properly. So it's more like you have to lend an iPhone for 5 minutes from someone/somewhere, which while being annoying, hardly seems like an obstacle to me when considering those.

    Idk why they don't have an app for Android based phones (fuck iPhones) but it's a small-ish company which is making them and I imagine there are things about software development I'm unaware of so I couldn't say "they should just have the app in Google Play store as well" as if it were that simple with 3D-scanning.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    You're right, it's not an insurmountable obstacle, I think I was just feeling petulant about seeing another product with a sign next to it saying basically, "you must be this invested in the Apple ecosystem to ride".

    Let's be real though, it's already a better option than what Apple is offering for $3500, so I'm sure they will get some traction before being bought out.

    Lastly, because you underscored the point I was making, fuck iPhones.

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