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Even Apple wasn’t able to make VR headsets mainstream in 2024
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Oculus Quest, PlayStation VR, SteamVR...
...VR is mainstream.
Meta thought it would be the next big thing, so much that they renamed themselves "meta". A lot of companies have been courting VR as a future big market, but we definitely haven't seen it blow up like companies hoped it would. I wouldn't say it's a dead market, but I would definitely put it as more of a novelty than a mainstream success.
Their goal is to create phones with floating screens. At the point where quest 3 is, ignoring the weight and slightly janky hand controls I can see the vision and future technology could make that real, but I don't think its good for society. VR games also will never be mainstream since they require movement. I love VR gaming a lot, but 99% of people will try it once and never again. Its inherently niche. I've spent thousands of dollars on vr gear though so I don't really mind if all VR games are niche since I like the janky indie games.
A lot (if not most) of vr games can be played seated though.
Sure you might technically still be moving around but it's easy enough on you that most people - even grandma, could play.
So I don't see that as a barrier to mainstream.
Yeah but I personally don't like seated vr games. If I'm playing a game seated I would rather play on a monitor where I can see the real world.