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Originally Posted by Bladewire
I think VR is going a lot slower because consumer point of entry price is higher. The internet was a cheap point I of entry price , $20 for AOL.
When the next Xbox or Playstation comes with top quality VR and free top quality headset and body sensors, and is the same price as the previous version, it will take off like wildfire.
I predict they will do this in the next couple years, maybe next Christmas or the Christmas after. Why? Because they've made an investment in their CAR presence and it's taking longer for it to pay off than expected, Zuckerberg's decision to lower Oculus is proof of this.
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I would guess that the bigger issue like in all new technologies is that "this is really cool" doesn't preclude the need for a "killer app" to drive its success.
all the VR stuff i've seen has made me say "oh, thats pretty cool", but that's it. It has no other use in my life other than amusement. Other than for the military, surgeons etc, where its beneficial for training in a simulated environment, it doesn't do much for the common person until there is an useful application for the common person which solves common person problems.