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Microsoft seems to be fiddling around in research while Sony runs away with the Virtual Reality cup.
by hoodoof 11y ago
Microsoft seems to be fiddling around in research while Sony runs away with the Virtual Reality cup.
- AndrewKemendo 11y agoAs a point of clarification, this is Augmented Reality, which is actually quite different than Virtual Reality in practice and scale. So it's an apples to bananas comparison.
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- hoodoof 11y agoThe biggest difference at this stage seems to be people handing over money for VR while AR, well...... In a very real way they are "the same" in that Microsoft and Sony have each chosen to bet on AR or VR, not both. The are the same in that they are both "immersive headset technology interfaces". Looks very much like a betamax versus VHS battle and AR at this stage is a distant betamax.
- scrollaway 11y agoYeah... no. The VR industry is in a bubble right now. This is actually something that was talked about at GDC. A massive portion of the VR industry is betting on video games, and there's several good economical reasons why we think the high-end VR products (PSVR, Oculus, etc) will vastly undersell. Sony is the one who's likely to suffer most, in fact, as the tie to their console limits their market even further.
- renox 11y agoThe Vive has one camera on the headset, so it can do a kind of AR too..
- AndrewKemendo 11y agoNo, it doesn't and this has already been discussed ad-nausea around the VR world.
- renox 11y agoI'm sorry but could you provide some explanation (hint or link)? I'm probably wrong but your correction is a bit short IMHO.