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Call me when it's a wireless & self-contained unit. Until then, I just cannot honestly see it taking off in the commercial space. Industrial & enterprise-ish us

by stryk 9y ago

Call me when it's a wireless & self-contained unit. Until then, I just cannot honestly see it taking off in the commercial space. Industrial & enterprise-ish use maybe, but to regular consumers hell no. It's still a mess of wires and sensor installation, not to mention you still need that high-end gaming PC (and with the prices of GPUs being what they are it's a no-go for the vast majority of people).

Filligree 9y ago
HTC is close to releasing a wireless module for the Vive. Combine that with their next-generation headset, with the screen-door effect mostly gone and much higher resolution, and I think we'll have something. Still need the sensors, but those aren't that large.
- stryk 9y ago
  You're forgetting the $1200+ PC to plug it into (that's @ MSRP, if you were to build it today it's more like $2k)
  - Filligree 9y ago
    The Vive is targeted at gamers, who by and large will already have that system.
metavrsl 9y ago
Oculus is working on their 'Santa Cruz' headset which they've already demoed to journalists. It's a standalone 6DOF headset with tracked controllers. https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/12/16463844/oculus-santa-cruz-standalone-headset-prototype-hands-on https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/12/16463844/oculus-santa-cr...