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One of the biggest barriers to consumer adoption of VR seems to be the cost. Is there a reason why it doesn't make sense for the manufacturers to do a subscrip
by an4rchy 8y ago
One of the biggest barriers to consumer adoption of VR seems to be the cost.
Is there a reason why it doesn't make sense for the manufacturers to do a subscription service? Seems like everything from phones and consoles to game streaming subscriptions is the trend (and makes sense).
If nothing else, it can help increase distribution and awareness -- at the end of the day, more people using the devices is probably gonna kick off more content creation and economies of scale to produce cheaper/better hardware.
Thoughts?
- ZhuanXia 8y agoNeglecting inflation, amortization does not make it any cheaper.
- rocky1138 8y agoI think it's fairly safe to say that for the general populace, that doesn't matter. If it's cheaper up front, people act like it's cheaper overall.
- pradn 8y agoI doubt if there's a strong market for VR even if a great headset was $50. Do people who are not enthusiasts really want to immerse themselves like this? A good chunk of the population doesn't seem interested even in game consoles. I imagine a subset of them are interested in VR gaming. Outside of VR gaming, there's little mainstream content designed for VR.
- andybak 8y agoPotentially the audience for VR could be bigger than the audience for consoles as it opens up entire categories of non-gaming applications. Experiential, narrative, educational, social etc. I've had very positive responses to VR from people that have never had any interest in traditional gaming. Of course - whether this interest could be translated to purchase is a different question. Ease of use and cost would help as would a wide and diverse library of mainstream content. I think a good stepping stone would be pervasive VR in schools, libraries, galleries etc. to get people accustomed to the medium.
- dwighttk 8y agoExcept for experiential, why aren't those categories already open on consoles?
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