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I love idea of VR but... Sure, I would love to buy VR headset but there are things that are stopping me, and until they are fixed, I will wait before buying, i

by stiray 6y ago

I love idea of VR but... Sure, I would love to buy VR headset but there are things that are stopping me, and until they are fixed, I will wait before buying, it is not a crucial piece of technology after all (like robotic vacuum cleaners are :D ) - I will not vendor lockin myself into some store "Hey, buy xy monitor and you can only use software for it from xy store". - I will not pay for the VR substantially more than good monitor (of normal size) - I will not pay extra for games that I have already bought as non VR - I will not upgrade my whole hardware just to be able to use VR (I do understand why hardware requirements are as they are but I will just not do it) - I will absolutely not buy anything subscription based. - I will never buy it from facebook (,google,...), I dont consider them a trustworthy company and I am not buying anything that is positioned in home from those. - While watching tv, playing playstation whole family can have fun, for the same price, not just one And once I go trough all the points I dont think that here is any VR headset that fits. And to me all those points are showstoppers. Maybe buying new computer hardware can be left out as a showstopper, it is just a huge annoyance. Bottom line the VR technology is not even a problem at all. Everything around is.

asiachick 6y ago
> - I will not vendor lockin myself into some store "Hey, buy xy monitor and you can only use software for it from xy store". Steam VR games, the largest VR market, have no vendor lock in AFAIK > - I will not pay for the VR substantially more than good monitor (of normal size) A Rift 2 is $300 right now. Many of the windows ones are also in the $300-$500 range. I don't know what your range is. To me it would be unreasonable to limit the price to $100. I've bought monitors for $800, $1500, $4000, $200, $400. > - I will not pay extra for games that I have already bought as non VR you don't want non-VR games ported to VR. They suck > - I will absolutely not buy anything subscription based. I know of no subscription based VR except porn and even though you're paying for access to their libraries and you download unencrypted mp4s. Your subscription just gives you access to new content. > - I will never buy it from facebook (,google,...), I dont consider them a trustworthy company and I am not buying anything that is positioned in home from those. Agreed though sadly, in my experience, they do have the best experience ATM (I know others disagree...) I hope that changes meaning I hope the experience elsewhere becomes better. > - While watching tv, playing playstation whole family can have fun, for the same price, not just one Not sure what your point is here. you're comparing apples to oranges. That's like saying "I'll never buy a snowboard because my car carries 4 people"
jayd16 6y ago
So buy a PSVR then. You're locked in software wise, but it sounds like you don't care if its a Playstation.

by stiray 6y ago

asiachick 6y ago

> - I will not vendor lockin myself into some store "Hey, buy xy monitor and you can only use software for it from xy store". Steam VR games, the largest VR market, have no vendor lock in AFAIK > - I will not pay for the VR substantially more than good monitor (of normal size) A Rift 2 is $300 right now. Many of the windows ones are also in the $300-$500 range. I don't know what your range is. To me it would be unreasonable to limit the price to $100. I've bought monitors for $800, $1500, $4000, $200, $400. > - I will not pay extra for games that I have already bought as non VR you don't want non-VR games ported to VR. They suck > - I will absolutely not buy anything subscription based. I know of no subscription based VR except porn and even though you're paying for access to their libraries and you download unencrypted mp4s. Your subscription just gives you access to new content. > - I will never buy it from facebook (,google,...), I dont consider them a trustworthy company and I am not buying anything that is positioned in home from those. Agreed though sadly, in my experience, they do have the best experience ATM (I know others disagree...) I hope that changes meaning I hope the experience elsewhere becomes better. > - While watching tv, playing playstation whole family can have fun, for the same price, not just one Not sure what your point is here. you're comparing apples to oranges. That's like saying "I'll never buy a snowboard because my car carries 4 people"

jayd16 6y ago

So buy a PSVR then. You're locked in software wise, but it sounds like you don't care if its a Playstation.