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All this talk about Facebook without mentioning their huge investment in FB Reality Labs (FBRL) and the statements from Mark that he will turn them into a "Meta

All this talk about Facebook without mentioning their huge investment in FB Reality Labs (FBRL) and the statements from Mark that he will turn them into a "Metaverse" company in 5 years. Now, will they be "the AOL of" this Metaverse is still to be determined but FB are pulling XR out from the tech fringes into a mainstream audience. Apple may well be making similar moves if rumors are to be taken seriously. As far as the Metaverse is concerned, we are still in the late DARPA-NET or early BBS days so while this title may hold true, it would be for reasons that are unintended by the author or those commenting here so far.

noobquestion81 5y ago
I’ll believe Mark when it happens. In 2017 he also said he’d ship a billion oculuses; I think they sell maybe 3M a year. My 2c; I did see their remote work demo and thought it was kind of cool, although (anecdotally) coding in a virtual screen tends to give me headaches. But until the headsets arent heavy, expensive, and silly-looking or require goofy paddles I do not think the VR metaverse will be gaining any mass traction. Personally I have found current VR is fun for some games and tedious for everything else. The wow factor of a large expensive facial protrusion with a screen and gyro was gone by the time Oculus was acquired. What followed was a lowering of price, allowing for 4-5x more users per year to be disappointed. And Facebook has more or less failed at all their hw offerings thus far despite much PR, right? I dont see that changing. They should stick to monetizing your information IMO, they’ve been able to make that highly efficient and it doesn’t cost $800 for the end user or leave large imprints on their faces.