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Yeah one thing that’s puzzling to me about FB’s bet is that Oculus should be a litmus test for the consumer interest in this stuff and afaict it hasn’t really t
by annexrichmond 5y ago
Yeah one thing that’s puzzling to me about FB’s bet is that Oculus should be a litmus test for the consumer interest in this stuff and afaict it hasn’t really took off. If Oculus isn’t particularly realizing huge growth, why would the Metaverse?
- MKTSPCLST 5y agoThe technology isn't quite there yet. I don't think it's fair to use it as a litmus test for the greater metaverse and the advantages it creates.
- grumple 5y agoTotally agree. Maybe they see numbers we don't, and maybe the limited availability of the physical platform indicates higher demand. I'm a big fan of the Oculus hardware and software. Just not the link to Facebook accounts that is soon to be required for older accounts. But my friends? Even the gamers couldn't care less about VR. You need a large space for it. Most of the games are pretty niche. You can't play anything close to cutting edge games. It's not really useable for work purposes, due mostly to not having a great keyboard interface and lack of third party investment in work-oriented applications. That and there's been effectively 0 progress on these points in the past few years. There's still potential, but I'm less optimistic about VR generally and Oculus in particular.