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What makes me worried about the future of VR is that there is no "entry-level" VR solution anymore since Google and Samsung cancelled Daydream and Gear VR respe
by rob74 5y ago
What makes me worried about the future of VR is that there is no "entry-level" VR solution anymore since Google and Samsung cancelled Daydream and Gear VR respectively. Which means that in order to try it out in the comfort of your own home you now have to invest ~400 €.
- grumbel 5y agoQuest2 goes for $300/350€ and is a substantially more complete and better VR package than Daydream/GearVR ever was, i.e. positional tracking on headset and controller, Daydream/GearVR was rotation only. Not having to use a phone also reduces a lot of friction in using the device and drastically improves the visuals. I do however miss the $200/200€ WMR headsets that we had for a while, that felt like a more reasonable entry point for a PC gaming headset. There is currently no replacement for those. Quest2 not only adds price, but also weight due to battery and SoC, which you don't really want or need when using it only on PC.
- dylan-m 5y agoI think Daydream and Gear VR set VR back more than anything, and if they were going to keep doing what they were doing it's a good thing they're gone. See the many comments in this thread conflating 3DOF headsets (glorified panorama viewers) with the same 6DOF VR (full movement in space plus all-important hands) that people are actually excited about.