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That explains a lot. One thing that pick out of all this is that it is mostly motivated by fear and inferiority, even if it is a long-term business strategy. In
by karmakaze 4y ago
That explains a lot. One thing that pick out of all this is that it is mostly motivated by fear and inferiority, even if it is a long-term business strategy. In particular it points out Apple, Google, and even Valve as being far ahead and in better positions. It specifically talks about VR and AR, the first of which Oculus was leading with Quest 2 and I was lost as to why a Quest 3 wasn't released by now. It's because they were focused on their fear, deficiency in AR.
In my book, the way to get ahead is to get ahead, take the Quest 2 and go farther faster, then leverage that. What's rarely successful is winning by 'trying not to lose'. They also could have done these things in parallel, rather than one at a time bottlenecked through the CEO.
Another blindspot was separating games and social experiences. If Animal Crossing has shown anything it's that there is no line that divides games and not games, and VR/AR is more able to ride that line than anything before.
- uni_rule 4y agoI agree with the sentiment. If Facebook simply saw the Quest 2 as what it truly is - a standalone video game console that rivals the Nintendo Switch despite the radically different form factor - they could've leaned significantly more into what parts of it have genuine mass appeal. Instead they tried to leapfrog what people actually wanted from the tech and tried to provide what they think business people may want from it in the future, pleasing no one.
- fatnoah 4y ago> One thing that pick out of all this is that it is mostly motivated by fear and inferiority, even if it is a long-term business strategy I had an inside view and fear is a real thing, but not fear of others being ahead or innovating more. The real fear is that Meta doesn't own its own platform. It's completely at the mercy of Apple and Google on mobile devices. The investment in VR and AR is as much about owning the platform as anything else.
- karmakaze 4y agoBut the Quest 2 is a platform that can grow. It's like they're trying to raise an artistic child to grow up to be a lawyer. The Quest 2 and gaming isn't success in their eyes.