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Because the Vision Pro has no compelling use case. Games is what you do when you don’t know what to do.

extrememacaroni 3y ago
Or anime chatrooms.
I_Am_Nous 3y ago
You're telling me "ignore my son's birthday party to watch Youtube videos on my face" isn't a compelling use case?? Staring awkwardly at my wife and saying "Yes sweetie I am definitely giving you my full attention" while I definitely am not is out too? Face computers have a lot of convincing to do before they are adopted widely.
- filoleg 3y ago
  > You're telling me "ignore my son's birthday party to watch Youtube videos on my face" isn't a compelling use case?? > Staring awkwardly at my wife and saying "Yes sweetie I am definitely giving you my full attention" while I definitely am not is out too? You just described two scenarios that are already very common in the present day, if you swap the headset for a smartphone in them. Not saying it is a good thing at all, it isn’t. But given how many people currently don’t mind doing it with their phones (where their actions are on a clear display), I think significantly more people would be into those use cases with AR headsets (and in the future, glasses). It is literally the same thing as with phones, but more concealed/private. So it would capture both the existing group doing it with phones and plenty of new people. Note: I am aware that Vision Pro isn’t intended to be worn outside or for prolonged periods of time due to battery and just general headset thing, so no, I am not trying to claim it is going to replace smartphones for people. I was talking more about where this is headed, which will only be possible once the technology gets us to the point of a “regular looking glasses” type of a form factor (or something similarly unobstructive).
  - I_Am_Nous 3y ago
    Very true, but I believe the public's acceptance of something is really the main test. Google Glass was intended for daily wear by everyone but the public absolutely hated them. Cell phones are accepted, mostly because you can usually tell if someone is recording you (compared to Glass) but personally I have thought AR glasses would be awesome. I could have an AR Pokémon pet, like Pokémon Go...but good...

Or anime chatrooms.

You're telling me "ignore my son's birthday party to watch Youtube videos on my face" isn't a compelling use case?? Staring awkwardly at my wife and saying "Yes sweetie I am definitely giving you my full attention" while I definitely am not is out too? Face computers have a lot of convincing to do before they are adopted widely.

filoleg 3y ago
> You're telling me "ignore my son's birthday party to watch Youtube videos on my face" isn't a compelling use case?? > Staring awkwardly at my wife and saying "Yes sweetie I am definitely giving you my full attention" while I definitely am not is out too? You just described two scenarios that are already very common in the present day, if you swap the headset for a smartphone in them. Not saying it is a good thing at all, it isn’t. But given how many people currently don’t mind doing it with their phones (where their actions are on a clear display), I think significantly more people would be into those use cases with AR headsets (and in the future, glasses). It is literally the same thing as with phones, but more concealed/private. So it would capture both the existing group doing it with phones and plenty of new people. Note: I am aware that Vision Pro isn’t intended to be worn outside or for prolonged periods of time due to battery and just general headset thing, so no, I am not trying to claim it is going to replace smartphones for people. I was talking more about where this is headed, which will only be possible once the technology gets us to the point of a “regular looking glasses” type of a form factor (or something similarly unobstructive).
- I_Am_Nous 3y ago
  Very true, but I believe the public's acceptance of something is really the main test. Google Glass was intended for daily wear by everyone but the public absolutely hated them. Cell phones are accepted, mostly because you can usually tell if someone is recording you (compared to Glass) but personally I have thought AR glasses would be awesome. I could have an AR Pokémon pet, like Pokémon Go...but good...