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How is it a defeaning silence? Their latest hardware product was released ~3 months ago.

• rvnx 3y ago
  Never heard of it. Never saw it anywhere. If nobody can hear the sound of a tree falling, does it still make a sound ?
  • nickthegreek 3y ago
    You never heard of the Quest 3?
    • rvnx 3y ago
      Not at all, but it makes sense if it's a niche product addressing the needs of a subset of gamers. Look for example Among US VR (an excellent game): https://steamdb.info/app/1849900/charts/ https://steamdb.info/app/1849900/charts/ There are 12 players online now, 22 players "peak"... A lot of people have tried VR, and the consensus is generally that VR is fun to try once but then: Is it really worth spending 1000 USD (headset only + whatever gaming PC you need with it) <-> 4000 USD (vision pro) for something you'd use only few times per year ? To follow the hardware news related to something you don't plan to purchase nor use doesn't really make sense.
      • Tenoke 3y ago
        Quest 3 is $500, not $1000 and needs no external PC. Your choice of game is equally bizzare.
      • nickthegreek 3y ago
        >Is it really worth spending 1000 USD (headset only + whatever gaming PC you need with it) <-> 4000 USD (vision pro) for something you'd use only few times per year ? The Quest 2 is a perfectly capable VR device and is only $250. >To follow the hardware news related to something you don't plan to purchase nor use doesn't really make sense. You are on hackernews.. a site that has talked about the Quest 3 A TON. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=quest%203&sort=byPopularity&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
      • TOMDM 3y ago
        The Among Us fad is mostly over, though as a meme it has some serious staying power. Looking at VR Chat though, it's posting record highs in user count, hitting 52,956 over new years, with steady year over year growth for 5 years now. https://steamdb.info/app/438100/charts/#all https://steamdb.info/app/438100/charts/#all
      • NavinF 3y ago
        "Am I out of touch? No, it's the >20 million buyers who are wrong"
        • rvnx 3y ago
          20 million buyers: 2 million active users on 8 billion population, this is 99.975% of population not concerned.
          • NavinF 3y ago
            World GDP/Capita is $12,234. Why would you use world population instead of US population? This discussion is clearly not serious so I'm not gonna respond further
  • blackoil 3y ago
    You are not everybody, so whether you heard it or not is immaterial to Meta, Zuckerberg, and anyone else.
• ben_w 3y ago
  Metaverse != Meta headset The promise of the former is a unified platform where e.g. a virtual magic sword bought in an RPG also works in an FPS made by an unrelated developer, and a virtual gun bought in the later also works in the former, and this is also your work collaboration environment. And now I'm thinking of ABK's boss fight sketch: https://youtu.be/w6u_EJa_sZE?si=wlYD8EhRd_PLm39l https://youtu.be/w6u_EJa_sZE?si=wlYD8EhRd_PLm39l