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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

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