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I'd add to the list (1) Quest is a game console Quest is clearly a gaming device. It boot straight into the store. The re-opens the store at every opportunity
by nox101 3y ago
I'd add to the list
(1) Quest is a game console
Quest is clearly a gaming device. It boot straight into the store. The re-opens the store at every opportunity. This means, trying to use it for non-gaming means you're constantly reminded your on a VR game console. It'd be like trying to use a PS5 for work. I kind of get why they did it but I hate it. I'm happy my iPhone does not boot into the store and does not go back to the store every time I go to the home screen.
(2) Quest doesn't care about productivity
This is kind of the same as 1 but, ... I actually try to use my Rift-S with my desktop for certain activities almost daily. I press the right controller's system button, close the home tab, close the library tab, close the store tab, open the desktop. Then I interact with the a few desktop apps. I copy or move files and I run certain apps that I've written that work reasonably well with point and click controls
But, I tried accessing my desktop on a Quest via the various link (wired and wireless) and it crashed 1 of 3 times. This is clearly a niche feature to Meta. Meta expects you're just playing games from their store.
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You can certainly argue Meta didn't get those things wrong but for me, they are wrong. The more productivity I can do on a Quest the more useful it is it me any many others. There are more phones than game consoles. IMO they should make the device be general purpose, not sell a "pro" version for productivity. Phone game sales far out shadow game console game sales. They don't need to design the Quest around a game console experience.
- mavamaarten 3y agoThe Quest is a gaming device because productivity just doesn't work on screens that are so low res that it becomes annoying to read text
- HDThoreaun 3y agoQuests screen isnt good enough for reading so productivity is out. Its a gaming device because it cant really be anything else.
- chaostheory 3y agoQuest 3 is good enough albeit barely.