• makyo@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    There are a lot of problems keeping VR from going big and I think Meta’s strategy of cornering the market is one of them. They think if they get all the exclusives they’ll be the next iPhone but I think instead they’re fragmenting an already tiny market which really needs a bunch of impressive experiences (and there still aren’t a ton right now, even after years of VR development). I feel like the reverse would win them more users - they should win on hardware AND software but make their software available for any VR headset to use. Because right now they need to help create a market for VR because there really isn’t one worth cornering yet.

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      6 months ago

      They just announced that they opened up the OS for other manufacturers to use. I know Asus/ROG is supposed to have a headset in the works using the OS.

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        6 months ago

        So they want to be the Microcrap of the VR world?

        Nah I’m good, let me know when we get a Linux of the VR world

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            6 months ago

            Its probably great but when you need to set up a specific room, it makes it inaccessible for most people

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              6 months ago

              ??? You don’t need a specific room. Quest doesn’t need any beacons or wires.

              I don’t like Facebook, never had a Facebook account and refused to buy their VR until they removed the Facebook account requirement 2 years ago.

              But the hardware is excellent for the price. Facebook is selling the hardware at a loss and making it up in software sales. So you are hurting Facebook by buying their hardware and using it with Steam.

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                6 months ago

                Sorry, was referring to Valve Index. Did not realize you can use SteamVR on on the Quest

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            6 months ago

            That is not what I was referring to. Meta loves to invade our privacy like Microcrap

            Sadly SteamVR needs a large open space to work effectively which makes it inaccessible to the vast majority.

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              6 months ago

              SteamVR is a software store. It has nothing to do with whether the hardware needs beacons in the room or wires.

              You can play SteamVR racing sims at your desk. If it’s a standing game, you push a button and then draw virtual borders on the floor wherever you are to define the play space.

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          6 months ago

          That would be Valve‘s Deckard, I suppose. Would be nice if that would materialize at some point soon.

          But even a „windows equivalent“ HorizonOS would be an improvement in the standalone headset space if that meant I could choose between HMD vendors and carry over all my software.