DarthBuzzard
macrumors regular
You don't seem to grasp the technology. Meta can't do it any faster. I mean Meta are indeed releasing a competing product this year (Project Cambria), but it will have some limitations that make it not as high-end as the Apple device, and no one else can release a VR/AR device before Apple's 2023 device at the quality they are aiming for.Excuses. It is taking so long because Tim Cook will not release a single thing until they absolutely have to.
So why hasn't it done any of it? Because until a real product comes along that can take advantage of it, it is indeed just a gimmick. VR is gaming gimmick that is pretty bad, and makes most people nauseous. AR needs glasses, or it's useless. No one is going to have an AR experience by holding a viewfinder up to their face.
AR efforts to this point are a total failure. VR efforts to this point are niche gaming at best.
As for AR being a total failure. It's more like the tech hasn't matured enough to reach a consumer release. This is like calling mobile phones a failure before we even had products you could buy as a consumer.
For VR, it is no longer just a gaming device. You can use it for all sorts of things like travel/telepresence, socialization, exercise. A lot of people with VR are doing these things now. Also, VR gaming is not a gimmick - it has proven its worth.