It’s a flop. Not their first, won’t be their last. And I actually bought one…
Apple's PSVR2, I told you so 🥳
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Report: Sony stops producing PSVR2 amid “surplus” of unsold units
Pricy tethered headset falters after the modest success of original PSVR.arstechnica.com
But it’s an amazing demo. Maybe not worth the money to you but it’s undeniably good technology. For the record a 1st class trip to Dubai is also a great experience but not worth the money to me either. Two things can be true at once…Agreed. I buy more tech gadgets to try out each year than anyone I know, and most of my friends are tech folks. I had absolutely no interest in even putting this thing on my face for ten seconds.
There is nothing, I repeat, nothing, in this article implying that the AVP will be discontinued anytime soon.It's the HomePod all over again. They made it. They discontinued it. Now they don't sell the HomePod any more.
I mean they don't sell the original HomePod any more.
only apple product in years I found remotely exciting 🤷♂️First Apple product in years that I simply had zero interest in even demo-ing
True, but it also says a lot about demand.People are going to only read the headline and interpret it as “discontinue”. Like the article says, it just means they have enough inventory until they replace it with something cheaper.
it was never expected to have widespread demand... it's $3500. only us diehards and developers are ever gonna get oneTrue, but it also says a lot about demand.
Oh yeah, I’m not saying it hasn’t flopped. It absolutely has. I’m just saying some will get the impression that Apple is giving up on the Vision line as a whole, and that isn’t true.True, but it also says a lot about demand.
Also true, but for a company with a reputation for managing their supply chain to a degree that others can’t, it still looks like they overestimated that demand.it was never expected to have widespread demand... it's $3500. only us diehards and developers are ever gonna get one
The Meta device is sold at cost and attempts to recoup margin through ads, social and games. That’s a big determinant, although I’d agree Vision Pro isn’t 7x better than a quest 3. Maybe 3-4.When compared to the price of the Meta device, who in their right mind would even consider buying one?
I understand what you are saying. I owned Google Glass, which was an amazing HUD device for its time. Most people don't realize how incredible it was to use a heads up display in the form factor of GG on a daily basis. While it wasn't quite AR, it would do things like translate a menu from French to English by overlaying the English text over the French text in real time. That was mind blowing in 2014, let me tell you. Until something similar to the AVP comes in a similar form factor like Google Glass, it is a hard pass for me personally.But it’s an amazing demo. Maybe not worth the money to you but it’s undeniably good technology. For the record a 1st class trip to Dubai is also a great experience but not worth the money to me either. Two things can be true at once…
I will never understand people's affinity to hate on things they haven't even tried. Just baffles logic.Agreed. I buy more tech gadgets to try out each year than anyone I know, and most of my friends are tech folks. I had absolutely no interest in even putting this thing on my face for ten seconds.
Also the marketing is abusrd and dystopian. In a time when we all want to reduce our screen time, you have couples conversing with their eyes through the headset in the marketing material 🤦♂️🤢
When compared to the price of the Meta device, who in their right mind would even consider buying one?