Yeah, that's what I am trying to say.
Me and 80% of humanity have no use for it
And it will flop
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What to Expect From Apple in 2023: AR/VR Headset, iPhone 15 Pro, MacBook Pro, Mac Pro and More
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Me and 80% of humanity have no use for it
And it will flop
20% of humanity is still a lot of people
Yeah, why would I want to develop my game to support something that expensive and low use case?
Steve literally had to beg iPhone developers to modify their apps to suit the iPad.
It WiLL fAil BecAUse iT doesN't haVE a KeyBoard!
Not enough to sustain a market anybody else would want to develop for.
The market will be rich Americans, Europeans, and Chinese with disposable income and children, which is a declining number
I wouldn't modify my game to run on it, there's not enough expected income from that pool of users to justify retooling my app.
It won't have anything to run on it other than what Apple develops....I've browsed the VR/AR section of the App Store....it's oversaturated with companies releasing the same basic app functionality. You can't divide a pizza 30 times and expect any food.
80%? You're being very generous. I'd say more like 95%+.
There are non-gaming applications. It's amazing for industrial design and architectural previewing, for example, and those are some pretty niche markets that also can justify the costs for a professional XR headset.
And in gaming applications it's still a hell of a lot of fun. I spend a decent amount of time in VR, mostly social but also for fitness gaming. I can totally see a future where more people are using VR as their home gym.
If you don't have any use or desire for VR/AR/XR, then don't buy a headset. There are still plenty of people who have reasons for wanting it, and plenty of business cases that will make the device compelling.
You aren't the target market for this device, and that's okay! Not everything is meant for you.
Also, 20% of humanity is still 1.6 billion people.
Well,
firstly - large tv for a grand = not very good tv.
But, talking about TV - imagine that you have better resolution, better experience than from a tv as it would be more immersive without the distraction one gets when in a cinema.
Secondly, why are you obsessed if you need it or not? Clearly its not for you so leave it for those that will find the use out of it.
finally, your examples are borderline stupid. Comparing tech to cereals is laughable.
Do you know how phones started? There, better example for your limited imagination. I hope that helps
firstly - large tv for a grand = not very good tv.
But, talking about TV - imagine that you have better resolution, better experience than from a tv as it would be more immersive without the distraction one gets when in a cinema.
Secondly, why are you obsessed if you need it or not? Clearly its not for you so leave it for those that will find the use out of it.
finally, your examples are borderline stupid. Comparing tech to cereals is laughable.
Do you know how phones started? There, better example for your limited imagination. I hope that helps
I expect the best iPhone the've ever made, with features that have never been done before, and of the highest quality of any phone ever in the history of forever.
By the time that AR/VR headset comes out it already looks outdated. Lol.
Apple keeps making all these incremental updates to their laptops, while the iMac is left behind.
You seriously think people are going to strap a VR headset to their faces and work out? I don't see that happening, certainly not until the unit itself is feather light, not to mention waterproof. Sweat will no doubt be bad for the unit.
Gaming is a big maybe in my mind. On paper, sure, it sounds like the most obvious and widely applicable use case, but Apple isn't known for gaming. Yes, the App Store sells a ton of games, but they're all pretty low quality and basic. For a VR headset to appeal to the gamer market, it's going to need AAA games, and lots of them. I just don't see Apple managing to pull that off if history is any indicator.
As you note, there are plenty of special use cases in niche markets, but they are niche. They will require custom apps. Apple is a consumer electronics company. They aim to sell a lot of whatever it is they release. Custom niche markets aren't going to accomplish that. And Microsoft already has a big lead with Hololens in many of those markets.
Perhaps I'll be surprised, but I don't see this gaining traction, certainly not at a high price point. If it comes in around $3000 like many suspect, very few people are going to buy it which means developers will have no incentive to develop for it.
it will take time. There is most likely a lot of content that can just shift over, but for compelling solutions we will need the headset in hand to understand what is possible.
I for one, cannot wait for the magic to happen.
It can't be used for gaming. No studio can afford to invest in such a tiny niche market.
The other problem with gaming is the controller. I have no doubt that Apple will come up with some unique way of interacting with the device, but I'm not convinced it will be adequate for serious gaming. For a lot of people, not being able to see the controller will be a problem.
The joystick is a proven controller and yet PC games couldn't assume everyone to have one. And so even space flight simulators are often controlled by keyboard and mice. It's the least common denominator who always wins out. And that's an iPhone or a PC without VR headset.
We could always use it to venture into the Facebook Metaverse 🤭
Very true. And today's controllers for consoles are pretty much a standard layout that everyone knows. I think it will be very hard to make a controller for VR that is as functional as the game-pad style most people use today.
It won't even be 20%. It will be much less. Oculus sales have been tanking and user retention has been weak. It's just not a natural way to use a computer. VR is like wearing a bird cage helmet because you like to play with birds.