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Comment by armchairhacker

3 years ago

The Vision Pro becomes wildly popular at least to a subset of the population. It’s continuously sold out and people scalp for absurd prices (or try to, idk if Apple will prevent this in some way; by absurd, I’m talking minimum $10,000, maybe over $1,000,000). Some people become addicted to it like the immersion trope, they don’t care about anything else anymore, stop participating in life, neglect their health, finances etc.. It brings up new old discussions about the dangers of VR immersion.

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malux85  3 years ago

What will they do with it? In the videos I have seen it's just a bunch of people looking at photos on the couch or watching a movie, it looks boring.

Do you think some sort of game will push it?

  • atonse  3 years ago

    I’m not OP but I’ve always felt good VR will create parallel industries for travel, entertainment, etc. in ways way more interesting than gaming.

    Think of examples like seeing the Grand Canyon for 1/10 the price if you’re disabled or elderly.

    Or watching an official Taylor Swift concert like you’re actually there, for 1/2 price. No limits on ticket sales.

    • rospaya  3 years ago

      I haven't been to the Grand Canyon, but I've been to hundreds of concerts and I assure you, there's no existing tech that will make it "like you're actually there." The same goes for owning a house in VR worlds.

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    • j7ake  3 years ago

      “Live” experience through VR is going to be big.

      There will be a point at which the VR experience will be better than the “nosebleeds” (they may already be).

      At that point this really expands the audience for live shows.

      Webcam experiences (eg having a chat with a celebrity) are going to be in huge demand once VR gets good latency and resolution.

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  • gnfurlong  3 years ago

    I'm waiting for pov perspectives for sporting events and I say that as someone who doesn't really watch sports.

runjake  3 years ago

I think that version 1 won’t sell well, but Apple knows this and they are quickly working on a far more affordable v2 or v3 and adoption will continue to increase until it becomes a significant new form of computing.

I see Vision Pro’s rise ramp looking much like Apple Watch’s did before Apple dialed in the Watch’s purpose, hardware, and pricing. You might remember Watch S0 units having obscene return rates. I was one of those who mocked the Watch. Now I wear one. Watch didn’t really kick in until Series 2.