Re:Magic Leap: When Reality Hits the Fan
by ghaff on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @07:32PM
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Reading the original source article [1], I think he's enthusiastic enough. He also comes across as being more conservative than many at the pace that it's going to be picked up and realistic about how limited the tech is currently.
Per your quote, he apparently also is open to the possibility that VR could turn out to be a dead end but that's not so much a lack of enthusiasm as not being a mindless cheerleader.
[1] http://www.polygon.com/features/2017/2/15/14616192/gabe-newe...
Re:Magic Leap: When Reality Hits the Fan
by criddell on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @09:24PM
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I think your assessment is spot on. I think his conservative take probably stems from the fact that he and Valve are going to be okay no matter what happens with VR. Almost nothing is at stake for him.
> We're also pretty comfortable with the idea that it will turn out to be a complete failure.
About Vive he said:
> Vive is the most expensive device on the market. It's barely capable of doing a marginally adequate job of delivering a VR experience.
Not sure if he's underselling, but he doesn't sound that enthusiastic about it. It sounds more like the Vive investment is an insurance policy.