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Re:Facebook will start putting ads in Oculus Quest apps by rock_hard on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @07:12PM (#27534553)
Yep, that’s correct!

They heavily subsidize their VR devices…nothing unusual though, all game consoles are subsidized

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Re:Facebook will start putting ads in Oculus Quest apps by jedberg on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @07:19PM (#27534601)
> all game consoles are subsidized

I think that's only true for Playstation and Xbox. Pretty sure Nintendo makes a profit on every console.

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Re:Facebook will start putting ads in Oculus Quest apps by babypuncher on Wednesday June 16, 2021 @08:22PM (#27534975)
It's not even really true for PlayStation or Xbox. They often launch consoles at a loss (or even just a break even price), but manufacturing costs quickly come down while MSRP stays the same. The PS5 has already hit this threshold if Sony is to be believed.
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