Microsoft and the Metaverse

Re:Microsoft and the Metaverse by setpatchaddress on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @03:14PM (#29166870)

That's been the story of VR since the 90's.

If you view VR as a spectrum between ViewMaster 3-D and a holodeck, we're very much still on the ViewMaster 3-D end of things.

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Re:Microsoft and the Metaverse by bryans on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @03:24PM (#29166978)

We're really just a couple steps past the Virtual Boy, and that was 25 years ago.

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Re:Microsoft and the Metaverse by longtimelistnr on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @06:51PM (#29169166)

While the Quest 2 headset is subsidized by Facebook it is still a mind blowing device for $299. For that price it is the most revolutionary gaming/vr experience in the last 50 years let alone 25.

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Re:Microsoft and the Metaverse by NicoJuicy on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @01:45AM (#29171827)

I would name Gameboy for that

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Re:Microsoft and the Metaverse by jayd16 on Sunday November 14, 2021 @12:02PM (#29218504)

Not sure if you haven't tried a Quest or haven't tried a virtual boy in 25 years but it's nowhere close.

You're not in a sensory goo tank or anything but for starters you can't even lift up a virtual boy.

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