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Re:Apple headset leak reveals new details and confirms earli... by varenc on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @04:02PM (#34251544)
I remember all of those products seeming really expensive at launch, though I see your point. They've all gone down a bit in price since but not significantly. Maybe what has changed though is my perception of what a reasonable cost should be. Spending $150 on AirPods to replace my cheap earbuds used to seem absurd but now it feels more defensible. If AR is a huge success the price will certainly come down, but perhaps only 30%-50% and spending the equivalent of a new Macbook on a headset starts to feel more reasonable.
Re:Apple headset leak reveals new details and confirms earli... by nickthegreek on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @04:10PM (#34251678)
While those items are expensive for market, they were still affordable for a large market segment. I purchased iphone, ipad, airpod, airpods pro, ipod all in the first year of them debuting. I doubt I would do that for a $3k VR set and I have spent over 400hrs in VR. I will need to let others prove the value on this system before I can jump in.
Re:Apple headset leak reveals new details and confirms earli... by yunwal on Friday January 06, 2023 @08:59AM (#34274592)
I've never been all that interested in early VR, but for a truly seamless VR headset I think 3K would be perfectly reasonable. For example, being able to take a laptop onto any train and have the equivalent of a 360º monitor with me seems already worth that. If apple launched a VR headset, I'd assume they've got it to that kind of point where it's a device you carry with you all the time.