Correctly ground eyeglass lenses don't cost pennies and there are laws around their manufacture to prevent harm.
I've also deeply regretted any time I've spent less than $70 on them. You get horrible, headache inducing optics.
I dunno man.
For $3500, getting nickel-and-dimed to death feels pretty shitty, especially when this one accessory opens your product up to an additional *checks notes* 4 billion people.
But Apples gotta Apple and getting a complete product for one price just isn't shit they do.
I don't think they are under any obligation whatsoever to provide non-trivial accessories for free though.
Microsoft didn't give the xbox adaptive controller to folks who needed it; you had to buy that sucker, and it was the only way for many folks to engage in playing games and it was fucking rad.
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Correctly ground eyeglass lenses don't cost pennies and there are laws around their manufacture to prevent harm.
I've also deeply regretted any time I've spent less than $70 on them. You get horrible, headache inducing optics.
I dunno man.
For $3500, getting nickel-and-dimed to death feels pretty shitty, especially when this one accessory opens your product up to an additional *checks notes* 4 billion people.
But Apples gotta Apple and getting a complete product for one price just isn't shit they do.
I don't think they are under any obligation whatsoever to provide non-trivial accessories for free though.
Microsoft didn't give the xbox adaptive controller to folks who needed it; you had to buy that sucker, and it was the only way for many folks to engage in playing games and it was fucking rad.
But you said it yourself, the purchase price was trivial.
And if that $150 is what makes it profitable, then woof.
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You don't burn $40 billion dollars and counting with nothing to show for it, right?
Right Anakin?
I think, if this tech actually does take off, they are positioned to be the low to mid tier android to the apple iPhone.
I don't have any faith in meta's ability to make a flagship product though. The Quest Pro was a resounding disappointment. And as nice as PC VR is, the cost and complexity puts it in its own very niche category, so the Valves and Vives of the world are not really in this race at the moment.
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I'm patiently awaiting Metaverse VR headset so I can watch it crash and burn.
Because Apple actually has their shit together when it comes to hardware, and this was the best they could manage for almost 4 thousand dollars.
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AtomikaLive fast and get fucked or whateverRegistered Userregular
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I’m rewatching BTAS and I just got to the Clock King episode and I think it’s fantastic representation for the ASD community for there to be a villain whose origin was “my boss fucked up my routine once and it ruined my entire life”
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syndalisGetting ClassyOn the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Productsregular
Correctly ground eyeglass lenses don't cost pennies and there are laws around their manufacture to prevent harm.
I've also deeply regretted any time I've spent less than $70 on them. You get horrible, headache inducing optics.
I dunno man.
For $3500, getting nickel-and-dimed to death feels pretty shitty, especially when this one accessory opens your product up to an additional *checks notes* 4 billion people.
But Apples gotta Apple and getting a complete product for one price just isn't shit they do.
I don't think they are under any obligation whatsoever to provide non-trivial accessories for free though.
Microsoft didn't give the xbox adaptive controller to folks who needed it; you had to buy that sucker, and it was the only way for many folks to engage in playing games and it was fucking rad.
But you said it yourself, the purchase price was trivial.
And if that $150 is what makes it profitable, then woof.
Zeiss is the one making them and probably setting the pricing, for what its worth.
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OrcaAlso known as EspressosaurusWrexRegistered Userregular
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I’m friends with 4 people that work at Reality Labs (and one who got laid off) so it’s not like I want them to fail
But man I still wonder what they’ve been doing with all that very public money at an executive level.
amateurhourOne day I'll be professionalhourThe woods somewhere in TennesseeRegistered Userregular
Bad music
I need to see if I still have a physical copy of BTAS and remedy that if I don't.
When I get the media center set up we're going to experiment with just running off of that for a week or two, no outside streaming, just the existing library of stuff.
are YOU on the beer list?
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jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
Correctly ground eyeglass lenses don't cost pennies and there are laws around their manufacture to prevent harm.
I've also deeply regretted any time I've spent less than $70 on them. You get horrible, headache inducing optics.
I dunno man.
For $3500, getting nickel-and-dimed to death feels pretty shitty, especially when this one accessory opens your product up to an additional *checks notes* 4 billion people.
But Apples gotta Apple and getting a complete product for one price just isn't shit they do.
I don't think they are under any obligation whatsoever to provide non-trivial accessories for free though.
Microsoft didn't give the xbox adaptive controller to folks who needed it; you had to buy that sucker, and it was the only way for many folks to engage in playing games and it was fucking rad.
But you said it yourself, the purchase price was trivial.
And if that $150 is what makes it profitable, then woof.
Zeiss is the one making them and probably setting the pricing, for what its worth.
Surprised Apple doesn't just buy them.
Speaking of rounding errors lol
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The meta quest headsets are an ok race to the bottom attempt to make a mass market VR headset.
Setting aside that the mass market doesn't even want VR, on top of that meta's much bigger failure is the absolute dearth of quality VR content in their ecosystem. Horizon Worlds is quite possibly the worst thing I could have imagined such a large company making. It was supposed to be their killer app and it's an embarrassment no matter how you look at it.
Thousands of hot, local singles are waiting to play at bubbulon.com.
The meta quest headsets are an ok race to the bottom attempt to make a mass market VR headset.
Setting aside that the mass market doesn't even want VR, on top of that meta's much bigger failure is the absolute dearth of quality VR content in their ecosystem. Horizon Worlds is quite possibly the worst thing I could have imagined such a large company making. It was supposed to be their killer app and it's an embarrassment no matter how you look at it.
There is a Norse-themed RPG that just came out for quest 2 that is actually really impressive, with good controls, good graphics, good story... Scoring over 90% most places, maybe the best VR game since Half Life: Alyx.
And it's like 60 hours so I noped right the fuck out after 30 minutes or so. No fucking way I am playing a 60 hour game in the hardware as it exists today. Can you even imagine a 4-6 hour session? Christ.
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I’m rewatching BTAS and I just got to the Clock King episode and I think it’s fantastic representation for the ASD community for there to be a villain whose origin was “my boss fucked up my routine once and it ruined my entire life”
"You made me late."
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jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
The meta quest headsets are an ok race to the bottom attempt to make a mass market VR headset.
Setting aside that the mass market doesn't even want VR, on top of that meta's much bigger failure is the absolute dearth of quality VR content in their ecosystem. Horizon Worlds is quite possibly the worst thing I could have imagined such a large company making. It was supposed to be their killer app and it's an embarrassment no matter how you look at it.
Unironically, my barometer for the success of any new interactive tech is how healthy is the porn market to cater to it
VR has not taken off
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HerrCronIt that wickedly supports taxationRegistered Userregular
The meta quest headsets are an ok race to the bottom attempt to make a mass market VR headset.
Setting aside that the mass market doesn't even want VR, on top of that meta's much bigger failure is the absolute dearth of quality VR content in their ecosystem. Horizon Worlds is quite possibly the worst thing I could have imagined such a large company making. It was supposed to be their killer app and it's an embarrassment no matter how you look at it.
There is a Norse-themed RPG that just came out for quest 2 that is actually really impressive, with good controls, good graphics, good story... Scoring over 90% most places, maybe the best VR game since Half Life: Alyx.
And it's like 60 hours so I noped right the fuck out after 30 minutes or so. No fucking way I am playing a 60 hour game in the hardware as it exists today. Can you even imagine a 4-6 hour session? Christ.
One of the newer guys at work says he uses VR when he's working, like an absolute fucking madman.
What a brave new world, strapping on your VR goggles to debug crash dumps in Visual Studio....
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OrcaAlso known as EspressosaurusWrexRegistered Userregular
The meta quest headsets are an ok race to the bottom attempt to make a mass market VR headset.
Setting aside that the mass market doesn't even want VR, on top of that meta's much bigger failure is the absolute dearth of quality VR content in their ecosystem. Horizon Worlds is quite possibly the worst thing I could have imagined such a large company making. It was supposed to be their killer app and it's an embarrassment no matter how you look at it.
There is a Norse-themed RPG that just came out for quest 2 that is actually really impressive, with good controls, good graphics, good story... Scoring over 90% most places, maybe the best VR game since Half Life: Alyx.
And it's like 60 hours so I noped right the fuck out after 30 minutes or so. No fucking way I am playing a 60 hour game in the hardware as it exists today. Can you even imagine a 4-6 hour session? Christ.
One of the newer guys at work says he uses VR when he's working, like an absolute fucking madman.
What a brave new world, strapping on your VR goggles to debug crash dumps in Visual Studio....
The meta quest headsets are an ok race to the bottom attempt to make a mass market VR headset.
Setting aside that the mass market doesn't even want VR, on top of that meta's much bigger failure is the absolute dearth of quality VR content in their ecosystem. Horizon Worlds is quite possibly the worst thing I could have imagined such a large company making. It was supposed to be their killer app and it's an embarrassment no matter how you look at it.
There is a Norse-themed RPG that just came out for quest 2 that is actually really impressive, with good controls, good graphics, good story... Scoring over 90% most places, maybe the best VR game since Half Life: Alyx.
And it's like 60 hours so I noped right the fuck out after 30 minutes or so. No fucking way I am playing a 60 hour game in the hardware as it exists today. Can you even imagine a 4-6 hour session? Christ.
One of the newer guys at work says he uses VR when he's working, like an absolute fucking madman.
What a brave new world, strapping on your VR goggles to debug crash dumps in Visual Studio....
I feel like the Vision Pro might be the first one that has been made that won't give you a massive headache reading a bunch of text through it, but it still won't be the kind of experience you want to do for a full work shift.
Doing it with a Vive, Quest, Index, etc. is just a guarantee that you will get a migraine.
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SummaryJudgmentGrab the hottest iron you can find, stride in the Tower’s front doorRegistered Userregular
edited February 1
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Hey, someone recommend me like an old-school gridder RPG that I can drop into easily, not necessarily a roguelike/roguelite
Like Dungeons of Dredmore-ish. I just want cozy vibes tonight
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Some days Blue wonders why anyone ever bothered making numbers so small; other days she supposes even infinity needs to start somewhere.
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jungleroomxIt's never too many graves, it's always not enough shovelsRegistered Userregular
The meta quest headsets are an ok race to the bottom attempt to make a mass market VR headset.
Setting aside that the mass market doesn't even want VR, on top of that meta's much bigger failure is the absolute dearth of quality VR content in their ecosystem. Horizon Worlds is quite possibly the worst thing I could have imagined such a large company making. It was supposed to be their killer app and it's an embarrassment no matter how you look at it.
There is a Norse-themed RPG that just came out for quest 2 that is actually really impressive, with good controls, good graphics, good story... Scoring over 90% most places, maybe the best VR game since Half Life: Alyx.
And it's like 60 hours so I noped right the fuck out after 30 minutes or so. No fucking way I am playing a 60 hour game in the hardware as it exists today. Can you even imagine a 4-6 hour session? Christ.
One of the newer guys at work says he uses VR when he's working, like an absolute fucking madman.
What a brave new world, strapping on your VR goggles to debug crash dumps in Visual Studio....
I have wanted the Johnny Mnemonic setup since I saw it and later read Neuromancer
Like, I would sell some land if it afforded me an actual deck or glasses and gloves
are YOU on the beer list?
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AuralynxDarkness is a perspectiveWatching the ego workRegistered Userregular
Might as well come in and say "hey [chat] I was hoping to get some good classic CRPG recommendations, I'm not familiar with the genre at all but really like games with good stories."
Just throwing out red meat for us.
every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
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The meta quest headsets are an ok race to the bottom attempt to make a mass market VR headset.
Setting aside that the mass market doesn't even want VR, on top of that meta's much bigger failure is the absolute dearth of quality VR content in their ecosystem. Horizon Worlds is quite possibly the worst thing I could have imagined such a large company making. It was supposed to be their killer app and it's an embarrassment no matter how you look at it.
There is a Norse-themed RPG that just came out for quest 2 that is actually really impressive, with good controls, good graphics, good story... Scoring over 90% most places, maybe the best VR game since Half Life: Alyx.
And it's like 60 hours so I noped right the fuck out after 30 minutes or so. No fucking way I am playing a 60 hour game in the hardware as it exists today. Can you even imagine a 4-6 hour session? Christ.
One of the newer guys at work says he uses VR when he's working, like an absolute fucking madman.
What a brave new world, strapping on your VR goggles to debug crash dumps in Visual Studio....
I feel like the Vision Pro might be the first one that has been made that won't give you a massive headache reading a bunch of text through it, but it still won't be the kind of experience you want to do for a full work shift.
Doing it with a Vive, Quest, Index, etc. is just a guarantee that you will get a migraine.
Yeah, I've no idea how long he's doing it for.
I kinda stopped listening once he mentioned it, because I don't want to listen to people describing how they self-harm.
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You don't burn $40 billion dollars and counting with nothing to show for it, right?
Right Anakin?
@SummaryJudgment got botp'd
I don't think they are under any obligation whatsoever to provide non-trivial accessories for free though.
Microsoft didn't give the xbox adaptive controller to folks who needed it; you had to buy that sucker, and it was the only way for many folks to engage in playing games and it was fucking rad.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
yeah it was specifically addressed
it's so much better to not have ten "hasn't eaten in a while" pals every time i get back to base
lol
But you said it yourself, the purchase price was trivial.
And if that $150 is what makes it profitable, then woof.
I think, if this tech actually does take off, they are positioned to be the low to mid tier android to the apple iPhone.
I don't have any faith in meta's ability to make a flagship product though. The Quest Pro was a resounding disappointment. And as nice as PC VR is, the cost and complexity puts it in its own very niche category, so the Valves and Vives of the world are not really in this race at the moment.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
Because Apple actually has their shit together when it comes to hardware, and this was the best they could manage for almost 4 thousand dollars.
Zeiss is the one making them and probably setting the pricing, for what its worth.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
But man I still wonder what they’ve been doing with all that very public money at an executive level.
any day now
When I get the media center set up we're going to experiment with just running off of that for a week or two, no outside streaming, just the existing library of stuff.
Surprised Apple doesn't just buy them.
Speaking of rounding errors lol
Setting aside that the mass market doesn't even want VR, on top of that meta's much bigger failure is the absolute dearth of quality VR content in their ecosystem. Horizon Worlds is quite possibly the worst thing I could have imagined such a large company making. It was supposed to be their killer app and it's an embarrassment no matter how you look at it.
There is a Norse-themed RPG that just came out for quest 2 that is actually really impressive, with good controls, good graphics, good story... Scoring over 90% most places, maybe the best VR game since Half Life: Alyx.
And it's like 60 hours so I noped right the fuck out after 30 minutes or so. No fucking way I am playing a 60 hour game in the hardware as it exists today. Can you even imagine a 4-6 hour session? Christ.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
you doing single player or multiplayer?
Unironically, my barometer for the success of any new interactive tech is how healthy is the porn market to cater to it
VR has not taken off
One of the newer guys at work says he uses VR when he's working, like an absolute fucking madman.
What a brave new world, strapping on your VR goggles to debug crash dumps in Visual Studio....
Celeste [Switch] - She'll be wrestling with inner demons when she comes...
I feel like the Vision Pro might be the first one that has been made that won't give you a massive headache reading a bunch of text through it, but it still won't be the kind of experience you want to do for a full work shift.
Doing it with a Vive, Quest, Index, etc. is just a guarantee that you will get a migraine.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
Like Dungeons of Dredmore-ish. I just want cozy vibes tonight
Lands of Lore?
I have wanted the Johnny Mnemonic setup since I saw it and later read Neuromancer
Like, I would sell some land if it afforded me an actual deck or glasses and gloves
It's not altogether old-school, but Starcrawlers is pretty rad.
I don't know what a gridder rpg is
huh
you weren't?
I haven't played it yet, so grain of salt, but Moonring is free and it's been on my list. Often gets compared to old-school Ultima.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
also lol
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Yeah, I've no idea how long he's doing it for.
I kinda stopped listening once he mentioned it, because I don't want to listen to people describing how they self-harm.
Celeste [Switch] - She'll be wrestling with inner demons when she comes...
a gridder incorporates the Milanese Renaissance swordfighting techniques using four guard zones that was the basis of modern-day Italian fencing
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
fuck, I really do like this girl
It was on Genesis so I have no idea how accessible it is right now buuuuut...
Shining Force 2
I would argue it was my favorite game of that generation but Genesis version of Shadowrun is sitting there, staring at me, ready to pounce.