Switch VR HMD mockups.

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NATO said:

spemanig said:

It was a terrible, terrible device that still managed to blow so many people away so much that it literally kickstarted the VR arms race we're seeing now. I'm not missing the point - you are. It doesn't matter how terrible you think it was. With no games and a $350+ price tag, it was good enough. Switch VR with better games at a $100 price tag will be much better off than that.

As for smudges and dust. Okay. The HMD comes with a wipe. Crisis averted. You know what the best selling VR headset is? Not Oculus. Not Vive. Not even PSVR. Gear VR. Worse games AND succeptible to dust and finger prints. No one cares.

VR just needs to be cheap, convenient, and have a steady stream compelling software to be good enough to go mainstream. Switch is the first device that can actually make all of that happen at once, 720p screen and all.

Gear VR isn't the best selling device.

See:

• Google Cardboard: 84,400,000.
• Samsung Gear VR: 2,316,632.
• PlayStation VR: 745,434.
• HTC Vive: 450,083.
• Oculus Rift: 355,088.
• Google Daydream: 261,083

Cardboard: $15 - Ample stock

Gear VR: $69.99 - Ample stock

PSVR: $399 - Barely in stock anywhere

HTC Vive: $799 - Limited stock

Oculus Rift: $600 - Limited stock

Google Daydream - $69 but only released a few weeks ago

There's a mighty big step up in pricetag there that more than explains the disparity.

And here's the thing, if Nintendo did make a VR option for Switch, it would require the accelerometer and Gyro, but would lack depth tracking entirely, so you'd get a $80-$120 headset addon for a poor VR experience.

Good luck with that.

 

Wow. Samsung Gear VR sold over 2 million. I am one of those happy customers. So a Switch VR will have no problem taking second or third place on that sales list. Just because of the brand recognition and games.