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Apparently you can't view the FT article, unless you are a subscriber. It disappears on me, once i click it.



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kowenicki said:
Sixteenvolt420 said:
Apparently you can't view the FT article, unless you are a subscriber. It disappears on me, once i click it.

 

You mean you dont subscribve to the FT!?

Sorry.  The other article summarises it too though.

All good. I don't subscribe to any newspapers.

 



Well Apple has tons and tons (and tons) of money to R&D this like crazy.



Why would they spend 1 cent on VR?

Apple should focus on makeing cheap (but highly styleish) AR glasses for their iphones.

The future of mobile phones interaction, is build in glasses for AR.

It makes much more sense for them as a company to focus on that.



It's going to be funny, when Sony outsells them all, and the #1 and #4 spot on the chart are switched. I honestly hadn't even heard of Samsung VR until now.



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kowenicki said:
JRPGfan said:

AR glasses for phones are the future.
Its kinda obvious apple wants in on that.

I dont see them focusing on VR (why would they? their mac line dont sell that much).
AR makes sense because of their phones, if they can make some semi cheap AR glasses for iPhones, they ll potentially kill all the buzz MS has on AR.

ar for iphone would kill holo lens?  intersting take.

Yes it would.

AR doesnt really make sense for gameing. That minecraft demo really overhyped the intire thing.

The Field of View on it is tiny, and the methode of useing your fingers to interact with the game is just bad (for gameing).

Its kinda obvious its future is in the social aspect. Which is the bread and butter for smart phones.





kowenicki said:
Sixteenvolt420 said:

It's going to be funny, when Sony outsells them all, and the #1 and #4 spot on the chart are switched. I honestly hadn't even heard of Samsung VR until now.

 

samsung gear vr... you havent heard of it?

 

Nope. It's the only one of the 4 listed, that i never heard of.



Sixteenvolt420 said:

It's going to be funny, when Sony outsells them all, and the #1 and #4 spot on the chart are switched. I honestly hadn't even heard of Samsung VR until now.


It's even funnier that you haven't heard of the already available and affordable Samsung Gear VR if you are slightly interested in VR. Doesn't make you look very informed.



I don't know why they don't just work with Google to make cardboard natural for both Android and iOS. But then Apple's walled garden approach would be in danger probably...



Conina said:
Sixteenvolt420 said:

It's going to be funny, when Sony outsells them all, and the #1 and #4 spot on the chart are switched. I honestly hadn't even heard of Samsung VR until now.


It's even funnier that you haven't heard of the already available and affordable Samsung Gear VR if you are slightly interested in VR. Doesn't make you look very informed.

Well, the only one i'm even considering at this point is Playstation VR. The PS4 is the only thing that i'd use VR on, so i guess that's why i don't really pay attention to much else.