Former Microsoft CTO says VR/AR at least 'a decade' away from being mainstream

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mountaindewslave said:

its too expensive to do well

a mainstream successfully done Virtual Reality gaming platform that actually SOMEWHAT achieves what its meant to do is very far off. even the models today that are somewhat in the right direction are incredibly expensive

for a mainstream console like price for this it won't be likely for decades

not to say that the technology isn't there or doesn't exist, but there isn't enough effort being put towards it to make the price point drop or the technology advance enough. things like military weaponry, tools to get resources better, even phones- those are continually advanced because there's such heavy demand for innovation

unfortunately the interest in VR is too obscure for it to become an accessible standard anytime soon for the mass market

What? In late 2012 Oculus launched the DK1. It had 640 X 800 pixels per eye, it runs at 60 Hz, latency of 60 ms, and no positional tracking.

 

In the first quarter of 2016, they launch the CV1. It has 1080 X 1200 pixels per eye, runs at 90 Hz, latency of 18 ms, and AMOLED screen, and positional tracking.