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barneystinson69 on 01 January 2016
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ZhugeEX said:

I wouldn't agree with that statement about it bringing more high-end PC's into consumer homes in 2016.

High End VR devices such as Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are only expected to bring in between 1 to 2 million users over the next year and the majority of those will be early adopters who will already have a high end PC or will have bought one anyway. Therefore I don't see an increase in the purchase of high end PC's to begin with.

This statement is a bit like saying that Gear VR will bring in more smartphone users when the two aren't that related at all and in fact smartphone users are growing for other reasons. 

 

I think thats optimistic. VR isn't something that'll blow up in a day, and it may even be a flop (remember kinect and all the "hype).

 

I have a very causious wait and see thing here. If VR actually proves to be a great gaming experience, then it may well grow over time.



Made a bet with LipeJJ and HylianYoshi that the XB1 will reach 30 million before Wii U reaches 15 million. Loser has to get avatar picked by winner for 6 months (or if I lose, either 6 months avatar control for both Lipe and Hylian, or my patrick avatar comes back forever).