Contributor to Forbes : Sony VR to be more than x 3 that of Oculus Rift In 2016

[hershel_layton]

HoloDust said:

hershel_layton said:
Am I the only one who thinks Samsung's VR can potentially beat Sony's?

Think about it. One hundred dollars. All you need is one of the more recent phones(and most likely the next generation, as leaks show sizes will be similar). Considering you most likely have a phone, a lot of people wouldn't mind buying it, even if they use it once every few days.

You only need $600-700 dollar smartphone, but hey, at least headset is cheap. ;)

Seriously though, maybe next iteration where high end phones are not a requirement, or someone else like that Chinese FiresVR company that's trying to go toe to toe with GearVR, will have a mass market appeal.

Still, there are technical dificulties as well - while Gear VR has a lot in common with OR (screen persistance is good as well as motion-to-photon latency), it does not have positional tracking. From what I've read inside-out tracking is not as easy as fixed outside-in (like with OR, Vive and PSVR), but it seems that Samsung is working on it, so probably next iteration will be able to compete head on.

Then again, look at the usage of Smartphones compared to PC's.

 

PC used to be used by everyone. However, the smartphone has tremendously evolved into a pocket computer.

 

Also, if the Samsung VR doesn't dominate for a long time, I think it will still start some sort of desire(by people) to get VR headsets. The moment they realize, "hey, I can just plug my phone into this!", then it might become popular, even if it isn't as good as its competition("hoverboards" that costed 350).

However, all of the VR headsets have a ways to go. For smartphones, more phones need to be accepted. For PS4, more uses for it. For PC, better pricing.