If VR Becomes a hit, What Happens to Xbox?

[Normchacho]

CosmicSex said:

Normchacho said:

You know, your post really got me thinking. What does PSVR 2.0 look like? We already know that Sony has had some pretty advanced eye tracking prototypes since early 2014, even having a version of Infamous SS that used eye tracking to control the camera. So I think it's safe to say PSVR 2 has eye tracking, as well as more advanced head and hand tracking...but maybe this is a topic for another time...

Anyways, I think if VR ends up being big, MS will likely just make the next Xbox Rift compatible. I just don't see how MS could be successful with making their own device in what could honestly be the waning years of it's console buisiness.

There are many reports that predict that next gen is still 3 or 4 years off.  You don't want PlayStation to get a chokehold on the market if it takes off.  I think if it is an instant hit, Microsoft will retaliate with a year.  They could even include a external GPU for good measure although I know this sounds a bit much. 

MS won't know if console VR is a success until the middle of this year at the earliest. It's going to be able to crap out a competing VR headset in 18 months even if they've already started prototyping.

And, even if they do manage to get a decent headset out, what do they tell developers? "Hey, you guys know PSVR? Well, here's this other thing that's less powerful and has a smaller install base, want to make games for it?"

Oh, and who buys it? How big is the group of people that want a "high end" VR headset badly enough to buy one, but also won't buy a PS4 or PC to get it?