Forget 4K Or Switch For A Second: VR Is the Real Revolution

[hershel_layton]

binary solo said:

hershel_layton said:
Sorry but it won't be a revolution until it becomes cheap(like smart phones. They were a niche product until the iphone)

 

That doesn't make sense. iPhone has always been the most expensive phone on the market. iPhone made smartphones sexy and cool, it did not make them cheap and accessible for the mass market. It just convinced the mass market that you were a second class citizen if you didn;t have one. And carriers were able to do payment plans so you didn't have to pay the full cost of the phone up front. iPhone is a poor comparison in terms of VR's pathway to big success. VR can succeed with lower price, better screeds and some way to prevent nausea, wireless connection and consequently light, low heat, long life battery tech, which I have no idea when that would be feasible, less bulky headsets or some design that at least doesn't look uncool.

 

Compared to other smartphones, the iPhone was not exactly expensive, especially for what it was able to do. It was essentially an iPod and phone put together for 300/400. With the iPod being 200 and a typical phone being around 250 during 2006/2007, it was actually a pretty good deal, especially for those who never had an ipod. I agree with you on VR though. I think it will become affordable, just not within the next 2 years. Hopefully smartphones become an affordable method to use vr.