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John2290 said:
Puppyroach said:

Microsoft has gone under the radar here but are doing something pretty smart IMO. In the fall creators update for Windows 10,they included software for VR capabilities. Several hardware developers like Samsung, Lenovo, Dell and so on is then licensed to create VR headsets according to basic specs provided from Microsoft. The smart approach with these headsets is that you get access to windows in VR (you can wqatch movies, play Xbox One through PC. It´s not a complete experience yet but it´s getting there) and the headsets has cameras built in which means you don´t need an external setup to use them. Microsoft calls this "Mixed Reality" which is only PR talk, but they have a really intereting approach to this.

The headsets themselves are quite affordable aswell.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-mixed-reality

Seems the PSVR headset design is the standard now, at least we now that. I like the idea of having multiple headsets in the same way you would buy a laptop or PC however I think this will lead to an unbalanced experience and lock people out of content in the same way PC games do with specs. It can't grow like this to MASS market appeal in the same way others like Day dream have the possibility of doing. 

That's never really stopped people from tuning their settings for what preferences they have. it's also never stopped them from upgrading their systems either, the same way nothing has stopped people from grabbing the Pro or X1X either.

I think the real locking threat, would be locking the games to specific headsets and platform.



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