All of that’s fair. It’s gonna be very dependent on your price flexibility and your preferences between Meta and Sony’s ecosystems and platforms.
I’m with you that VR is absolutely optional, too. I don’t think it’s a mass market proposition and hey, I personally don’t use the VR devices I own frequently, so…
I’ll say the one thing I think you’re wrong about is how available the dirt cheap ground level “phone in a box” alternative is. I don’t think that’s compatible with anything anymore. The Samsung Gear VR is discontinued and unsupported in software, the Labo thing was always a gimmick and I’m not aware of a phone conversion kit that will give you any compatibility with any of the ongoing VR platforms. Entry level to be able to do anything VR (as in, at least compatibility with PC VR games) remains the Quest 2 at this point. Next would be the Quest 3 and the PSVR2 and I suppose some of the cheaper PC HMDs. After that you get into the PC high end.
All of that’s fair. It’s gonna be very dependent on your price flexibility and your preferences between Meta and Sony’s ecosystems and platforms.
I’m with you that VR is absolutely optional, too. I don’t think it’s a mass market proposition and hey, I personally don’t use the VR devices I own frequently, so…
I’ll say the one thing I think you’re wrong about is how available the dirt cheap ground level “phone in a box” alternative is. I don’t think that’s compatible with anything anymore. The Samsung Gear VR is discontinued and unsupported in software, the Labo thing was always a gimmick and I’m not aware of a phone conversion kit that will give you any compatibility with any of the ongoing VR platforms. Entry level to be able to do anything VR (as in, at least compatibility with PC VR games) remains the Quest 2 at this point. Next would be the Quest 3 and the PSVR2 and I suppose some of the cheaper PC HMDs. After that you get into the PC high end.