VR always seems to be just 5 years away.
I'm starting to come around to the idea that it's here now and the size of the market is just pretty much what it's going to be.
I'm starting to come around to the idea that it's here now and the size of the market is just pretty much what it's going to be.
They come out amazed and wondering why these aren't everywhere. Then they ask how much it costs (~$4000) and their excitement vanishes.
You can get a setup for much less than that now, but it's blurrier, slower, uglier, more nauseating, and lacks important features like finger tracking. It won't be smartphone-level for a long time, if ever, but once the tech reaches affordable levels, I'm convinced there will be a larger audience.
If they can get rid of the headset requirement, then I think the potential is almost limitless.
Vive trackers $300
2080 Ti $1200 (I suppose I should count this by its new "low" price, but I got it early)
Overclocked i7-6700k and high end motherboard, closed loop cooler with better fans, ssds, psu, case, ram etc ~$1400
= ~$3900
The important parts are the Index, the 2080 Ti, and a CPU with high single-thread performance. If you lose the trackers (more trouble than they're worth, really) and go more budget on the other parts you can put together something equivalent for under $3000, but not by much.