Because no one trusts Meta anymore. With anything. Reputational damage.
It’s so good though
Also from the dev side the platform (which is Android with some AR bits bolted on) isn’t compelling enough to be locked into, even if the hardware is decent. If Facebook were to make a play to make their Android variant the Windows of AR and license it out to other manufacturers, that might work but nobody is interested in them trying to be Apple with Oculus stuff.
It may be unfair, but no one thinks 'great hardware' when they think of Meta/Facebook. At best they think neutral, at worst they think about no leg avatars and online toxicity.
I think the pricing and marketing of Meta Quest 3 position it as a device that is fit for the general public. But VR just isn't good enough yet. The Apple device will also be not good enough, but because the average person won't buy it, the air of exclusivity will keep intrigue. Maybe in another decade, we'll have something really amazing.
Because that has additional hardware instead of using your hands and does not allow seamless transition between the real world and virtual.
Low resolution displays are okay for gaming but anything oriented at professional use is going to be held back by fuzzy text.
Text sharpness is really critical, IMO. Also, if text moves at all with any head movement, its a deal breaker
I think quest 3 is reasonably sharp so something sharper than that eventually will be pretty sweet.
Personally I’m more put off by the bulkiness of the device, something very light is necessary!
Because I distance myself from Meta as much as possible.
I'd buy the latest Quest in a heartbeat if it wasn't associated with Meta.