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I don't think VR is going to be a massive success on any platform...because of the cost. Have any expensive peripherals ever done well?
Nobody with a lick of common sense does. Anyone with a lick of common sense has seen this song and dance before: New Technology that is supposed to be "revolutionary" costs $600+ to invest in. It either 1) flops hard and is forgotten quickly (Wii was cheap, but the gimmick got old quick and thereby after the meteoric rise, it crashed hard with the actual target base they had) or 2) struggles long enough to see itself become the semi-success it wished it was years ago (which is what I think VR will do if Occulus isn't shitcanned by Zuckerburg).
"B-B-BUT $1000 TV AND PHON--"
1) Phones and TV's are practically required in peoples lives now a days.
2) VR and other side-tech like that isn't.
3) You can get a TV or Phone for
wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy less than the cost of Occulus + PC upgrading right now. Besides which:
4) Nobody is holding a gun to your head and telling you to buy that new shiny iPhone 7+S HD Remix Accent Core Phantasma EXTEND. Which goes into #3 really, but the point is: The tech is out there at various price levels that people that NEED something don't need to spend $1000 on it. Which is why I feel once people are able to get the first Occulus's specs in a mid-range PC, it'll do "well" enough to be successful.
But it definitely won't move the needle at this point in time. Hell, I'm dubious that VR is even
needed for most people. Until they can get rid of the "screen door" effect, it's not something that I feel everyone needs to go out and try.