Will VR end up being as hatred as motion gaming is today?

Red Steel 2 and Sin & Punishment 2

They're just using consumers to beta test the technology. Google did the same thing with Glass, although they didn't have the drive to stick with it long-term.

There's nothing inherently wrong with that sort of business model. They just have to be quick and decisive about iterating on the tech, producing something that matches the way consumers want to use the product, and finding ways to reduce hardware cost. I'm sure all of this will come along in time.

You think the general gaming audience is the demographic for an extremely expensive peripheral that costs as much as most peoples cars, and that requires a top-end PC to even make use of?

Again: Do you think Ferraris and Porshes are targeted towards general car drivers?

You could've sworn it, but that doesn't make it true. Sure they'd like plebian money as much as anyone elses, but that's not who they're trying to sell this to because they know plebians cannot afford it. In the same way no one is going to stop you selling your house to buy a lamborghini if you really want one. They'll happily take your money. But they're not advertising it to you or counting on you to buy it.

there is the problem of mindshare, VR has been in the public mind for a pretty long while now. People have been aware of its resurgence. If these studios and companies don't act on it while its at a height of public awareness, it's gonna fall out of mindshare quickly.

No, I don't think Ferraris and Porsches are targeted towards general car drivers. As long as we're comparing luxury sports cars to HMDs though, I don't think I'd want a Ferrari or Porsche that boasts a 0 to 60 time of 15 seconds, with a top speed of 120. I'd expect much more. That's to say, I don't think I'd want to deal with a screendoor in my face, an occasional framerate stutter and inaccurate head tracking. I'd want the best. And as it turns out, it seems like the "best" is the bare minimum requirement to get a decent experience, if I'm inclined to believe reviewers.

So I wouldn't be buying something comparable to a Ferrari then, would I? If we're going to branch out in the world of cars and pick a brand more apt, I'd go with a Honda to compare with the best the industry has to offer in terms of VR atm. However, the Ferrari experience, the ideal experience, the marketable experience, is all that matters in advertising. Yeah, I'm sure the rich don't care about details like the refresh rates of the monitors and will buy it anyway. It'll be wasted airtime like the Project Scorpio's 4.5 teraflop graphics card or whateverthefuck. Once we start going down the rabbit hole of targeting demographics who'd be interested I don't think the rich alone are going to justify the pricetag of the advertising of the VR READY graphics cards, let alone their own displays that are meant to run on them. I'll still make the claim that the general gaming audience is the target for this extremely expensive, niche product. I'll certainly jump in when the biggest complaint reviewers have to offer about an HMD is that the texture of the head strap on their ears is uncomfortable or something. At that point I know I'll be getting a Ferrari, and the rest of the upgrades will be justified through that. Oh wait, can't forget about games.

Steam controller.

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i swear