02-08-2018 02:14 PM
02-12-2018 01:12 PM
02-12-2018 01:52 PM
MowTin said:
Why would anyone buy the GO instead of Gear VR?
02-12-2018 01:56 PM
Zenbane said:
MowTin said:
Why would anyone buy the GO instead of Gear VR?
How many times is this question going to get asked despite the very logical and valid answer being so blatantly apparent?
Gear VR required a specific type of phone. Not everyone owns that type of phone. In fact, millions of people own an entirely different type of phone, one that is incredibly successful but not at all compatible with the Gear VR. Those consumers will be able to get a Mobile VR headset for a great price without changing out their phones.
I'll let you figure out exactly which phones are involved.
02-12-2018 02:02 PM
nalex66 said:
But I thought we were told to wait for Apple to become a big VR player in five years rather than buy GO this year. So confused! 😞
02-12-2018 02:09 PM
02-12-2018 03:54 PM
02-12-2018 03:58 PM
Atmos73 said:
So far Oculus with its billion dollar backer Facebook have yet to take control of the PCVR market. Without Facebooks money the whole stack of cards collapses.
Also, Facebook's goal should never be to "take control of the PCVR market," as that would make them a Monopoly and monopolies are illegal. Facebook and Oculus are Leaders in the VR industry, and that is good enough. The products you choose and advocate for (Google DayDream, HTC Vive, and Pimax) fall in to the categories of "barely making it" and "a complete non-factor."
False. Oculus powers the Gear VR which is the leading VR HMD (for years), and that is part of the mobile market. Apple mobile users have no ability to power a VR HMD, and Oculus GO will give them that power. Those who have spent the last 2 years hoping for Faceboook-Oculus to fail are in for a huge surprise with the release of GO and Santa Cruz. Get that wishful thinking bucket shined and ready! It's gonna get a lot of use in 2018 lol
02-12-2018 04:11 PM
02-12-2018 04:14 PM
jayhawk said:
I wouldn't use GVR even if I had a phone that worked (now I do). The heat will just kill the phone early anyway. In other words I'd take Go over GVR any day, and leave the phone pocketed. I still think Google is nuts for sticking with phone based VR. I suspect phone based VR will become a thing of the recent past.
There are many more examples, but the point is obvious. Google needs to stick with their Search Engine. The closest they have come to being a real contender outside of the Search Engine industry is with Google Home; but Alexa is still whooping its arse.
02-12-2018 04:23 PM
Atmos73 said:
Samsung and Apple command over 40% of the Mobile market between them while Oculus sits at zero. That’s a huge difference is terms of technological and marketing transitions, something I don’t see Oculus overcoming no matter what headset they put out. Nobody is going to ditch iTunes for the Oculus store and nobody will ditch their mobile for GO.