I mean I remember when it came out and they seemed to be pretty popular since you didn't have to worry about the sensor setup and all that crap with the first one. I bet a lot of people are pissed (if it didn't already break, that is).

People want to be immersed. VR is immersive most don’t actually care about blocking views. That being said VR/AR needs to be in one device for it to help.

If someone actually starts producing micro led displays for consumer devices this could be huge. I've been wanting bezel-less micro led displays since Samsung's CES 2017 demonstration.

Rip Surface. The whole line. Please Microsoft, move on.

It’s great fun for showing to your family for 20 minutes though.

I actually got enough joy out of passing It around to fam and never playing again that it made it worth it to me I think.

It is amazing for simracing. 😎

Never cared for anything else.

AWU is the Apple Watch they should have made to begin with. I get 72+ hours per charge, which is about right for something you wear all day.

I have one lol

I haven’t turned it on in maybe 2 years.

I better turn on and get some firmware updates before they shut it down I suppose

We had one for our kids who really liked it. The controls started having problems right after meta bought oculus, it was unplayable after we owned it for just over a year when the shit warranty expired. We could not buy a new controller anywhere. Meta quit supporting it immediately, you could not buy parts or get service. You could buy a used controller on eBay for around $150 dollars at the time, and then just hope the same thing did not happen. We got a raw deal on that thing.

They're doing this to lock down repairs in totality. No more third-party screens being disabled in software when you can only get them (for a premium, of course) from Apple.

VR for sim games is really it's strong spot.. in the end though it's a really niche market to be strong at.

The depth perception really helps in things like landing, and aerial refueling and the head tracking is great and way better then those IR trackers.

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Literally the only reason I am even looking at VR is for flight sims, where I would want to block out my surroundings. Outside of that none of the actual VR games interest me.

I have a quest 2. It’s fun and all, but it mostly sits on the shelf. It’s kind of neat to cast it to the tv and play beat saber when we have guests, but that’s about it.

It’s insanely uncomfortable to wear for more than 20 min, and hurts your eyes too.

VR isn’t there, and I’m not sure it will ever be, except for niche applications. We’re surely not jumping into “the Metaverse” any time soon.

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Hopefully some news outlet will track down the person who bought one to see if he's outraged about this.

I'm a network engineer and deploy a lot of docks/hubs for clients. I look a look at this thing and will give it high marks for design: one of the big issues with multi-monitor setups on laptops is the laptop screen blocks the monitor due to the power delivery/dock cable only being 3ft long. It's pretty well thought out and I like the port placement.

The fail here is only one video port. In my experience 3-4 USB A ports at most are used (USB C is used for charging phones occasionally, but few use it for devices). Ethernet is a must, but the SD card readers are never used. The audio jack is 50/50.

If they would have added an HDMI port and a Display Port outlet, removed some of the useless stuff, and included adapters to switch between HDMI and Display Port, they would have had a winner.

For right now, stick with Plugable for corporate docks. Dell's PD docks are pretty good too.

I just wish there were reasonably priced alternatives. Force Sony to make a durable, viable product.

Yep, heartbroken still about Windows Phone. It was so good, until it wasn't. Loved the look, the interface. Also had a band, a zune, etc. Why do they hurt me so.

Jokes on them. I abandoned it about 14 months ago. VR still sucks, we need a massive overhaul for it to be anything more than a gimmick to show your dad for 20 minutes.

Please add a camera /qr code scanner as well.

I had stick drift with multiple PS4 controllers. Sucks they still haven’t fixed it. Now I use an Xbox controller on PC and haven’t had a single issue.

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I miss my Windows phone. I feel like they functioned better than Android for sure, and i dont want to give Apple my money.

I am aware about their decade long investment but if they’re supplying (or sourcing) the machine (like GT Advanced Technologies), I suppose it makes it different that the new (Chinese) partner wouldn’t have any R&D of their own and work for any other party outside Apple.