Haha with that cover it could be “Zuckerberg is funding a puppy orphanage” and people would still downvote it

This has been the hope for many Echo VR players after Meta shut it down a year ago. I can’t wait for them to open it up to the public.

I‘m glad you like it, I wasn’t sure what people were going to think but the old one looked very dated :)

I‘m probably wrong, I thought it was in the video, but it says “upgrade from the original”, so you’re probably right. Makes this an even better deal since the dlcs are even more expensive than the upgrade then

You can also play different instruments together with others. I like that idea.

I think they said “starting at $10”, maybe it also depends on how many dlcs you own, since the remake has them all? Not sure though. But at 5 bucks is definitely worth trying this.

The don‘t seem to understand that announcing games when they’re very far from ready isn’t a good idea, half of what they tease never sees the light of day.

Really enjoyed that game on Quest. The movement feels nice, it has some interesting levels and gameplay (including bosses), and has a nice length as well. Definitely recommend checking it out.

Yeah, but both for a regular chair that rotates and this one that shouldn’t be the issue, since you’re actually turning. I think I initially got sick because of the “walking forward in game and swiveling around in real live”.

It definitely looks like an interesting idea, but yeah it could be really bad. Perhaps it does work though, in that case it‘s mix of sitting and physically turning. I guess we’ll see

Not entirely sure if this helps with motion sickness or makes it worse. When I first started playing VR I was too exhausted to keep standing and used a rotating chair for a bit, which pretty much instantly made me sick.

That was basically the only time I got sick, I don’t have an issue with loopings, flying, etc. Could just be that I wasn’t as used to it yet though.

In addition to what Emotet said, I‘d add that no matter how closed or open the platform is (and it isn’t even as closed up) no one outside of Lemmy will care as long as it’s a compelling package.

Well said

Actual black for the pro phones?

That $353 million Q2 revenue came alongside a whopping $4.84 billion in costs, resulting in a quarterly “loss” of around $4.5 billion.

They’re still a long way off before they’re actually making any money on this.

I find the title somewhat misleading, the growth continues year over year compared to the quarters to last year, but not compared to the same quarter yoy to previous years.

It also still looks very sad compared to the investments that they’re making. I‘m curious to see how Quest 3S will change affect this.

I don’t think the “your Facebook account gets banned” aspect is an issue. You don’t need a facebook account anymore, but a Meta account instead – same company ofc. So if your actual issue is Meta being behind it, that changes nothing and you probably shouldn’t buy anything from them.

But I’m not sure if there’s any headset that doesn’t require some sort of account at one point, even if it’s just a Steam account.

I agree. Similar to all the anti-competitive lawsuits Apple has to deal with regarding the App Store because they’re clinging to every last dollar they can squeeze out of it, their iMessage approach seems to be going a similar way.

I’m sure tons of people are buying iPhones because of iMessage, but it looks like that might be slowly eroding away. In the end, they’ll have lost both their relevance in the messaging area and a strong reason for people to buy iPhones. They should’ve just made an Android app for iMessage.

I have tried that on the Quest 3 for a bit and I don’t think anyone should get a headset for that, but I’m sure others disagree.

There’s definitely something there and it can be very magical, but it’s enough friction to be annoying over time and it’s uncomfortable enough (especially staring straight ahead) to make me want to switch to my phone or laptop instead.

They’re definitely hinting at Vision Pro, but they’re also showing controllers and games footage. I guess we’ll see.