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Facebook's VR Headset Not Selling, Literally Giving It Away (news.yahoo.com)
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Facebook's VR Headset Not Selling, Literally Giving It Away::Last fall, Meta-formerly-Facebook unveiled its Meta Quest Pro, a long-rumored, higher-end follow-up to the company's best-selling Quest 2 VR headset. The sleek device, which initially went on sale for an eye-watering $1,500, has really struggled to catch on since then, just as we predicted at the time. And, as Mixed Reality News reports, Meta is […]

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[–] iHUNTcriminals@lemm.ee 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

No one is going to buy a pro VR set from meta, lol. That's like going to an Apple Bees with $1000 instead of a Michelin Star restaurant.

And what are people going to do with it...? Play the same Beat Saber they always have?

[–] XEAL@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apple Bees

iBees

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Would you like to go on a date with me to Apple Bees?

[–] freebread@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Applebee's 2 for $20 is NOT a date!

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Agreed. It sucks the Steam Index and HTC offerings are so expensive still, but they are top notch and they'll do anything and everything you need them to.

[–] kronkadoop@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

But why is Michelin giving stars to restaurants. Shouldn't they stick to tires?

[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 8 points 1 year ago

The more stars a restaurant has, the more it is worth it to put wear and tear on your tires in order to drive there.

[–] MooseBoys@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why does an Irish brewery track world records? Shouldn’t they stick to beer?