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Meta spent $4.3 billion on its VR division in three months, and made checks figures $440 million in return (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

They just announced that they opened up the OS for other manufacturers to use. I know Asus/ROG is supposed to have a headset in the works using the OS.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    So they want to be the Microcrap of the VR world?

    Nah I'm good, let me know when we get a Linux of the VR world

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Steam VR not good enough for ya?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Its probably great but when you need to set up a specific room, it makes it inaccessible for most people

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    ??? You don't need a specific room. Quest doesn't need any beacons or wires.

    I don't like Facebook, never had a Facebook account and refused to buy their VR until they removed the Facebook account requirement 2 years ago.

    But the hardware is excellent for the price. Facebook is selling the hardware at a loss and making it up in software sales. So you are hurting Facebook by buying their hardware and using it with Steam.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Meta Horizon OS is running on Linux under the hood lol

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    That is not what I was referring to. Meta loves to invade our privacy like Microcrap

    Sadly SteamVR needs a large open space to work effectively which makes it inaccessible to the vast majority.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    SteamVR is a software store. It has nothing to do with whether the hardware needs beacons in the room or wires.

    You can play SteamVR racing sims at your desk. If it's a standing game, you push a button and then draw virtual borders on the floor wherever you are to define the play space.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    That would be Valve‘s Deckard, I suppose. Would be nice if that would materialize at some point soon.

    But even a „windows equivalent“ HorizonOS would be an improvement in the standalone headset space if that meant I could choose between HMD vendors and carry over all my software.

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