Chime in: Is VR doomed to fail already?

With the release of major PC-based systems Oculus Rift and HTC Vive in 2022, VR got a huge boost. This was followed up later by Windows Mixed Reality (WMR), which over again gave the industry a bit of a dial in the arm.

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Those who own a VR headset will probably tell you that it's not going anywhere — for a lot of people, it'south just as well much fun to imagine disappearing — while others will let you know that it was doomed from the start. Windows Central forum member rodneyej recently created a thread asking if VR is already condign an reconsideration.

rodneyej
08-17-2018 02:42 PM

Is AR/VR already becoming an subsequently idea in the tech world, and for consumers? Is information technology too shortly? Did AR/VR not pan out to be the industry shifting new technology that we thought it would exist?..... Thoughts?
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Rodneyej besides asks whether VR turned out to be as "manufacture-shifting" as once idea and whether it's too presently for this type of experience to go ultra popular. Could wireless headsets be the trigger? What virtually college-res displays?

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Head over to the forum and share your opinion on the land of VR. There are no wrong answers hither; but bring a solid argument and permit it exist heard.

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