- Apple cropped photos of the Vision Pro headset to remove the battery pack, making it look less cumbersome.
- Journalists were not allowed to take photos or videos of the Vision Pro’s hardware during a press briefing.
- Apple sees the cord from the battery pack as getting in the way of making the headset more mobile.
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This is why VR will not be a thing yet again. Last time the problem was displays weren’t compact enough and the computers weren’t powerful enough. Now the problem is that batteries are too heavy and it’s basically a smartphone strapped to your face.
Get back to me when you have something like a chunky pair of glasses that can overlay a 3D world onto the real one, or even replace it entirely, and last for hours and hours and hours.
Which will be never, because that much energy density would probably explode.
Or stop whinging about how the hardware isn’t the perfect platonic ideal that you imagined and use it when it’s good enough.
Seriously, what’s the big deal about a battery pack?
Because it’s not useful to me if I can’t wear it for a long time, both ergonomically and electrically. What I really, really want from VR is an infinite desktop, but not if I need to strap a pound of weight to my face and be plugged in constantly. I can buy a lot of monitor square footage for $3,500 and I don’t need to wear them on my face.
They went with a battery pack to keep the headset light, so ergonomically what you’re saying you want.
And even without the battery pack it weighs almost a pound and a half. That’s like a 20oz bottle of water strapped to my face. No way I can use that for hours.
So complain about that, the thing that is actually a problem for you.
It’s a symptom of a larger problem, which is that electronics are no where miniature enough to make VR widespread. It’s like trying to make a desktop computer out of vacuum tubes.
for YOUR use case… which is using it for extended periods as a massive desktop
i’d say that’s pretty niche actually… most people aren’t using technology for hours at a time
People spend 4.5 hours a day on average on their phone. People work in front of screens for eight or more hours a day. People - not naming names - have upwards of 1500 hours of play time in Factorio.
You’re just wrong here.
I have the PS5 VR and it’s totally fine to use for long periods of time.
Lift.
Plus nobody would actually want to live in the metaverse we see in media; Snowcrash, Ready Player One ect. The metaverse that’s being advertised is a dystopia just like the ones we’ve had in media. Not to mention all the practical problems of like needing to virtually walk to the virtual store to buy shit, no way in hell is that catching on.
Eh? The Quest has the battery built-in to the headset and lasts for hours. They could increase the battery side on that because it’s pretty light as it is. Why would a battery explode because of density?
I mean, VR is a thing still. It’s just still niche at the moment. I don’t think it has to be the main way to enjoy entertainment.
That said, I’m pretty sure the glasses you want are AR, not VR (Augmented reality)
I am starting to see more like this one. Big screen beyond
Honestly, we talk about this thing way too much for how irrelevant it is (or should be, anyway).
It’s a ridiculously high end HMV that fixes none of the key issues and is absurdly overpriced. I don’t understand why we’re entertaining the issue at all.
I mean, I understand it, it’s Apple and people somehow suspend reason when it comes to them, but… well, we shouldn’t. And that’s all the time and thought I’m willing to spend on this dumb thing.