Meta will brick my headset unless I tell them my birthday within 30 days, and just by using the device it links to multiple emails, my phone number, phone, and laptops. The OS feels cooked to grab data and many of the TOS agreements say it explicitly.
What? I assume you’re referencing Meta, but Valve cooked their own VR solution years and years ago (Valve Index) and it’s pretty much the best one out there, and the software gets an update about once a week.
It’s just a shame that only one company wants to bring it to the masses, and they’re one of the worst companies I can think of.
Although the last few years have certainly given them competition on that front, if not the VR one.
Meta will brick my headset unless I tell them my birthday within 30 days, and just by using the device it links to multiple emails, my phone number, phone, and laptops. The OS feels cooked to grab data and many of the TOS agreements say it explicitly.
https://www.meta.com/help/quest/articles/accounts/account-settings-and-management/why-we-ask-for-your-birthday/
But at the same time it’s under £300 and doesn’t even need a PC or PS5 to run it.
A PSVR2 with console will set you back just under £1000. A Valve Index setup with good PC is probably going to be close to £2500.
It’s not hard to see why the Quest outsells all the others by miles.
What? I assume you’re referencing Meta, but Valve cooked their own VR solution years and years ago (Valve Index) and it’s pretty much the best one out there, and the software gets an update about once a week.
Yes, but it’s not really for the masses is it? It costs over a grand which is a big ask for hardware that few people actually make games for.