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by chickdilla 1104 days ago
> It was expensive, but not 10x more expensive.

In 2007 carriers were giving away phones for free to those signing up for a plan, and the initial $500 price tag was mocked and lambasted as being way too expensive. There were all kinds of phones that it was far more than 10x pricier than.

> VR headsets are a gimmick, a novelty, they bought one, tried it, put it on a shelf.

Most shelf ridden cast off Quest 2s are there because they were found to be grainy and nausea inducing. A leap in latency and resolution could very well prompt revaluation in the space.