[kj99]

To some extent yes. The hardware has simply not been good enough. What’s changed is that Vision Pro crosses the threshold.

Vision Pro is obviously too expensive for anyone who isn’t an early adopter, but it’s the first consumer headset that is good enough to even consider for anything other than games, and frankly even then it is only just good enough.

[smoldesu]

Well, here's to the crazy ones. I haven't tried the Vision Pro yet, but I think the whole "target more affluent customers" shtick is what usually kills VR. It's what killed Windows Mixed Reality, it's what killed Magic Leap, and I wouldn't be surprised if it comes for Apple's headset too.

Then again, it's Apple we're talking about. They could release a commemorative hole-punch and it would sell out before the price was announced. It'll be a while before we see the lasting impact of this thing.

[kj99]

Well they obviously don’t expect to sell it to everyone at the current price. For what it’s worth, it costs about the same as the MacBook Air with SSD did when introduced without even factoring in inflation. Today that product is the world’s best selling laptop.