Playing out the same way as the HomePod. Over engineered and expensive, doesn’t sell as well as they thought it would, R&D halts and reboots the product line with something much cheaper and easier to make.
Instead of Apple Vision Pro 2, expect an ‘Air’ model.
I have to say though, that I have the Homepod mini, and I absolutely can’t fucking stand it.
Apple? Yeah right lmao.
Cheaper for them to make.
It goes from wildly expensive to slightly less wildly expensive.
Yup. They’ve already anchored it. They could drop if $1K and people would think it’s a steal but it’s still wildly absurd.
It only says “cheaper” not “cheap”
Even if Apple cuts the price in half, it’ll still be a hard pill to swallow.
Without the ability to watch porn on it, it will not be mainstream. They are the Betamax of the DVD wars.
Allow me to interject kind sir/madam/other, but I do believe you mean to say the VHS wars
My bad!
you can’t watch porn on the apple vision headsets?
Not 3D porn. Just regular like you’re looking at a monitor.
okay, yea porn apps are not going to be allowed on the appstore. Does Oculus even have any in their store?
For either headsets you can still go through Steam link though, or sideload 'em
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A report by tech news site The Information suggests that Apple is shifting its augmented reality priorities.
Apple had originally intended to present this headset alongside the Vision Pro, similar to the models available in each iPhone release.
The more affordable model would likely have fewer cameras, smaller speakers, and weigh less, though Apple has struggled to bring down the cost of the unit’s displays.
The Information cites current and former Meta employees in describing how the company had killed plans for its own higher-end headset in January 2023, but it then began work on a new premium model five months after Apple’s Vision Pro debut.
The Vision Pro will launch in China, Japan, Australia, and many European countries later this month.
The Information’s sources suggest that Apple has produced roughly 500,000 Vision Pro headsets and will not make significantly more, despite the entry of these new markets.
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“Okay… You win. We heard you loud and clear on pricing, so the new AFFORDABLE (I mean as far as we know - what’s a gallon of milk cost these days anyways? Like $27?) Apple iPod VR is only $2000!! Wow. What a real savings. You’re welcome. Brave. Also, minor thing, it doesn’t come with internal or external screens. But of course, you can purchase an additional subscription to unlock the ability to consume the audio of select limited content at 50% audio volume compared to original model!”
Made your daddy proud… Proud.
Well, at least they got the price of milk right!
I honestly think k if they released an “Apple Vision S” with half the screen resolution, no battery (cable only, bring your own power), and no useless external screen, they could sell it like hot cakes for 2k$
Their mini OLED screen is an absolute gamechanger but damn that thing must be expensive.
Also if the battery is already external I don’t see why they didn’t put the processing off the headset too. The thing is way too heavy.
