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Apple fans are starting to return their Vision Pros (www.theverge.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Apple fans are starting to return their Vision Pros::The return window for the very first Apple Vision Pro buyers is fast approaching — and some have taken to social media to explain why they won’t be keeping their headsets.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

The problem with AVP is that it constantly feels extremely lonely. The fun part about VR is playing stuff together, games, being in the same room even if others are in different countries, have funny full size avatars, interact in a "vr-chat" kind of way. VR is supposed to be a fun version of our world. AVP is extremely serious, too "professional" focused, and especially b o r i n g. All you do on AVP is exactly the same that you would do by yourself with your current devices already. Just even more isolated from the world. And even the most enthusiastic Apple users eventually get this feeling when using AVP. While stuff like Quest 3, Valve Index, PSVR2 all might look "cheap" and "not polished" at first, while using them all you get is "wooow" factor and fun. AVP, yes its well crafted and polished, but it does basically nothing and feels lonely inside it.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I keep reading AVP as Alien vs. Predator, which makes this hilarious. Sorry... that's on me.

AVP is extremely serious, too “professional” focused, and especially b o r i n g.

But what about the part where the Predator body-slams an Alien? That wasn't boring! :P

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Nah, me too. My A-Level Physics teacher had it on Atari Jaguar.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

AVP, yes its well crafted and polished, but it does basically nothing and feels lonely inside it

Gilded cage sort of vibe, yes.