When Apple unveiled its AR/VR Vision Pro headset early last year the product was met with just an absolute ocean of tech press hype. You couldn’t spend thirty seconds online without reading a…
And if I may be a broken record - compare the PS5 controller-screen thingamajig. Playstation Portal, apparently. That was an overpriced gizmo almost nobody bought… which succeeded, because they didn’t want everyone to buy one. It was not the start of a New Era™ or an all-new ecosystem. It’s an accessory that works as-advertised even if no-one else on Earth buys one. And what it advertises is: you can play PS5 while your TV is busy. Or while you’re on the shitter. People expecting a handheld console didn’t get it, and do not matter. That commercial object identified a niche and profited from it. Unlike some three thousand dollar e-waste that only runs its own super special software.
And if I may be a broken record - compare the PS5 controller-screen thingamajig. Playstation Portal, apparently. That was an overpriced gizmo almost nobody bought… which succeeded, because they didn’t want everyone to buy one. It was not the start of a New Era™ or an all-new ecosystem. It’s an accessory that works as-advertised even if no-one else on Earth buys one. And what it advertises is: you can play PS5 while your TV is busy. Or while you’re on the shitter. People expecting a handheld console didn’t get it, and do not matter. That commercial object identified a niche and profited from it. Unlike some three thousand dollar e-waste that only runs its own super special software.