The future is here: Apple announces AR/VR headset the Apple Vision Pro

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I don't even understand how this thing went into production. It's ridiculously expensive, there is no real use for it and then apple even went and artificially limited it's usability even further. If I, as a normal consumer, knew immediately that this shyt wasn't going to sell, how in hell did the people whose job it is to sell tech ever greenlight this thing?
 

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Apple Vision Pro U.S. Sales Are All But Dead, Market Analysts Say​

Anyone in the U.S. who wanted a $3,500 Vision Pro may already have one. The only hope for increased sales is a rumored cheaper model in 2025.

By Kyle Barr Published July 11, 2024 | Comments (25)

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Those still holding on to their Apple Vision Pros may remain in a rather exclusive club throughout this year. Market research shows that sales for Apple’s first big, expensive headset will remain low in 2024. The latest reports from those keeping tabs on the Cupertino, California company say AVP will have dropped off 75% by the end of August. The true test for Apple’s spatial dreams may rest on the rumored (slightly) cheaper headset.

The market analyst firm IDC told Bloomberg the Apple Vision Pro has yet to sell 100,000 units. It’s an expensive headset, and Apple wasn’t expecting it to sell like an iPhone. Supply chain analysts have reported that Apple cut its sales expectations for its $3,500 “spatial computer”in April. But this latest report shows that sales will have dropped off a cliff in the U.S. in the third quarter of this year and will continue to slacken through the holidays.

Last month, Apple launched the Vision Pro in international markets, including Europe, the U.K., China, Japan, and Singapore. IDC expects the AVP’s interest in those markets to keep the headset’s sales afloat until next year. The real pick-me-up for Apple’s spatial dreams would be a new, less expensive headset. Those in the know have hinted Apple is working on a “budget” Vision device slated for the latter half of 2025.

Even if the next Vision device costs half the Pro model, it will still cost $1,750 and one of the most expensive consumer-end VR/AR headsets you can buy. Rumors hint that the next device could remove the pointless exterior display to save on manufacturing costs. It could also reduce the FOV and use a less-capable chip than the current M2. Bloomberg hinted that Apple was even considering tethering it to an iPhone or Mac for daily use, which would drastically reduce its portability.

We don’t have pure statistics on how many folks returned their Vision Pro after buying it during the initial hype rush, but analysts have noted that many who bought one were confused by its more complicated setup and what they were supposed to use it for in their daily lives.

Sales expectations will put even more pressure on Apple engineers to design something that can compete with devices like the $500 Meta Quest 3 while justifying the higher price tag. Fans of the Cupertino company are already used to paying an “Apple tax” on their products, but not when the cost is literally thousands of dollars more.

Apple is working on a visionOS update to improve the faux-3D spatial photos, add a few new gesture controls, and allow for a panoramic Mac screen mirroring. The latest version of visionOS won’t have a public beta, so we’ll have to wait and see if the changes will give the few on-the-fence customers a reason to pick up the ultra-expensive headset.
But people told me I didn't know what I was talking about

When will companies understand nobody wants to wear shyt
 

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These shyt should be about 1k max . Apple seems to think the price making things unattainable for most people is the draw when the draw has always been cutting edge tech. They need to tell the share holders stop being greedy or Apple will fall soon and something else will rise in its place :ufdup:
 

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These shyt should be about 1k max . Apple seems to think the price making things unattainable for most people is the draw when the draw has always been cutting edge tech. They need to tell the share holders stop being greedy or Apple will fall soon and something else will rise in its place :ufdup:

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And to people saying oh good broke boys cant get it. Without a sizeable market they will just abandon it. I have that ps vr 2 and because of low sales barely any games and collecting dust
 
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I tried it out in an Apple Store a few months back and even though the UI was intuitive and things like photo viewing and movie watching were down right amazing I couldn’t get over how HEAVY the damn thing felt. It literally HURT my head after a few minutes of wearing it. Who the hell is going to drop $3,500 on something that HURTS to put on?!!?
 

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:mjlol: I was getting my iPad replaced at the Apple Store before this came out. I asked if they were gonna do a demo and was like yeah that’s gonna be a tough sell overall, we will see. The employee seemed to get offended and said their pre orders were already sold out. :mjlol:
 
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