Am 04.03.2015 um 22:11 schrieb Orchid Win7 v1:
> On 03/03/2015 12:59 AM, clipka wrote:
>> It's pretty clear by now that VR isn't just a hype this time, but
>> actually going to take off and fly.
>
> Didn't they say that about 3D TV about five years ago?

Not exactly. They didn't say anything about "this time", because it's 
the first time 3D TV is around in the first place (aside from a few 
individual one-time experiments with cardboard glasses solutions).

> When was the last time you saw a 3D TV that wasn't in a shop window?
>
> Exactly.

Ask Stephen. Not that I've actually seen it, but anyway.

But that a prophecy has been repeated over and over again and proven 
wrong each time doesn't mean it will be wrong forever. We've had several 
waves of 3D cinema hypes every few decades, but AFAIK this time it's the 
first time we've been getting blockbusters in 3D on a steady basis for 
half a decade and without an end in sight.

And yes, we've already had a VR hype some two and a half decades ago or 
so, but back then you could only get your hands on them at arcades 
because they were too expensive, and besides no consumer game would have 
supported them anyway. Now everybody and their uncle is gearing up to 
sell VR goggles for the masses, and VR support is already an established 
standard for some game types (most notably flight sims).

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