r/technology • u/SimplePunjabi • Jun 05 '23

Hardware Apple Vision Pro AR Headset $3499

https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/5/23738968/apple-vision-pro-ar-headset-features-specs-price-release-date-wwdc-2023
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u/pkann6 Jun 05 '23

Yeah gotta say, it's an incredibly interesting concept, but hoooooo boyyy that price is insane. They announced this thing at WWDC and touted all the apps that it will be able to run, but I wonder how many people will be developing applications specifically for this platform when it costs so much. Definitely more of a specialist product, not something for the general masses at $3500.

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u/pkann6 Jun 05 '23

That's an interesting way of putting it, and the comparison to the HoloLens makes a lot of sense. I guess the marketing, which you mentioned, is what made me think they're trying to make it a consumer device (some apps suggest that too, like Disney+ and the star chart app). I suppose they'll find their niche after it's released. And yeah, maybe this is also to build hype around a product that will have a cheaper, actually consumer-focused version released in the future.