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> attached to a compoarably powerful laptop

This is the part that doesn't make sense. I don't need a computer from a product manufacturer focused on something else. I already have 10+ computers within reach; 3 of them can stream just fine to my Oculus Quest.

Really, is the only way to create a VR PC to eschew all of that in favor of some controlled hardware ecosystem? I don't/won't buy it.



As someone who has a Quest (which I've used fairly regularly) and some tethered headsets (which I haven't because they're a pain to set up)... I get it. Realistically I can't see myself using a tethered headset as a desktop, but I absolutely could see myself using a standalone headset like this.


Several reasons:

1. You need a dedicated PC for this, or the friction of having to set everything up will lead to you never using it.

2. VR on Linux is a compatibility nightmare. Focusing on one configuration as our baseline makes things so much simpler.


1. Okay, I have several candidates.

2. Ok. Welcome to life in Linux?

If these justifications were serious, I should have the option to buy just the headset and navigate the compatibility problems if I chose. We're talking about Linux after all.

Having this one option and hiding behind the excuses I've seen indicate they've jumped the shark sooner to consumerism than I would've hoped.


You do. We sell a tethered edition that's just the headset.


You have 10+ computers within reach but you're complaining about price? You do realise the irony here don't you?


No. I'm emphasizing the ludicrous proposition.




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