For almost 100 years, people have dreamed about living in a virtual world. Apple's new Vision Pro is the latest big step towards that. But despite billions invested and the promise of transforming our lives, VR and the Metaverse still struggle to find their footing. So will we ever experience a true virtual world?
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Nintendo Virtual Boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cu_9YPLuFk
The decline of VR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79IDoH79SXE
VR fail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOpeOkel73g
Apple's WWDC 2023 Vision Pro presentation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYkq9Rgoj8E&t=4969&ab_channel=Apple
Sam Altman presentation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lJKucu6HJc
Apple releases the Vision Pro headset
https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/
https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/zuckerberg-comments-apple-vision-pro-headset-no-magical-solutions-1235637823/
https://www.engadget.com/apples-pitch-for-the-vision-pro-couldnt-be-more-different-than-the-meta-quest-120001109.html
Oculus outsells the Xbox
https://www.androidcentral.com/gaming/virtual-reality/quest-2-units-sold-spring-2022
10% of VR users play monthly
https://www.reddit.com/r/OculusQuest/comments/11uqacz/despite_20_million_quest_headsets_sold_meta/
PokémonGo player count
https://www.dexerto.com/pokemon/how-many-people-play-pokemon-go-pokemon-go-player-count-2132719/
League of Legends player count
https://activeplayer.io/league-of-legends/
Apple Glass rumors
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/12/01/apple-planning-to-replace-the-iphone-in-10-years/
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/apple-glasses
Smart phone adoption curve
https://www.statista.com/statistics/201183/forecast-of-smartphone-penetration-in-the-us/
Apple VR headset rumors
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/apple-ar-vr-headset-rumors-2023/
VR retetion struggles
https://www.roadtovr.com/quest-sales-20-million-retention-struggles/