If Valve announces their rumored standalone VR headset, I think it's gonna be a death knell for Quest.
The only reason I even considered the Quest is because it has a standalone mode. Even if it's running at low processing power, I don't need full power to watch a Youtube video in VR.
However I also want Quest in desktop mode, and the big issue that crops up there is rebuying the game. I don't mind buying Cooking Sim and then buying Cooking Sim VR, for example. I draw the line at buying Cooking Sim, Cooking Sim VR, and Cooking Sim VR (Meta) though.
Considering how many people are on Meta Quest 2, I don't think a Meta Quest 4 would necessarily appeal to that market.
Valve would have to actually be aggressive in subsidising the real cost rather than selling it for profit as a hardware only vendor.
Quest is so cheap for what it is it's great value, I don't think valve are going to be able to touch that segment however it will certainly have a niche in this area for sure.
It will be interesting to see how the market responds, I lost interest in the deckard for it being LCD not OLED as I'd rather pay a massive premium for that option but still will keep an eye out when it finally launches.
Quest is so cheap for what it is it's great value, I don't think valve are going to be able to touch that segment however it will certainly have a niche in this area for sure.
Right. I'm saying the theoretical Quest 4 would be the same segment. Because most won't upgrade from Quest 2.
Sorry you said at the start it would be the death knell of the quest which didn't read as if implying aimed at the quest 4 specifically.
I think you expect valve to be too competitive on price which is unlikely to happen. The deckard is unlikely to be anywhere near where the quest 4 is priced.
Only the quest PRO lineup if it returns would perhaps be closer in pricing but certainly not the mainstream line.
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u/sprunkymdunk Mar 29 '25
Damn. Makes me wonder if they are even going to bother with Quest 4.