TECH - Meta's Top Executive Reveals Three Reasons Why VR Headsets Are Failing To Take Off: 'New Technologies Don't Just Come Into The World Ready To Go' | Benzinga
In an interview with metaverse expert Matthew Ball, Meta Platforms, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:META) CTO Andrew Bosworth shared his thoughts on the future of VR/MR headsets and the challenges they face.
What Happened: The in-depth interview was published on Tuesday and centered around Meta’s Metaverse strategy, the potential for VR/MR headset sales to surpass 100 million annually, and Bosworth’s ideal headset specifications, among other topics.
During the conversation, Bosworth identified three main obstacles to achieving 100 million units a year for VR/MR headsets. The first is content, or “stuff to do” with the devices. He stressed that the devices themselves are useless without an ecosystem and activities, which has been a challenge in the past.
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The second obstacle, according to Bosworth, is price. He pointed out that the device’s value is directly ...