Good point, based on how much Meta spends on their XR department I wouldn’t be shocked if the hardware itself is also losing money and used as a kind of innovation-washing marketing strategy. That said I’d still recommend buying 2nd hand so that it’s cheaper and doesn’t register on their book as a sale. Also no purchase information shared with Meta.
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GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 4 days agoI’m kind of curious. Is the Quest 3 actually profitable, or is it a loss leader? If it’s the latter, I’d be even more inclined to take their product and have them lose money in the process.
utopiah@lemmy.world 4 days ago
sheogorath@lemmy.world 4 days ago
High probability of it being a loss leader with its specs. So if you were to buy and root it they’ll definitely lose money.
However, the bootloader unlock process is still quite dangerous so you might end up with an expensive paper weight.
GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
Yeah, i saw that note later. I can wait.
pishadoot@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
My guess is that it’s a loss on the hardware but their revenue stream is tied to data collection.