But that means that you have to connect a compatible (=recent) MacBook in order to have the feature enabled. The marketing people at Apple carefully chose their words in order to let people believe that the headset can run Mac apps
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gregorum@lemm.ee 7 months agoPlayers can access more games from the Mac App Store and apps like Steam using Mac Virtual Display — including popular titles like Lies of P and Baldur’s Gate 3 — and enjoy smooth and responsive gameplay with Game Mode enabled on Mac.
Moonrise2473@feddit.it 7 months ago
Rooki@lemmy.world 7 months ago
So literally like any other VR headset, but for less money. For 3.5k you can buy a great pc AND a vr headset.
gregorum@lemm.ee 7 months ago
the Vision Pro is a PC and VR headset. well, a Mac and a VR headset.
it’s a standalone device, not an accessory like other VR headsets.
Moonrise2473@feddit.it 7 months ago
It’s an iPad inside a VR headset that can show a remote desktop (single monitor) from a Mac automagically without too much friction if the user is logged in with the same apple id. Cool but not $3500 cool
Aatube@kbin.social 7 months ago
M2 (MacBook) with iPad apps
Rooki@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Wow a pc but for 1 hour or be plugged in like any other macbook. So its a accessory like a macbook to the wall socket ;D
voracitude@lemmy.world 7 months ago
If you watch some reviews, there’s nothing else like it on the consumer market. It really does look like Apple have made a generational leap forwards with this thing.
But I’m not buying it. I’ll buy one of the inevitable competitors, after a generation or three, because I also have no interest in joining the Apple ecosystem. I like having control over my devices too much for that.
Rooki@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Same for the reason, i dont say its not innovative combining vr and ar, but the closed ecosystem will kill it in the end.
TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 7 months ago
People have said this about every Apple product. They continue to thrive.
We are in a very specific bubble here on Lemmy. And in the Lemmy bubble, yeah, Apple products will never be the most popular.
But the average consumer could not possibly care less about “closed ecosystems.” They want a device that works smoothly and looks nice.
Moonrise2473@feddit.it 7 months ago
Oh no, in order to play Mac games on the headset (on a simulated flat screen) you need to connect a compatible Mac with enough horsepower to run a game in 4k. So it’s 3.5k for the headset and another 2k for the “gaming” Mac