What Oculus founder has to say about Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset – Times of India

Apple’s Vision Pro has been the talk of the town for the past few weeks. Everyone has been talking about it, garnering attention from Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai, both of whom have been exploring mixed reality for some time now. And now, Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey, has talked about the Vision Pro, saying that Apple did “basically everything right” with its first mixed-reality headset.
During a podcast, Luckey discussed Apple’s Vision Pro headset. He praised the company for making the right decisions, including setting the price. Luckey believes that AR/VR headsets need to become popular before they can become affordable, and Apple seems to be taking this approach with its $3,499 starting price.
“I think that there are things that I would do differently if I were Apple. But they did basically everything right. They didn’t do anything terrible,” said Luckey when asked about what he thought during the unveiling of Vision Pro.
During the discussion, Luckey talked about Vision Pro’s external battery pack, which has not been liked by many. He said this was the best way to handle the situation, and he had even considered doing the same thing at Oculus.
Luckey explains that the reason behind this decision could be to reduce the weight on the user’s head, as batteries are naturally heavy. However, Luckey believes that by introducing people to this external component, Apple is setting expectations that could lead to the creation of Apple Glasses.
The future revisions of the puck could see an increase in the radios and processing power, which might help reduce the heat and weight of the headset, said Luckey. He further adds that it will also allow Apple to create a headset that’s more compact and lightweight, possibly even resembling a pair of glasses rather than the bulky ski goggle-like design we are used to.
While Luckey admires Apple’s marketing strategy, he thinks they must have a more comprehensive VR input plan beyond finger inputs. Luckey believes that Apple has a broader vision for the future of VR and its input methods. Luckey believes that Apple will eventually move away from this approach and incorporate more advanced input forms
Apple’s Vision Pro headset is slated to go on sale next year.