Meta Quest 2’s Price Hike Is The Most Anti-Consumer Decision I've Seen In Years
Mark Zuckerberg has emerged from his demonic lair to demand a sacrifice from the common people beneath him as he slowly but surely prepares his metaversal empire to take over the world. We are not worthy, and should know our place as the scum we are.
When he isn’t failing to drink water like a human being and throwing spears with the grace of a cactus in a hurricane, the social media mogul is presumably making all the money in the world. Not enough though, as the recent price increase for the Meta Quest 2 makes perfectly clear. Yep. You read that right - they decided to raise the price of a headset that has already been on the market for several years at the time of writing.
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Meta announced earlier this week that both models of the wireless VR headset will be increasing by $100, with similar hikes to follow across international markets. Its reason for this is your expected mixture of industry buzzwords: "By adjusting the price of Quest 2, we can continue to grow our investment in groundbreaking research and new product development that pushes the VR industry to new heights." I don’t buy it, and while the components for building such headsets might have become more expensive in the current climate, punishing the consumer for that reality is the most foolish move it could have made.
The addition of an ambitious roadmap for the future of virtual reality from Meta didn’t do much to soften the blow either, with no sign of a new headset or games that are set to take advantage of the Meta Quest 2 beyond what we already have. The medium is shifting more towards bespoke experiences and social applications these days anyway, and I just
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