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May a flight of Luckeys sing thee to thy rest

 

[KiefbladeMaster]

Looks like he's eating something.

 

[Frog-fu]

That's an amazing cover.

 

[CountAntonius]

Deserved and relevant.

 

[spuit*11]

That does not look good.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Well that photoshop material

 

[Gleethor]

Why is he on a beach? Tons of people live near the beach, it's not that exotic of a place to choose for VR.

 

[xxracerxx]

Looks like he's eating something.

Doritos.

 

[fork_bomb]

That's beautiful.
Kill me.

 

[antitrop]

When I think of cool places to go in Virtual Reality, I think of something like exploring the galaxy, not... uh... going to a beach?

 

[ultron87]

Guys, you left the placeholder beach background on the cover.

 

[udivision]

If the font choice was worse, this would be so 90's

 

[liquidtmd]

10 page thread of shops coming

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Always get in writing that you need to sign off on the final photo.

 

[spekkeh]

Well at least the headset doesn't draw so much attention now and looks smaller because of it.

 

[Turin Turambar]

Lol, that cover.

 

[blame space]

Pretty awesome cover

 

[gugeifer]

Is he reliving the joy of Final Fantasy VIII opening?

 

[majik13]

Finally will be able to shit on the beach in peace.

 

[dave is ok]

He looks like the beekeeper from Wet Hot American Summer

 

[cyba89]

Get on it PhotoshopGAF.

 

[Nafai1123]

In what way is looking like a complete knob on the cover of Time good PR for VR?

 

[sixteen-bit]

I predict memes.

 

[robotrock]

This is an incredible cover.

Buying, framing, and displaying in my living room.

 

[DaveOshry]

 

[OrlanisWorks]

It's supposed to look like a shitty photoshop, innit?

 

[chefbags]

The Death of VR has begun.

It's over before it even began.

Spoiler

/s

 

[LiK]

this is real? what an awful cover

 

[Corpekata]

Still less embarrassing for the platform than when normal people discover Summer Lesson.

 

[Impeccable]

That cover will help widespread acceptance.

 

[antitrop]

In what way is looking like a complete knob on the cover of Time good PR for VR?

I think "looking like a complete knob" is inherent to the VR experience.

 

[FStop7]

Saw that this morning. It's really not doing VR any favors with its largest perception issues.

 

[Griss]

That is absolutely spectacular.

If he signed off on that pic my respect for him just doubled.

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

But what's in his mouth?

 

[Art Vandilay]

I see he ditched the sandals...

 

[BennyBlanco]

10/10 cover

 

[ultron87]

Is he a dolphin desperately trying to get back in the water?

 

[BiggNife]

Looks like the cover designers at TIME got some tips from Bloomberg Businessweek

 

[RoboPlato]

Holy shit that picture is insane. Why is he jumping? Why is he on a beach? It's not reflective of VR experiences whatsoever.

 

[DrFunk]

yup VR is dead

 

[antitrop]

But what's in his mouth?

It looks like he has his mouth closed as if to be swimming through the ocean, to me.

 

[cyberheater]

Deserved and relevant.

Yep. VR haters are going to have a really hard time starting next year.

 

[outsida]

Fits the perception of how people think you will look while playing around in VR games.

 

[xxracerxx]

This would have made a better cover:

 

[Scientist Supreme!]

Amazing.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Taking your vr set to the beach...

 

[magnetic]

It's vaporwave, duh! You guys know nothing!

 

[Guevara]

This cover is good because if you already think VR is cool, this cover reinforces it.

If you already think VR is nerdy and has limited appeal, this cover reinforces it.

 

[Kajiba]

Is he a virtual dolphin?

 

[antitrop]

This cover is good because if you already think VR is cool, this cover reinforces it.

If you already think VR is nerdy and has limited appeal, this cover reinforces it.

What if I think it's cool and nerdy at the same time?

I don't think people's self-consciousness about looking silly will be a serious barrier to acceptance, but you have to admit that people look silly as fuck with those headsets on.

If people cared about looking silly, the Wii never would have sold.