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[Reality Czar]

Microsoft has long been in bed with the deep state. They were the first company to sign up with the Prism spying program.

That's one of the main reasons I don't game on Xbox. Fuck Bill Gates.

 

[AJUMP23]

I would work on that project. I bet it would be a lot of fun.

 

[A Elbereth Gilthoniel]

What could go wrong?

 

[poppabk]

imagine getting killed by a guy wearing a vr headset

Imagine those few seconds of rage as your life ebbs away and you realize he was using real life wall hacks and aim assist.

 

[pasterpl]

Is this the reason MS bought Zenimax? For AR/VR patents to boost their own AR development?

maybe not a main reason, but people tend to forget that zanimax owned a lot of interesting tech on top of the games stuff

 

[Alright]

maybe not a main reason, but people tend to forget that zanimax owned a lot of interesting tech on top of the games stuff

IIRC carmack never got his IPs back from ID software

 

[Bridges]

Young Conker has found Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq

 

[Torrent of Pork]

22 billion for 120 thousand headsets works out at over $180k each.

Never underestimate the unwillingness of a government bureaucrat to negotiate the cost of a contract. As long as the right people keep getting the right kickbacks the government doesn't give a shit about how much of your money they overspend.

The consumer gaming version of this would likely turn a decent profit at $1500.

Edit- The Hololens 2 was $3200 last year when debuted. Add in the redundancy required in tech for military service, and at 10 times that price it's still a fraction of what we're all paying for this. I wonder who got the reelection campaign donation.

 

[Reality Czar]

MS is really at the forefront of the state-corporate techno fascist future we are living in.

 

[Braag]

Some pocket money to go shopping for new studios.

 

[Vestal]

Holo-Lens technology is facinating. The Demos I saw 5 years ago were pretty impressive, can only imagine how much progress and improvements have been made. As someone said earlier, this will only boost the R&D at MS to imrpove Holo-Lens even further..

I remember just a few years ago, Google glass was all the craze and like anything google it was put out to pasture. Glad that MS stuck to their guns on this technology.

 

[EverydayBeast]

VR has value.

 

[lukilladog]

Amazing how these companies keep finding new ways to suck on those taxpayer dollars.