Founder of Oculus: low-power PC is the main obstacle to the popularization of virtual reality

Most virtual reality devices cost much less than $ 599. Let me remind you, this is the price of the Oculus Rift video points , the final version. But the main obstacle to buying Oculus Rift is not even that, but the fact that the cost of a PC that can provide a comfortable stay in virtual reality is more than $ 1,500. Palmer Lucky, the

founder of Oculus, is not particularly concerned about the money issue. In his opinion, it is devices like Oculus that will be the incentive that will allow the hi-end PC market to develop.

According to him, in the near future even the most lousy personal computer will be powerful enough to provide people with comfort in a virtual environment. The demand for powerful PCs will lead to an increase in their production and the reduction in the overall cost of hi-end computers. Now Oculus is actively collaborating with Nvidia, AMD, Intel - companies that can do a lot in terms of promoting powerful “gates to virtual reality”.

True, for this you need to work hard. So, Vvidia estimates the number of hi-end PCs, the configuration of which meets the requirements of Oculus Risft, at only 13 million (as far as you can understand, this is data from around the world). This is a very small market for a new accessory, if we take into account the fact that not all owners of such PCs will order video glasses.

And Lucky believes that "before becoming what everyone can afford, virtual reality must become what everyone wants." As for the price of $ 600, the founder of Oculus, as before, believes that it is optimal for a device of this type. After all, people pay for smartphones at $ 600 and above? A powerful accessory with great capabilities costs the same, although it has more functions.

Lucky compares the plan to popularize virtual reality and the Oculus Rift with Tesla's electric vehicle promotion plan, implemented by Musk. “If Tesla tried to make massive electric cars priced at $ 35,000 in 2008, it would have failed. Instead, the company initially began selling more expensive electric cars, and then, when they began to drive on the roads, began to turn electric cars into the mainstream, ”-considers the entrepreneur.