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VR is extremely impressive and super cool, but even when it hits the consumer market, it still faces a lot of challenges keeping it from full mass-market adoption--not just among players, but among game devs too.
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May 24, 2016 · stcredzero on Oculus Rift exclusivity protection leads to a VR piracy arms race

It's no different than Steam using DRM.
It's hugely different at this point. For VR, the issue isn't piracy and profits. For VR, the issue is mindshare. If you're prioritizing lost profits due to piracy at this point, you're putting the cart before the horse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBaOpfSL2YQ
Steam is already a mature ecosystem in a mature medium, dealing with mature ecosystem problems. VR is definitely not there yet!

Still Skeptical of V.R. – Five Challenges for Virtual Reality – Extra Credits

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