I know that this is just a dev kit, but that doesn't change the fact that the device has no chance for wide adoption beyond core gamers and enthusiasts. I could see this working in amusement parks but who else would want to have to put this on (blocking both their vision and hearing) in their home?

I don't doubt the utility or quality of the Oculus Rift. It just doesn't look like a product that will ever cross into the mainstream, regardless of the functionality it offers.

Let's say that there's about 300-350 million gamers out there (there was 250 million of consoles last gen and 65 million Steam accounts, so those are very conservative numbers given that many people share one console and that not all PC gamers have an active Steam account). 50,000 units is about 0.15% of the gaming…

As long as this technology requires people to wear a bulky device that completely blocks their sight and hearing, it won't be able to achieve more than a niche success (ie a few million units LTD at best). Which is not to say that Oculus Rift is not a lot of fun. It just doesn't have the mainstream selling potential…

The best they'll be able to do will look like this:

Desktop PCs are on their way out as they're getting replaced by laptops and tablets. There's not much incentive to create new technology for a dying product.

8 Bit

We have, sort of...

Some even say that it proved to be a tall order and it was a hard nut to crack.

Some say it proved to be a tall order and it was a hard nut to crack.

Before watching the trailer I was like

Dear people without kids,

Maybe you're doing like a lot of us out there and using Facebook Login? I do and I haven't received any email from Kickstarter, even though I've backed a decent number of projects until very recently.

You've clearly never watched the show... Sorry but True Detective is far too recent to be considered "best ever" anything. That show is not even a month old.

These shows are young whippersnappers who don't know anything. The Shield stayed the test of time.

Have you played XCOM or Civilization on iPad? Excellent games, no pay to play gimmicks.

Am I the only one who misread this as "Bait & Switch"?

The Wire and Sopranos are nice, but everybody knows that THE SHIELD is the best show ever.

Sure, but this was mostly because they didn't know when the show was going to be dropped by the network.

The 64-bit part is entirely a marketing ploy, the A7 processor is not.