With pvp games, they generally do it that way because it can be a major turn-off to players when the company is "selling power". Selling a tactical advantage that could also be earned by playing/grinding isn't as much of an offense though.

Counterpoint, it is a lot harder to "break open" an empty beer can in a barfight.

My doctor recommends boosting my vitamin D intake if I think I am getting a cold or will be in an environment where it runs rampant, additionally sucking on zinc lozenges during the cold will help (but you need to stop as soon as possible as zinc is bad for your cardiovascular system when taken chronically).

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It will, it makes widespread marketing viable, even buying adaptation from studios/publishers. But getting continued support from game makers will be the issue because there is no monetary benefit for them and unless OVR foots the bill (and waives license costs) they won't do it. They got the boost of not having the…

My guess, the same thing it had before with the same hurdles in front of it prior to the buyout.

Has no one here tried chicken karaage (Japanese fried chicken)? Restaurants often use the thighs because they are cheaper per pound and can handle the cooking method without risk of drying out. I've made it with breasts but they don't have the right flavor and texture.

There are semi-automated bar tenders now, for high volume service. All the spirits and mixers come out of the gun and into a shaker tin, glass, or what have you. Makes service go faster and also keeps inventory controlled.

I actually thought loan officers were already more or less meat-puppets for an automated decision system. When I went to get an auto loan the lady at the bank input my information and then it came back with an approval and interest rate moments after the forms were done. It did not appear to be her decision at all.

One thing I am sort of expecting now is that when the OR doesn't live up to the expectations of the consumers (which wouldn't be surprising since they donated based on a pr video without being able to see anything in person) they will blame FB for it.

The local newscaster misspoke and said "Fireworks trafficking" and I was sort of hoping it was true just to see a senator face one of the most redneck of charges in the state.

Go check the second half of the first sentence there. But Audi does market to the masses, niche brands don't promote themselves in any form of mass media. Additionally, Audi routinely brings up their lease rates to show how reasonable luxury can be. Wealthy and VR might not be an accurate match, VR and moderate level…

Almost every company looks to market to the masses unless they want to place themselves as a higher priced niche brand. The difference though is they could play off the mobility being an essential part of your daily life. A VR headset cannot.

With telecom stuff, they still could be considered luxury items under certain circumstances. In the case of cellphones, they also can be viewed as a replacement for existing services (landlines). With VR, it replaces nothing and is purely an optional item.

There is a huge difference though, this hypothetical friend is just asking for money flat out. On KS, they are trying to solicit donations with the promise of giving you something in return. So in essence, as long as they got what was promised they should be happy.

Pretty much it is because they have no idea what actual investing is and KS co-opted the term "backer" for their fun little service. Some also confuse the service with a regular store and think of their donations as pre-orders, assuming they will eventually be shipped the product.

But that is the thing, unlike a console or operating system, the concept of a killer app does not exist for a 3rd party peripheral because it is an optional piece of hardware and while it isn't super-expensive it is expensive to be prohibitive to people that aren't core gamers. Additionally, since the unit itself…

With one major difference though, you are not investing so you have none of those protections and the company isn't accountable. You don't even have a binding contract to ensure that the promised gifts for donation are delivered.

Shipping dev units isn't the same as the consumer units though. It's not like an impatient consumer could go buy one, plug it in and enjoy the product. Since, from the sounds of things, the studios/publishers have to integrate support into their product there will be a heavy amount of resistance from the people who…

Yes, but those are not the consumer versions and consumers can't purchase those, correct?