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roundaboutnow said:

chutzpah said:

roake said:

This may have been addressed.  I know Apple Vision Pro is a different kind of (spatial computing) platform, but it certainly seems powerful enough to additionally manage compatibility with other platforms.  What I wonder is if it will have any compatibility with Steam VR or any other platforms/games/apps without that app having to be written for this platform specifically.

I really want to try Half Life: Alyx!  I hear it’s maybe the only honest-to-goodness excellent VR game in the VR world.

I can imaging a world where Steam modifies their library to work with Apple’s hardware to make it easier on their developers.  But I doubt they would do it unless they could own a huge percentage of the sales (very common, but only Apple catches he’ll about it).

SteamVR doesn’t even support macOS, there’s no way that you could accomplish this with minor modifications. 

And VisionPro’s compatibility with VR motion controllers is an unknown factor. Without that most of SteamVRs library is useless - you can’t use gesture controls to run!

I don't know much about Steam or SteamVR, but I just read the recent AI article reporting that Steam just updated their app (not SteamVR I realize) and supports hardware acceleration on macOS. 

I recall that they used to support SteamVR on Mac but stopped doing so a couple of years ago. They might be re-thinking that decision now that AVP is out.

So far as controllers, while not spelling out details, Apple is saying on their AVP web page "Spatial computing makes new types of games possible with titles that can span a spectrum of immersion and bring gamers into all-new worlds. Users can also play over 100 Apple Arcade games on a screen as large as they want, with incredible immersive audio and support for popular game controllers."

andyorkney said:

So is this the fruit of the development plan that has been in place since 2011 when Steve Jobs reported that he had TV cracked? Think this project has been in development since Steve’s days 

JP234 said:

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tmay said:

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Stabitha_Christie said:

JP234 said:

Love the show. But really not sold on Rebecca Ferguson as the star. She's the wrong actress for the role. She attempts to compensate for her petite and frail physical appearance with combative overacting in exchanges, and is in no way threatening to anyone. I'd like to see a more imposing and authoritative figure in the role, someone like Queen Latifah, for instance. Her talent is wasted on that stupid "Equalizer" show. Or maybe Gina Carano!

If nothing else you are remarkably consistent with your sexism. 

Sexism? Both my suggestions are female, last I checked. In my milieu, neither petite nor frail are pejorative. Just not suitable for an action series.

Frail definitely has a perjorative sense, and is not a word I'd readily associate with Rebecca Ferguson.

Maybe it does ring pejorative to some sensitive (is that pejorative?) individuals (not me), point conceded. But use a photo as she appears in Silo, where she looks sunken-cheeked, hollow-eyed and anorexic, not Mission Impossible, where she temporarily added the wee bit of muscle tone you see here!

Now I'm leaning toward replacing her with Jason Momoa or Michael B. Jordan!

Gee, you think that the producers, of which Rebecca was one, didn't dress Rebecca to reflect Juliette's life in the Silo?

Somehow, I got the impression that life was harsh in the Silo, but maybe you would like to see it more like Season Two of "White Lotus", where Jennifer Coolidge was the badass action figure?

Nope. I want to see more of a different female Apple star: Hannah Waddingham! That's a person with everything. She's talented, smart, classy and if you're still not convinced life isn't fair, she sings like Aretha Franklin, and is physically stunning. Basically everything I lack!

Definitely lack class.  Absolutely no one is asking for your opinion on the attributes of women.

Likewise, I don't recall asking you for your opinion on anything.

Spencer314 said:

About 4 times more Android phones ship per year vs iPhones (both in the US and globally), which has been consistent for years. That means the 4% of new Android sales that are from former iPhone users represents about 16% of iPhone units shipped. That basically means the number of switchers in both directions is essentially identical within the margin of error.