Vision Pro Needs to Be Smaller and More Affordable to Succeed

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So, Apple’s got this gadget, the Vision Pro, and it’s… I dunno, kinda like if a spaceship and a conspiracy theory got together and had a tech baby. It’s really good at what it does, even if it looks like a helmet you’d see in a sci-fi flick. Expensive too. Like, sell-your-kidney expensive. But if they shrink it down and slice the price, more folks might actually think about grabbing one.

They’re calling it “tomorrow’s tech, today.” I guess that makes sense if “today” means it costs an arm and a leg. And sure, it’s not doing a million things like some headsets out there, but the stuff it does? Top-notch. Still, it’s this big, hefty thing that you wouldn’t wear to a casual coffee run unless you enjoy people staring.

Which, speaking of stares, some folks look at the Vision Pro and say it’s a rare miss for Apple, like when you accidentally wear mismatched socks to a job interview. But having spent too much time with this thing strapped to my head, it’s like comparing a Ferrari to a Honda Accord. Okay, maybe that’s a stretch. But you get what I mean—quality over quantity.

I have no idea how its sales are doing—maybe it’s killing it, or maybe it’s just awkwardly hanging out on store shelves. But, the experience it offers? Definitely “wow”-worthy. If you could have the same specs in a machine that doesn’t feel like wearing a brick, well, it’d probably fly off the shelves.

Just a random thought: cut this device down to half the weight. Feels possible, right? Other headsets manage somehow. And chop the cost in half too, say to about $1,750. Not pocket change, but getting closer to justifiable if you pitch it as an über-TV too. I mean, everyone wants a nice TV, right?

Why am I rambling about this? Because the Vision Pro’s biggest hurdles are its size and price. Unlike the Quest, which, let’s face it, sometimes feels like trying to operate a high-tech potato. If Quest suddenly shrank and got cheaper, it’d still have that potato vibe—kind of clunky.

But Vision Pro? It seems to be on the verge of greatness, just waiting for a dramatic transformation. Would I love to see the size and price cut in half? Heck yes. It’s like unwrapping a major birthday gift, only cooler.

Now, some might say the Vision Pro’s awesomeness comes from its hefty price tag. Fancy parts, after all. True in certain contexts, but let me tell you—a lot of it is about the software. Take, for instance, the Quest 3. Sure, it might boast better resolution on paper, but when you actually use them? Vision Pro’s software design gives it the edge.

Even if Apple slims down this headgear and shaves the cost, I’m not even accounting for upgrades we might see in the future, like sharper visuals and software tweaks.

Apple’s set the bar pretty high, and the real kicker is not if they can make this contraption smaller and less wallet-busting, but when. So, are we there yet? Maybe not. But just wait—things are gonna get interesting.