Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

What is funny is that Meta did go through all the expense of setting this up with Best Buy for the Meta Quest Pro, and nobody even realized it was an option because they advertised it so poorly[1].

[1] https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/10/meta-quest-pro-hands-...



Ha, thanks -- that article is a perfect example of how bad the experience was at Best Buy, basically exactly what you would expect:

> I had to search the aisles until I found a lonely Quest display in an unloved back corner of the store...

> There was no special room or specific area set aside for the Quest demo at the store. Instead, the demo staffer awkwardly guided me to a small section of bare carpet...

> To make matters worse, about 15 minutes into my demo... interrupted by an abrupt "powering down" message when the headset ran out of charge. The demo staffer apologized, saying the unit "was at zero percent when I got it" and hadn't been plugged in for very long before our demo.

> The staffer running my demo told me that the Quest Pro is "more for business"... Unfortunately, without a linked computer or any linked 2D apps in the headset, I was only able to try out the (very unresponsive) stock web browser. And without a Bluetooth mouse or keyboard, scrolling and typing was not a natural experience.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: