The Entire Metaverse Industry Actually Just CRASHED

Hello and welcome BACK to TUESDAY NEWSDAY! Well, except this episode is one WEDNESDAY! This is actually a really crazy episode of TN, probably one of the most action packed TNs yet. PSVR2 has launched, cheap full body tracking is on the way in the form of Stonx, a cheap way to increase faux FOV, the US taking VR actions as real.. and most importantly the legitimate popping of the VR/ XR bubble. Meta laying off employees, Pico is in deep trouble, Microsoft exits VR etc etc oh also The Quest 2 maybe coming to **ina!
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[@ThrillSeekerVR]

Edit: adding to this after reading every comment. If your takeaway from this video was negativity or some “doom and gloom”.. I think you should really listen to this video again. This is a very positive message. The facts are a lot of XR attempts have failed. Now we grow from it. Much love. A lot of people aren't going to like this and are even going to try and discredit this claim, but they are wrong and they are lying to themselves. But THIS IS GOOD FOR VR LONG TERM. just watch the video before you comment about "clickbait" This is kind of a huge deal. Microsoft is leaving VR Firing 10,000s Tencent is out of VR Meta firing 10,000s Google XR is out Pico Laying off 33% of their workforce Time is tough. The Metaverse bubble just popped

[@bophadeezgames]

Hey my index has this like weird very faint dark rectangle in the middle what’s going on?

[@clxxxvii.]

We're just gonna have to rely more on small homebrew tech creators like that opensource VR glove guy and the indie dev community to keep innovation going

[@CentriVR]

Hi Thrill. There should be a focus on individual passion projects instead of trying to get as many users as possible to join. Haven't watched the video yet so sorry if I'm just repeating what you already said. 👍

[@Dionyzos]

Imagine Apple's headset being so successful that everyone regrets making these cuts lol. I doubt it will happen but who knows.

[@2pacalypsepastsghost890]

The metaverse was never a bubble to burst in the 1st place it never took off it is crappy Facebook software nobody wanted to use, no way does Zuckerbergs term blanket cover all VR use

[@Ghostly3011]

vr companies try not to have the most spectacularly terrible release challenge(impossible)

[@dankwedd_yt8197]

Meta trying to make a good decision for 1 microsecond (impossible)

[@Ocer.]

Meta tries to make one single good decision challange (impossible)

[@beefyonyt]

Meta pleasing its customers for once challenge (impossible)

[@shrektheogrelord6435]

​@dank wedd_yt more like one plank second 💀💀💀 Somehow one of you finds my bad joke funny

[@Phantomdude]

VR companies try not to sell their headset as a Zoom conference device (impossible)

[@solasmcg2287]

"The U.S. government straight up accepts that the activity within VR is just as valid as actions taken within physical reality." Blade and Sorcery players:

[@WaterNeos]

a

[@ThePandafriend]

It kinda sounds as if there's more going on. Maybe pissing off people who are on a power trip for whatever reason. But that's obviously speculation.

[@Numbabu]

@@bowl3864 good.

[@ultimaxkom8728]

@@bowl3864 lol

[@jayshockin2305]

US Citizen here: This has everything to do with religious government zealots having prejudice towards s3x workers. It's just their latest method of discriminating against a minority because their work is frowned upon in their bible book. It's not illegal to make that kind of content here, just someone along the US entrance authorization line decided to discriminate. We've been seeing more and more of their regression lately. Notably, the slow redaction of reproductlve rights for women... It's sad to see our country be so dumb... sorry.

[@TheJarrodAnderson]

This kind of makes me happy. I was part of oculus launchpad 2018 and 2020 for a dev grant, a lot of people thought we were going to win both times and we didn't for whatever reason. I put a lot of the blame on our production skills, but this makes me feel a little better to know they make a lot of strange choices, so maybe that was it. Another company mentioned in this video reached out to us to port a game too, and I've wanted to port to their headset but life... We're actually updating a game to put it on their headset and this video is lifting my spirits. Our company is 2 man op and had to dip out for a couple of years with everything going on, and we're just getting back into it now. Maybe we're not too late.

[@TenHampters]

What game is he playing at 7:05 what's the name

[@raixuh]

​@@subaru4920 my take on meta is the same on second life: do anything, including mundane stuff but with the ado of looking to yourself doing it 🦉

[@m1sterhollywood]

@@TenHampters Deisim, it’s a fun relaxing game

[@nazz2115]

Proaxelmining has been very profitable lately compared to other investment platforms, I’ve tried them several times and their withdrawal system is pretty smooth and fast than any other platform. I'm able to make 2.65% profit daily based on my investment capital.

[@frontrider3240]

​@@raixuh that is also a good definition.

[@judy3827]

god I still love this channel, it's so polished while still keeping that "youtube aspect" where it feels more personnal, I haven't always kept up with tuesday newsdays but I have enjoyed them through the past few years and I'm sure I'll keep enjoying them for the next few years as well

[@ShadowstormProducts]

It's terrifying to see Meta and Tencent trying to work together...two very evil companies collaborating.

[@Albo96286]

🤣

[@nat0106951]

😂

[@mp9305]

Meta actually has the most robust content moderation and compliance policies to comply with laws of countries they are operating in, as well as keeping the platform safe in general. TikTok is straight up unflitered garbage/propaganda/porn. There's actually very little to substantiate this "hurr durr MEta iS eViL !!" nonsense

[@thedoomslayer5863]

That's a match made in hell

[@RoyHoy]

ThrillSeeker is the evil one.

[@Artuistic1011]

its been a while since I've watched this channel, great to see Tuesday news day still takes place on Wednesdays

[@PixelShade]

With all the bubbles popping, I hope we will see a more healthy and streamlined VR market in the future. I hope Valve will continue its commitment and support to SteamVR and the Vive. Being an HP Reverb G2 owner I am actually quite terrified about both HP and Microsoft pulling support. I mean, if a controller breaks today, it will actually be REALLY hard to find a replacement, and If MS stops supporting WMR reality, what will happen to headsets like the G2 when PCVR continues to innovate? In a perfect world, HP would make a SteamVR driver for the Reverb G2, hence bypassing WMR. But since they are pulling out as well it seems highly unlikely.

[@w1ck3dz0d1ac]

Tencent and Meta are set to become the corporate entity Ready Player One warned us about...

[@flameyoshi07]

Bruh

[@leaufvlt]

nope

[@chocolatesquirrel2002]

Theyll be much worse, Tencent is already everywhere

[@Dave102693]

@@chocolatesquirrel2002 so is Meta

[@chocolatesquirrel2002]

@@Dave102693 lol, no one goes into the Metaverse, Tencent owns alot of very popular games

[@Psybertrain]

With all those lay-offs and cut backs, I think now is a great time to be finding those up and coming vr companies and investing, because they will be the industry leaders in the near future. Thanks Thrill, your reviews, news updates and research are very much appreciated!

[@matthiassommer8084]

Yeah, you are right, that’s what I was thinking. It’s not the end of VR industry, it’s the end of the megacorps first incursion into the industry, now it’s when some bright nobody will see how to crack it, followed by another nobody, and then slowly but steadily, the metaverse will start to be, kinda like what how the original Oculus came to be. Cause that was suckerberg’s folly (although he’s such an imbecile, that anything is his bane), he thought the “metaverse” could be “owned”, and it’s also why megacorps CAN’T produce the “metaverse”. “Ownership” in the way this corps want, kills the creativity necessary to craft new worlds.

[@denrico777]

I agree. And some percentage of those suddenly out of work XR people will be starting companies of their own.

[@wonder_platypus8337]

WarpFrog, SLZ, Caveman Studio. All great VR developers.

[@Crittek]

Oculus/Meta will be the cream of the crop. I’d bet my life on it. As long as they don’t cave to pressure from investors. Established companies that have known the industry always win. If you want to invest in any smaller company it should be HaptX. Force feedback is the future and they’ve been on the bleeding edge for a while now. Look at all the suckers that invested in those treadmills. It was obviously a bad technology. Their only profit is selling to shitty VRcades that shut down in a couple months. VR domes might also be another good potential investment but that’s a bit risky.

[@Psybertrain]

@@Crittek I absolutely agree with you on that, but investment wise I think they've all had their massive growth spurts and are now just idling so to speak, they may have more growth again but nothing like the boom that they've already had, the recent events in the industry have just opened up a nice opportunity for the smaller companies like Thirdverse and 17Bit that are bringing new ideas and strategies to the market. Also HaptX like you say is definitely one to be following, and yeah the omnitreadmills were just terrible, not even the vrcades near me bothered with getting them at all XD.

[@MrRoomba-Youtube-Sucks]

I actually think this was a pretty good bit of news. Companies tend to overhype new technologies and overspend like crazy hoping the catch the next big thing. Seeing companies die down a bunch like this tells me that VR growth will be more steady in the future and those who actually wish to see it prosper, will be the ones working toward its future instead of stockholders and mega-corporations.

[@PinkManGuy]

I hate Meta as the next person with a brain but stock holders and megacorporations have the billions of dollars in resources to perform R&D and Customer Service

[@stephankruit3850]

@@PinkManGuy Thats a fair point customer service is bad for sets like the pico, sad to admit but my next set wil be something like a quest because of the custumasation and spareparts availebilety, i own a pico neo3 link but its almost imposseble to get a spare controller.

[@connermckay4012]

@@PinkManGuy Meta customer service told us to buy a new headset because the fan motor was a bit wonky. I don't think we need corporate customer service.

[@strawhatwolffy4701]

I’m playing Zenith the last city. It has nothing but good news and they have great funding. I chatted with one of the developers and he is excited because they want to make zenith the first World Of Warcraft on vr. Try it if you have a chance.

[@MrRoomba-Youtube-Sucks]

@@strawhatwolffy4701 not really sure why your telling me this, but i have played zenith. its a great game

[@D-RAY97]

I forgot what I originally looked up but when I found Tuesday Newsday, but when I found it I loved it because of how information of the videos were. These news videos about VR in general are the reason I subscribed to the channel. So it’s nice that you got a break and continue to love doing Tuesday Newsday. But one way or another, we’ll ll back you up.

[@blakestilton8725]

I look forward to Tuesday Newsday every week, you usually always have something intriguing to talk about and you are my sole source for VR news (Your the most entertaining). I understand waiting until you have actual news to cover, but try not to wait to long please! I love this series!

[@ZanyCat]

Just like how video games crashed in the 1980's, VR has a chance bounce back and potentially be even greater than it ever has been!

[@ThrillSeekerVR]

VR will bounce back 10x

[@toastrave7820]

it already had crashed in the 90s

[@thatslegit]

ye, and the nintendo saved it. i bet someone (most likely valve) will save it

[@UbiDoobyBanooby]

GeForce Now partnered with Microsoft bringing top tier graphics (RTX 4080) to people for a subscription cost. If they get VR people will be able to play demanding VR games without settling for crap graphics or a huge investment in a heavy duty PC. Cloud gaming is gonna be the next Netflix after this Microsoft deal. It could mean big things for VR if they just pull the trigger.

[@TheSdog9]

There's too much greatness that just hasn't been replicated in any otherwhere. Any business that wants to chew on a low hanging fruit and remembers to also water the tree and not f it up like meta can make sooo much moolah.

[@Red_Planet]

It’s always a nice feeling to see FBT become more accessible. VRC feels a lot more alive than other online games because everything’s mocap, seeing more FBT people would make it even better.

[@Jallu555]

Desktop players are not mocap

[@Red_Planet]

@@Jallu555 Fine. *Almost everything

[@Dimondminer11]

Yep starting to feel like the crapload of money and time I poured into building my slimes might've been a bit wasted maybe

[@lognix5060]

You have no idea how many terms I had to search up to decipher this comment

[@PavltheRobot]

@@lognix5060 Literally 2 or 3 terms

[@arctacia]

Thank you for taking a moment to take a step back and evaluate where you were with things and be able to grow from that. It shows an awareness of self and to be able to accommodate. This is but one of many reasons I personally feel why you do well with what you've got. Thank you also for being our eyes and ears as well as our voice when we need it.

[@dflkfhgpoidsfhg]

thanks for keeping me in the loop on all that vr news fam

[@0x8087]

This isn't just VR, this is entire economies collapsing around the world.

[@JohnDoe-eu2vv]

Probably more technology sector than anything else so far, but we’ll see ig

[@vgaportauthority9932]

Games studios also hired a lot of people during Covid, then they fired those people again recently, so some of the bad news isn't necessarily as bad news as some might think. It was going to happen regardless, just not to the extent we're seeing. Microsoft doesn't even do VR, and they laid off a TON of non-XR devs and employees recently. It sucks, but the world is getting worse. Real world gets worse... Virtual reality gets better... It's pretty clear that the two will cross fairly soon and people might just start preferring the virtual realm over the hellish reality they're living. There might be a slump now overall, but the two things that will grow moving fowards is weapons manufacturing and escapism.

[@kennylaysh2776]

This is about VR. Economics regardless, VR was going to implode/crash with this much going on in the field. We've known Meta has been just straight up burning money with little return as well. VR is not at a spot in its life to support this many companies, headsets, etc - we are still niche in the gaming world, and VR needs a solid foundation, not trying to rely on hundreds of awful indie games. VR-selling titles like Alyx are still VERY rare.

[@Waitwhat469]

just industries bloated by limitless near zero cost loans and the "investment" that allows

[@dallasdon4662]

It will be perfect by the end of the Great War 😅

[@AkaBigWurm77]

The VR bubble seems to pop every 4-5 years

[@vgaportauthority9932]

Almost everything these days do. Wall Street is just a huge pump and dump scheme at this point, and the viability of the tech doesn't really matter anymore, it's all about riding the wave of hype and hopping off at the right time. It's always been like this, but people grew accustomed to just betting money on random stuff rooted FULLY in hype during the crypto era. Lots of investors just bring that mindset to actual stocks and invest on the hype rather than the tech. This is going to be a trend going forward. Investor hype is often disconnected from reality, so when we see a market pop we might think VR is in jeopardy, but it's really just investors losing a lot of money on yet another inflated investment field. It was VR, then AR, then the Metaverse. Chances are it's going to be VR again pretty soon.. They're just waiting for the waves to paddle onto. They have no idea about the tech, and they don't need to know, they need to know what other investors are going to do with the hype. This is why Bloomberg is so useless in terms of being a barometer for the success of VR. It's a hype machine that also spreads FUD in a major way to drive stocks as low as possible so people can get back in for the next wave... Misinformation and market-hype manipulation all day long just to massage the waves or some other better analogy than massaging waves.....

[@thelistener772]

Can’t wait for 2028

[@MsHojat]

What do you mean? This statement doesn't seem true at all.

[@punishedkid]

​@@MsHojat I assume he means like when the Oculus Rift CV1 came out which some people probably expected VR to explode from, and then around when the Valve Index released which some thought would bring VR to the mainstream with its Half-Life title.

[@Murphys_Law9]

@@punishedkidPS VR2 will be the best selling VR headset in a few years

[@mryllo]

I'm happy for you and aweome to see the show back

[@raxath7310]

This is a healthy way to go forward with the channel! Make what you love man

[@dwightlee4315]

Glad to see you back, agree 100%, do the show when you have stuff to report, not necessarily by a schedule. Recharge when you need to, look forward to every Video you and Phia make. You two are the reasons this old man is back in VR Chat and making friends.

[@ThrillSeekerVR]

Heck yeah! Thanks for all the support!!! Much love

[@aaronboi4001]

bot

[@trolltyrant8344]

@@ThrillSeekerVR you think pico vr could merge with steam potentially And there headsets could merge and make a better product overall Considering its a major competitor to metta it would be a good buy for steam Also I’m mad when I bought my oculus quest about three or more months later quest 2 came out lol

[@Lacerated1DJ3]

Glad to see you back

[@MrMoney331]

Love any content you put out! Hope you do what makes you happy! I'm here for it!

[@ginatails]

I just got my PSVR2 today, and Gran Turismo 7 on it is amazing. The game looks great on the 4k OLED displays, and the interior of the cars have so much detail. Also, it even utilizes the head haptics so every time you hit another car or bump into a rail, you feel it. I also tried Kayak VR for a brief moment directly after setting up the headset, and it's gorgeous. The environments look so real, and with the controller haptics, you can feel the water on the kayak paddles every time you row them. Coming from the Quest 2, the PSVR2 has slightly higher FOV and resolution, and while there is the smallest amount of screen door effect, you'll never notice it unless you look directly at it. The OLED was instantly noticeable, it looks amazing. Also, I think the biggest upgrade is the comfort, the headset is so much more comfortable than the Quest 2 because of the lighter weight, the headstrap, and the rubber face gasket.

[@exonymat1471]

I like to think of the current situation as the 1983 video game crash of the VR world. Yes it looks very bad but hopefully VR grows much more naturally and eventually something, whether it be a game or a headset, will come and make VR truly mainstream

[@HeadsetHistorian]

Work noting the 1983 crash was US only, everywhere else went on fine lol.

[@vgaportauthority9932]

@@HeadsetHistorian The US stock bros love a volatile market, that means investors are hella scared, which creates crashes sometimes. The 1983 US video game crash really was weird.. From all the gamers who survived it, they just kept on playing games, then the NES came out and everyone else came back again.. Such a weird and unnatural slump.

[@Nabee_H]

i was thinking the EXACT same, except for the industry COMPLETELY dying lol

[@Bluepiey]

almost the same, we even have the Sega vs Nintendo, Quest 2 vs Pico 4

[@bunnyfreakz]

This was what happen when you don't have any kind of moderation and quality check on the market. Tiktok global will suffers same fate if keep running without any sort of moderation.

[@R3ST4RT1NG]

Good to hear from you again thrill!

[@daimus]

I'm always up for Xday Newsday, in whatever form. Keep 'em coming and we'll keep watching! Edit: IMO, it's so valuable for someone to actually have an opinion (and stand by it) about matters in the VR space. So, kudos for that.

[@genesisfpv]

Let the bubble pop, Things sometimes get worse before they get better. Looking forward to all the cool stuff coming out! 🤘

[@narwhakun]

Awesome video thrill! All this news was kinda scary, but I'm excited to see what will come in the future! I think it's great you are feel refreshed! And I can't wait for your upcoming videos!

[@ligmabouls5129]

i happy you are refreshed glad to see tn back

[@leoschulte9242]

Thanks man for leaving Tuesday Newsday

[@JohnathanAbel]

Don’t be too worried about video consistency. I love your content because you’re PASSIONATE about your videos. As long as you’re taking the time YOU think you need to make the content, I will be happy to watch it. Sending love

[@r4t.crisis]

Now that the bubble popped it's time for the community to shine !!!

[@Nekroido]

This series got me here, and I always try to keep up with the new episodes. You do tremendous work covering the industry! ❤

[@sonik3406]

Thanks for the video as always. It is great that you have a serious series. Having a critical view on our passion makes us grow and appreciate what we already have even more.

[@Minetendo0000]

Man, this channel feels like home for me in the vr/xr industry. It's nice.

[@jakefever7193]

This is probably the best newsday in a long time thank you

[@georgebush3327]

Great video. Thank you

[@brandonwisecarver5276]

Love you, Thrill!

[@yomie2820]

I'm really glad the "Metaverse bubble" didn't grow to be a massive thing that it easily could've been tbh...

[@MelbourneChazz]

The "metaverse" concept was born to fail imo. People were just too gullible to see through the whole thing as a weak Second Life alternative.

[@thatguystove755]

Love your vids Thrill, you fuel my addiction to VR!

[@oliverholm3973]

That sounds good, I love TN. Not just because you make good content, but also because the news are very relevant to me, so knowing that every upload happens because something worth talking about has happened is very good. I support this decision wholeheartedly.

[@macmi11i]

Been with you since the beginning and you’ve always had great content and can’t remember ever missing a video. Thank you!

[@ThrillSeekerVR]

Hey Mac THANK YOU!!!!!! :)

[@315Geoff]

I really like your idea for tuesday news day. I will absolutely watch all of them knowing that they will only come out when there is news!

[@InvaderCom]

As I'll say for all my favorite content creators: Whenever you make content, I'll be here for it. If the schedule changes, if you feel burnout, or something comes up that prevents you from making it, that doesn't change my excitement for your content. When I see that notification for a new video going up, I'll be there ❤

[@MtnXfreeride]

It does suck that the KZbin algorithm rewards regular daily uploading.

[@Jwellsuhhuh]

Algo has entered the chat

[@BrianScotland]

Glad you’re back Thrill

[@Pred.]

Man, was hoping when Facebook took over everything we'd see an up surge of quality and funded VR games, especially with all the studios they were grabbing hold of, AAA or indie... Then the metaverse happened.

[@vgaportauthority9932]

I think Meta is done with games. Their next Quest is heavily centered around MR, the most useless tech ever devised. Also very expensive tech, so the HMD is either getting a bump to 499, or the gaming features will be toned down heavily and resources diverted to cameras for passthrough. I believe the latter is true. Either way, games is not a major part of Meta's strategy. If it was, they would spend some of those 10 billion dollars on games rather than spending it all on the metaverse... But they spend nothing on games, and their metaverse is garbage... AND their gaming showcases are just brutally depressing. Spent 100% of my VR time since the Q2 came out playing the Q2... No interest in the Q3 now that I have the PSVR2, a proper gaming device with a purely game oriented purpose. The Q3 is going to be LESS of a gaming device than the Q2.. And Meta doesn't make games... Q3 is going to make the Vita look like an amazing success.

[@adr2t]

@@vgaportauthority9932 To play fair, Games are not everything and they do require a high resource cost. Anything that requires a server also adds even more cost. Not everything they're doing is for the metavers - but just normal apps / functions you would like to use VR for.. but agree on everything else. I would just make sure to add a line thats other vr apps outside of just gaming is fine too.

[@Alex-jb8wr]

@@vgaportauthority9932 does MR mean mixed reality, if so then I would argue that tech is even more potential and lucrative than vr and games.

[@PsychoMoFoGaming]

You actually thought that? Hahahaha Do you not know what facebook is? "Surge of quality" hahahahahaha

[@jasonloh6792]

Mixed Reality/VR/Augmented Reality/XR call it whatever you want, it’s actually the same thing. Put on some eyepiece and you get a virtual display that has the potential to encompass your entire vision. Everything we have done up to this point has been focused on games but Meta got greedy, they didn’t just want to make hardware they wanted to try and monopolise the VR world. You know how Facebook has Facebook dating, and market place etc. A bunch of garbage no one uses? They wanted to control Ads, the AppStore, the Virtual Workspace. Kinda like In Ready Player One, everyone only plays one game, The Oasis. Zuckerberg’s vision is of only one Virtual World, His! The sheer arrogance.

[@guestbesty]

I’m sick today, so thanks for posting, gives me something to take my mind off of this dam cold

[@narwhakun]

Yoo me too! Lez goo sick gang 🤣

[@Refue]

great video, loved the tone and the awareness.

[@Rumpl34skin]

I'm so happy I watched this channel grow💜 keep it up Thrill

[@EntFncomp]

That’s a title I didn’t expect 😮😮

[@Oharding]

Can't believe they are gonna stop quest 1 users from going in party with the newer gen users

[@WorldHayes-VR]

I miss Gear VR

[@vrtrunky5527]

@@WorldHayes-VRno, no you dont

[@vrtrunky5527]

Hey, the processor is a mobile processor that was outdated even when it first released, it can’t last forever

[@ExclamationMarx]

@@vrtrunky5527 Yeah but the Switch is still going & its GPU architecture (Nvidia Maxwell) is so old that it predates Five Nights at Freddy's

[@spacedout4061]

​@@ExclamationMarxthe switch is also a peice of shit, thanks for hammering in the point

[@baybarsguven2493]

love the new format

[@ItsWhiteGoat]

Love your stuff as always Thrill keep doing what you do best

[@AlienSaxophone785]

It's a really good episode! Really like the mix between serious news and some meme breakes and silly VR fun facts / or a occasional Burn to some company feature or gimmick and short what's ahead of upcoming video's / topics you will cover and investigate. (liked that specifically aswell to know whats coming as videocontent to your channel) I personally dont mind if you have some less updates when news-density is low, and maybe a bit more when there's a CES f.e. Big Like!

[@fearfactory1189]

Honestly thrill, a lot of people watch your videos to stay informed and be in the know, so thanks for what you do. I appreciate the fact that your opinions are honest and you're blunt about it. It's what we need to hear and be aware of.

[@warsin8641]

love you thrill!

[@HustlinHugh]

Glad to have ye back, man! And sounds good, you do whatever you deem is best for you, and everything else will fall into place :)

[@boatoflol]

I really liked plugging into TN every week of course, just as a routine on my drive to work. But I'm much more thrilled to hear you are taking TN even more serious by focussing more on what you really think matters. Looking forward to your new, fresh take on this. Glad you could gain new energy! Also a sidenote: Could you always add the name of any game which footage you show in the TN vids, just very small? That shooter in the BG looks very cool!

[@sabinsx]

100%! I have no idea what game that is and I want to play it.

[@Tran_Foxxo]

Absolutely agree on this, also if anyone finds that game I'd love to hear what it is too!

[@Tran_Foxxo]

I found the game right after I posted that comment, it's called "Compound" (saw he got a achievement in the vid at 12:38 and found the game by searching the achievement name lol)

[@sabinsx]

@@Tran_Foxxo cheers!

[@lawnmowergirl]

Then we will build a better community. We will support each other without the interference from large corporations. We will build out own space. A space for everyone.

[@MadMaxBLD]

Watched the new intro at half speed to take in the details. Love the rhythm it has!

[@motogeezer71]

Thrill!... You constantly suprise me with your views and understanding of the VR eco system... Keep your virtual finger on the pulse of the VR Tech world brother!

[@protomor]

Do TNs as needed. I don't care if it's weekly. I just like the episodes when they come out. Thanks for this!

[@CHEFPKR]

Seems like a massive company *cough* Meta *cough* is more or less responsible for this. Coming off the back of your last video, I'm more hopeful for the smaller companies being able to push everything forward.

[@novadust6195]

Ive been thinking of getting a standalone VR headset lately beacuse i've tried them. I can wait a little longer i guess

[@itsKokonutMilk]

I don't always care about any of the news you talk about but I enjoy listening and getting to know about stuff that may or may not effect me in the future and I look towards you as an easy way to see what is happening in the VR space and just love how you produce your content. I pretty much watch every single video regardless of whatever news or stuff you talk about just to absorb information and how you do your content :) Keep up the hard work but don't burn yourself out! Just know a bunch of us just enjoy your videos no matter what is being said about them. I just hope you enjoy doing them as much as we like watching them!

[@chippdbanjo]

man I love the new intro especially with the index starting beep noise

[@lonewulf0328]

Huge VR update for No Man's Sky today, so that's good news too

[@ArchAnjell]

I missed Tuesday Newsday. I relied on it for VR news. Without it I felt out of the loop.

[@TRACKTOR7-_-]

Another awesome video from Thrill

[@brknglasses2734]

Glad to see TN is back, and I look forward to the reinvigorated format!

[@lo-tar1442]

I've got this weird feeling that against all odds PSVR2 is going to actually change world and bring VR to the mainstream. I agree with what you said - it wont be this year but next year or the year after. Good to have you back man!

[@trumplostlol3007]

PSVR 2 is way ahead of PS5. Wait for PS5 pro or PS6 to unlock its full potential! PS5 is limiting the performance of PSVR 2 in GT7. I believe PS6 + PSVR 2 will beat rtx 3090 + Reverb G2 playing flight simulator.

[@wizzenberry]

​@@trumplostlol3007 i mean you would be right.. If it was a basic vr headset. You dont need insane cycles when you can diminish pixel density from the peripheral outwards and blur. I take it you didn't use it

[@PlayshotKalo]

I mean, PlayStation has really great studios and they develop quality games. I hope they switch the tides for game developers. At the current state of things, it's quantity over quality. We need VR game development to be taken more seriously, hopefully PlayStation really invests in this platform this time around

[@Villager_U]

I bet that Valve gonna bring vr to the mainstream. Index is the best vr headset on the market rn and Half-life:Alyx set a new standard for vr games

[@trumplostlol3007]

@@Villager_U A $1500 gaming PC with a $1000 Index can bring VR to mainstream gaming? People are complaining about the prices the $400 PS 5 and the $550 PSVR 2 that can deliver almost the same graphics and some new VR experience. Be realistic, how many cheap Quest 2 owners also own a mid range gaming PC? MOST VR players are just playing Beat Saber and some outdated PCVR games with much reduced graphics on Quest 2. LOL

[@freeeagle2989]

Greatly done, interesting topics, keep us informed thrill. Thanks for your effort.

[@Atilolzz]

My first time watching this channel, looking forward for more Tuesday Newsdays

[@MrBeastymc]

Tuesday Newsday is awesome. But I understand where you're coming from. Keep up the good work and don't burn yourself out!

[@kirkginoabolafia3650]

If the industry has less influence from the corporate end of things, and more opportunities for indie developers/communities to shine, I am hopeful for the future of VR.

[@CrispyMuffin2]

honestly, i see this as kinda good. meta has just been exploiting and cheaping out on VRs potential, leaving almost no room for genuinely passioate VR users and creators. the less giga corporations, the more room for passion we made it without the enormous brands and advertisements, we can make it without them as well

[@leoschulte9242]

Yo, it’s back. Thanks bro.

[@dudeitsgood]

Love it, thrill.

[@Iamgudjoe]

I really hope VR blows up in popularity again and that people start making more games for it, because it is an unparalleled experience that has helped me with my mental health before and I know I can't be the only one.

[@joelou]

I really enjoyed hearing your perspective on the metaverse bubble. Great job!

[@BTLag]

Dude I love the knuckles power on sound in the intro! It's like it tells me subconsciously that I'm about to experience something awesome.

[@__-tt2ot]

Happy about the Tuesday Newsday change! Things felt very lighthearted back in 2019, and I feel like now we're being given a bit of an industry-wide palate cleansing. I'm excited to see what the future holds

[@CurlyTheCat]

Welcome back Thrill! I really hope Meta takes a huge crunch with this slump and the competition ramps up, my Index is getting old and I want more options, preferably before the next Furality. I swear, I’m gonna drag you along to Furality to partake in one of the greatest events that the VR community has to offer.

[@HoboGirl09]

I understand your going to change some stuff around for Newsday videos I do hope you keep the meme breaks in the video they always bring a smile to my face.

[@thegamingnb_666]

I'm ready for this!

[@andrewevenson2657]

I suppose it all makes sense when I really think about it. After I bought the index, I fell deeply in love with VR, and I was sharing my excitement with everyone, and I don’t think anyone I’ve talked to about it has ever shared my excitement. Even people I know who have VR headsets, they don’t really use them like I use mine, it’s kinda a novelty to them as opposed to a consistent form of entertainment. Even people who play video games regularly don’t use their headsets regularly. I do think VR is just too different, and most adult are generally resistant to change. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, right? I imagine kids who play VR are a lot more open to it and excited by it, but kids don’t have money to spend, so their opinion won’t matter until they start making money. I imagine the VR industry will have stable slow growth for a few years till the kids who enjoy it get into the consumer market, and then companies will see that demand increase substantially. For me personally, I rarely use my index right now because I live in rentals and have barely any space for VR. I am going to buy a house this summer and make sure to set the VR up in a room with substantial space, but I imagine most people who enjoy VR may be in a similar situation to me, not having the space to fully enjoy it. So it’s also possible if the housing bubble crashes, and people can get houses for a decent price, VR demand could go up.

[@SunArau]

Main reasons why people dont care about VR in current states are garbage controls and lackluster games. Overpriced gear doesnt help either, but its not main problem, if first two were great. For example, hand controls can be fixed by making a VR gloves instead of that garbage sticks, yet leg movement will never be fixed, since you either run/jump/roll into a wall/people/TV/window or if you use that strapped platform you still gonna be limited directions. Not to mention that 75% of gamers are probably not exactly fit for that type of activities anyway. Basically all of above results in very clunky controls, limitations, lacking basic gameplay games on top of big price. I guess until someone will figure out a real VR headset or VR pod like in all those VR mmo korean books, it always gonna be a rather small niche.

[@emerson-sheaapril8555]

Not to mention everyone being locked up.for...the last... years....I think some people have a more appreciaten for going outside. Theyll come back once the dogs bite them and they get stung by bees.

[@TerribleGamesTV2]

monday/tueday/wednesday/thursday/friday/saturday/sunday newsday is mine and my gf's #1 resource for the entire week's worth of vr news, please never stop these ❤

[@WAZXIII]

I never noticed the subtle index controller turn on noise in the intro. XD I love it.

[@Lilithe]

I love hearing your opinion on VR. I really love it as a place to explore and a platform for my creativity, and seeing your perspective is always refreshing.

[@dorminbased]

I was about to buy pico4 but lack of displayport is a huge miss in market share. For this price it would make for the best PCVR headset but they didn't care.

[@stephankruit3850]

they sell the pico 3 neo link for 450 inclusive with dp cable but it has fresnell lenses , the pico4 has pancake lenses

[@Killswitch1411]

​@Phi some like options. Wifi isn't consistent in quality.. a wire gives better visuals and better latency. Wireless is getting better, but it's inconsistent. Even having it near the router with the right router.

[@thenonexistinghero]

That's a pretty trash argument. Pico 4's main usage is for wireless PC VR. If you want to use a cable... there are better alternatives with headsets that are made only for tethered PC VR. Even if Pico 4 had a display port, almost no one would've bought one for it.

[@Killswitch1411]

@@thenonexistinghero oh shut up.

[@HeadsetHistorian]

They could have sold it at 2x the price for a dedicated pcvr version and I would have paid it gladly. It is my main headset right now, using wirelessly with a wifi 6 dedicated router with constant 1200mbps using my 4090 at god mode in VD andddddd the compression is awful. Anyone that thinks it isn't there is just kidding themselves. It looks good and is usable but my god it would be SO much better with a real connection.

[@OrangeC7]

Thrillseeker: Makes a KZbin channel about virtual reality Also Thrillseeker: "We have to accept the *reality* of what's going on" (not a hot take just a funny english thing)

[@themagicengineer5314]

No need to apologize, man. Love your videos and you should do whatever you need to do to stay engaged and interested in your channel. Much love, man. And thank you for your content

[@this.is.wierd.]

you are doing a great job on youtube keep it up

[@missa2855]

2nd comment, finished watching. While the big companies are cutting back, smaller companies seem to be pushing some great stuff, with the Lynx R1 and Bigscreen Beyond being pretty neat examples imo. I think what we really need is software right now though. And if meta is taking a step back, maybe passionate devs will actually be able to make something cool without being bought by meta, to then NEVER be heard from again (I am now convinced Zucc eats VR devs instead of bugs.)

[@homeless_in_vr]

1000% agreed!

[@clientornaka4690]

I've been waiting for this to happen for the past few years. I'm honestly excited to see where things go after this.

[@jthepangon]

Do you think the recent closures is Crash of '83 for VR, or is this more thinning the oversaturation of corporations in the VR industry?

[@notlNSIGHT]

Well, we are seeing a lot of similarities to the Crash of 83. I kinda hope it is, so then we can get some new guys in

[@autumngust519]

Oh my god you fixed your intro, I love you

[@TripleVR]

Bro it's always worth a watch no need to apologize.

[@krypex7958]

My PSVR 2 is coming tomorrow what do you mean?