Nintendo Switch & Switch 2 Getting Official Virtual Boy Accessory

https://www.uploadvr.com/nintendo-switch-switch-2-virtual-boy-accessory-announced/

Released in 1995, Nintendo's Virtual Boy was the first standalone home stereoscopic 3D gaming system, providing a 384×224 red-only monochrome image to each eye via the two lenses. While often described as a "VR headset", Virtual Boy lacked any kind of head tracking, not even rotational, and had a narrow field of view. That's not to say it wasn't an interesting 3D console - it just wasn't really VR.

Virtual Boy was a market failure, selling very few units, and was discontinued after just one year. But it left a lasting cultural impact, and is looked back on fondly by many in the VR industry.

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maxwells_daemon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 351d (1 reply)

Labo + Google Cardboard flashbacks...

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