The XRSpace Mova<\/strong> costs $599 and has 5G<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Manova, meanwhile, looks sort of like\u00a0Second Life<\/em>\u00a0crossed with one of\u00a0Facebook\u2019s social VR experiments. According to XRSpace, it will contain a variety of public and private locations, including individual \u201chome\u201d hangout areas or viewing party spaces, neighborhood-like areas like a \u201ccity center\u201d where people can meet up with friends, and a place called MagicLohas that will include fitness classes and other healthy activities. There are also links to third-party games and apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mova and Manova are a package deal: XRSpace\u2019s world is only available through its headset, and the headset won\u2019t support other VR storefronts. XRSpace is also supposed to have its own accessory ecosystem, including optional hand controllers and tracking sensors, which are described as much smaller versions of\u00a0HTC\u2019s Vive Tracker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I haven\u2019t seen either product in action, so it\u2019s possible XRSpace will deliver on its promises. That said, this seems like a significant risk for the company and<\/em> anybody who buys the headset, even making the huge assumption that its hardware is on par with existing devices like the Quest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n VR has been converging on a model with lots of crossover between software platforms and headsets.\u00a0HTC\u2019s Vive Cosmos\u00a0encourages owners to use Valve\u2019s SteamVR in addition to the HTC Viveport store. The standalone Oculus Quest can turn into a PC-tethered headset, while SteamVR supports nearly any wired headset. VR is a small market, and the more content any given hardware can access, the more reason there is to buy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, many companies have failed to launch Manova-like virtual worlds, including Second Life<\/em> operator Linden Lab with Sansar<\/em><\/a> and Linden Lab founder Philip Rosedale with the largely shuttered High Fidelity<\/em><\/a>. Chou believes Manova can succeed where Sansar<\/em> and High Fidelity<\/em> failed because of its \u201cfine-tuned\u201d nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think the difference is they designed those things based on the PC first and then they tried to put it on VR,\u201d he says. \u201cThey don\u2019t have a good digital avatar and they don\u2019t have a holistic consideration of the mass-market consumer using it.\u201d But that\u2019s still an iffy bet, especially for a device that costs far more than the highly capable $399 Oculus Quest.IT\u2019S NOT CLEAR HOW MUCH OF A BENEFIT 5G OFFERS<\/p>\n\n\n\n The third-party app partnerships aren\u2019t that exciting so far, either. It\u2019s a short list that includes apps like Getty Images\u2019 VR viewer alongside games like Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs<\/em>. XRSpace has cut partnership deals with Germany\u2019s Deutsche Telecom and Taiwan\u2019s Chunghwa Telecom, which could help subsidize the cost for users. That said, it\u2019s not clear how useful a 5G cellular connection will be, since VR headsets are overwhelmingly used in homes or other indoor spaces with Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Depending on the specifics of its headset, one of the Mova\u2019s biggest benefits may simply be availability. XRSpace apparently delayed the launch two months because of the coronavirus pandemic, but Chou says mass production started this month for an initial rollout in Taiwan. Launches are supposed to follow across Europe, China, and the United States. The Oculus Quest is still only sporadically available, so the Mova launch actually happens as planned, it wouldn\u2019t be impossible for XRSpace to find a space in the market \u2014 but only with more evidence of good hardware and a software ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/azoora.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/XRSPACE-MANOVA-Scene-Fun-1024x512.jpg\")
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