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Google Daydream (Discontinued)

Defunct VR Platform · Google
F

Critical (F) — Immersion Grade

Google Daydream was Google's mobile VR platform (paired with Pixel phones + Daydream View headset). Discontinued October 2019 after limited consumer adoption. Cautionary example of mobile VR category economics.

18
Composite / 100
/ Subscore Breakdown · 5 Dimensions

Where this grade comes from.

Sensory Fidelity
F
Narrative Depth
F
Repeatability
F
Production Quality
F
Accessibility
F
/ Key Events & Disclosures

Timeline & positioning.

  • Launched Nov 2016
  • Discontinued Oct 2019
  • Limited consumer adoption
  • Pixel-phone-tethered

/ Best for

Not relevant. Cautionary example.

/ Watch out for

Mobile VR category economics demonstrated structurally challenged. Cardboard, Daydream, Samsung Gear VR all discontinued.