In what can only be described as a tech disaster, Wixia—the same company once caught mining crypto through innocent-looking screensavers (and hilariously paying off their lawsuit in crypto)—has now flopped with their latest venture: the Wixia Immersio VR headset.
Promising a “fully immersive experience,” the launch event quickly spiraled into chaos when attendees reported dizziness, headaches, and, in one case, a tech reviewer wandering into a wall while trying to “explore” a virtual field.
“It’s a whole new kind of immersive,” Wixia’s Head of Product Development, Hunter Eliman, said while nervously glancing at the event’s medical team. “You can’t get that level of disorientation from any other VR headset on the market!”
Additionally, the headset didn’t follow command or respond to inputs, sending users to bizarre, unwanted destinations—because who wouldn’t want a dungeon when asking for a beach?
Unfortunately, disorientation and faulty mechanics weren’t the only issue. Early reviewers noted that the graphics were laughably outdated, comparing the visuals to “PlayBox 2’s forgotten cousin,” and the headset itself was incredibly heavy and bulky. Take it from a tester, who uttered: “I’ve always wanted to feel like I’m carrying a car battery on my head—thanks, Wixia!”.
Despite the embarrassment, Wixia remains optimistic—publicly, at least. “This is just the first step in redefining the way we experience reality,” Eliman declared in a post-launch interview, ignoring the fact that most people would prefer their reality un-redefined. “This is just the beginning of a new reality,” he continued.
Meanwhile, early adopters of the headset have been flocking to resale platforms, where the Immersio is quickly becoming a collector’s item—ironically, not for its cutting-edge tech, but for how bad it actually is. And after this fiasco? It’s safe to say even their crypto-mining days are looking like the good ol’ times.