petermc Yes, SLR was always a Netflix style site with lots of content from other studios. That was not what attracted me (or the others complaining here) to them. Some of the other sites were decent (SexBabesVR, DeepInSexVR), but not enough to join for since their releases were delayed and I could either sub to them or pirate them if I really wanted to. The other studios were not a factor to me because they do the type of porn I DONT like - either gonzo (WankzVR), the same tired scenes repeated endlessly with poor positions (RealJamVR), amatures who really just want to bang models (Tadpole, PerVRt), very old recycled stuff (TMWvr), or shaky cam nonsense filmed with 2 GoPros taped together on a stick (No2StudioVR), etc.
The thing I subbed for was the glory days of SLR Originals, when Alex Nash was shooting almost all of them, and they were masterpieces of immersion-friendly VR - GFE, story driven, top models who knew how to seduce and fuck, perfect lighting and camera placement, etc. This was solidified even more when they hired @RealcumberScripts to provide perfectly matching, handcrafted, frame by frame scenes for use with The Handy. That arrangement was just chef's kiss.
Starting last summer, though, they have moved away from that - hard. Instead of a master director, they have several crews of also-rans filming in warehouses with models who are often out of their depth or poorly coached. Don't get me wrong - there are a few gems here and there, but the consistent quality of the Nash-era is gone. To make matters worse, they seem to be driven to provide less and less with our subscription dollars with each change - fewer Nash-quality SLR Originals, SLR Original releases diluted over several product lines, ever decreasing production values, fewer and fewer downloads allowed, DeoVR getting worse with every iteration, blocking XBVR, blocking Heresphere - the list just goes on and on. Now, apparently, we're going to focus on non-POV, because we just haven't seen it done right. Sigh.
If you all are happy with lots of low-quality porn, have fun. I'm not the only poster noticing the Walmart effect around here. I admit I am a power user and an enthusiast of sorts (I have a Pimax, Oculus Pro, Vive, Handy, spare Handy, SR-6, and have paid thousands of dollars to private scripters), but it seems that the quality, prime-time product I signed up for is being overruled by "volume" and "diversity". Others have suggested that perhaps SLR Originals - Nash-style - should be a seperate studio, dedicated to that type of release and maybe at a premium price. I'd pay it, gladly. No one else is doing VR that well, in my opinion, so there is nowhere else to go for me once it dies. Right now, I am really just staying for the scripts, and mostly only @RealcumberScripts at that. This follows my evolution of interest in this site: I used to check all the new videos daily (until they were mostly crap), then check SLR Originals daily (until they died, too). Now I just check to see what was scripted - but since they seem to be pushing hard for AI-generated scripts, I am sad to say that that probably won't last long either.
Walmart makes a ton of money, but they still sell crap. When Walmart comes to your town, their giant Netflix-style stores with lots of content put the other stores out of business. Once that happens, the only choice you have is crap.
Be careful what you wish for.
