The Apple Vision Pro 2 could arrive within this year, which means a cheaper alternative is not happening any time soon. A new report claims that components for the Vision Pro 2 have already entered mass production. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Vision-Pro-2-allegedly-in-production-no-signs-of-a-more-affordable-AR-VR-headset.995543.0.html
Well, you say mass production, but as always all things are relative.
Given how few sold (and not returned afterwards), it suggests the market for AVPs is already pretty much saturated because it's fairly small.
Vision FLOP 2 incoming