They cost slightly less than the Xbox/PS ones and used to cost more. I used to own one and they’re not the most comfortable but are built like tanks. My guess is the reason for choosing them was something other than cost.
The now-deceased CEO of OceanGate was proud of having bought carbon fiber to use that was half price because it was past the shelf-life for airplanes. So I’m sticking with he was doing things on the cheap.
They cost slightly less than the Xbox/PS ones and used to cost more. I used to own one and they’re not the most comfortable but are built like tanks. My guess is the reason for choosing them was something other than cost.
The now-deceased CEO of OceanGate was proud of having bought carbon fiber to use that was half price because it was past the shelf-life for airplanes. So I’m sticking with he was doing things on the cheap.