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The Keynote will happen on September 26th where Oculus will demonstrate their latest VR innovations and perhaps a new product.
10am PT
6pm BST
For details on how to watch go here:
https://www.oculus.com/blog/announcing-oc5-livestreaming-in-oculus-venues-plus-the-void-and-ilmxlab-bring-star-wars-secrets-of-the-empire-to-connect/
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"You can't handle my wants!"
Either a Rift 2 or the Santa Cruz will do me.
Along with a few AAA announcements.
And some breakthrough tech announcements.
Still hoping we hear some good news about CV2 as well:)
SC = for my nephews
CV2 = for their uncle LOL
Same:) But honestly we have seen a phototype so can't say they was silent. I like to hear at least some real details of their plan and not a "wa wa wa that phototype might not come out". I like to know at least a date they are aiming for and or what their true aim for their final build:) Eyetracking being technology wise I hope they show off.
The Facebook event was cool but they mainly focused on the Go. It was 95% about the Go, and the last 5% about Half Dome and Santa Cruz.
For Connect I expect that the time is not that unbalanced. Take 50% for mobile VR (Go + SC) , 50% for PC hardware and software improvement.
I would also love it if they introduced new techniques for smoother VR experience, like when they introduced ASW. Now that was something.
And I would like to hear actual sales figure, even if they are bad!
- Great small apps. Great ports of bigger games.
- Great VR-specific features. Not enough showcased!!!
- Too many actors in the industry, the market is totally broken.
My hopes for VR next gen:
- Better ratio between visual quality and power needs. No more godrays and less SDE.
- Full Body Tracking.
"If you don't mind, do you want me to take you there? Where dreams come true."
more AAA games.
more tech news.
and more exicting news for the next 5 years which would be interesting to see! 😃
thats what I think will happen!
That's another reason why I'm using the good ol' classic home - it works perfectly, even when forcing super sampling 2.0 I get 90+ fps ;-) And I don't care for bells and whistles (I don't use my VR rig for other things than gaming and VR apps - I have an office PC to handle everything else).
I've been thinking something similar about the current year (so far), but I think I'm wrong.
This year we got the most amazing games on the Rift - like Beat Saber, Moss and Windlands 2. Racket: Nx reached v. 1.0 in July, and "In Death" and "Brass Tactics" both arrived in February 2018. One of the favorite Rift games, namely "Kin", arrived in January 2018.
Other high ranking games have been Hellblade VR, Pixel Ripped and Catan VR - and apps like Electronauts.
Furthermore in early 2018 Doom VFR got patched and is perfectly playable on the Rift - it's one of my favorite VR games ever - and you got FallOut 4 VR perfectly patched to the Rift and you got Skyrim. And we got Gorn
I'm starting to think that 2018 - even though Lone Echo is still king - has been an absolutely awesome year for VR, maybe even the best ever, and there're still 3 months left :-)
My hopes for 2019 would be to continue the trend of publishing awesome VR games - like this year - and to get the CV2. If a new VR headset can't be directly connected to a RTX video card, I don't think such a headset will be of interest to me. New interesting headsets need to run Seeking Dawn or better
"Ask not what VR can do for you – ask what you can do for VR"
They show Oculus Connect 5 being able to be viewed streaming live on Facebook and in VR.
What preparation and what do I need to do in order to watch it streaming live on my Rift?
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https://www.oculus.com/blog/announcing-oc5-livestreaming-in-oculus-venues-plus-the-void-and-ilmxlab-bring-star-wars-secrets-of-the-empire-to-connect/
For those who do not have a GO:
We’ll host 2D livestreams of the keynotes and esports events on a number of channels. You can watch the live keynotes on the Oculus Facebook page, while fb.gg/vrleague is your one-stop shop for all things esports. If you own a Rift and are running the Rift Core 2.0 beta, put those embedded Dash panels to good use and invite some friends over to watch our live OC5 coverage in VR with a Group Hang-Out!
We’ll also share recordings of even more OC5 content including tech talks, panels, and more on our YouTube channel—be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss a beat.
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I was mainly talking about Oculus itself, though ^^. Not the VR apps, but the core functions of the headset. While we kept hearing about new headsets (WMR, Pimax, StarVR One, ...), nothing really moved on Oculus side. That's why they have to hit strong with Oculus Connect.
To be fair, using normal apps on a virtual screen like Oculus Desktop or Virtual Desktop has a ton of advantages (compared to a normal PC build). Personally, I can't watch movies anymore if I don't lie completely down on my bed with a huge cinema screen above my head xD! I also enjoy normal games a lot better on a giant screen (it's more immersive than on a regular screen). And let's not forget the two hand-controlled cursors instead of the single mouse cursor (much faster and more ergonomic).
The only thing VR desktop apps need right now is a proper virtual keyboard. I wish they would take the one from Rec Room, that one is perfect.
- Great small apps. Great ports of bigger games.
- Great VR-specific features. Not enough showcased!!!
- Too many actors in the industry, the market is totally broken.
My hopes for VR next gen:
- Better ratio between visual quality and power needs. No more godrays and less SDE.
- Full Body Tracking.
"If you don't mind, do you want me to take you there? Where dreams come true."
There are many others like it, but this is mine.
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There are many others like it, but this is mine.
- Pre-orders for the Santa Cruz being taken tomorrow, release in November.
- Everyone in the audience will get a free pre-order and Santa Cruz delivered on launch day.
- Santa Cruz price: $399.
- Rift CV1 will get a price cut to $299
- CV2 will be teased again with confirmation of a release next year - 4K displays, eye tracking and dynamic foveated rendering but no varifocal feature.
- CV2 will continue to use the Constellation tracking system because Inside out tracking isn't good enough for high-end PC VR.
- Carmack will announce a new updated ASW without the artefacts that the current version has.
Think that covers everything importantThomas Covenant, Unbeliever
Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever