04-12-2019 02:53 PM
04-14-2019 10:15 AM
RedRizla said:
I'm just curious to know if we have had some bullshit thrown our way by Oculus. They kept saying they weren't abandoning PC -VR, but they have certainly made it look like it's not a priority by leaving Rift -S to Lenovo. Now there is no talk of a Rift 2 in development and that's a big change from what they were saying last year. Are we to believe that Rift -S is now Rift 2?
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04-14-2019 10:41 AM
kevinw729 said:
LuluViBritannia said:
....Do you mean that all the people praising the Valve Index actually had the chance to use it? I highly doubt it ^^'.
I think you know that I said many and not all B) - it will be great when its in the hands of the majority though. Some unfiltered feedback on this will help all understand and not being under embargo for many will be a weight off.For now, all I heard was rumors on the specs and people stupidly believing in those rumors. As of today, the Valve Index barely exists officially. When the speecs are released, then, there will be matter to be hyped... if said specs are good, of course.
Yeah, hype has shaped this phase of VR more than any other, and like in 1997 the bubble has burst and the consumer wants reality rather than the hypetrain - I see your passionate point. I just wonder how much specs will be trumped by content in this part of the race?Hum, no, it's not. Those headsets aren't part of the current VR ecosystems. And they aren't at the same level as the others in terms of specs.
Sony did nothing for the PC VR market. I do respect them for their PSVR ecosystem though.
Okay, I understand your point, but I do not see these aspects working in isolation - IMHO I think that the Sony has had a lot more influence on the VR scene than many like to admit, and the appearance of the Halo Strap (a blast from 1996) on the Rift-S came as a uncomfortable reminder. That Sony has cooled its future PSVR2 investment till the PS5 has been launched shows that they see the next-generation of VR this phase round coming more in a 2022 time-frame - which will be interesting. Maybe by then with Quest success under their belt the reinvigorated Oculus will consider CV2?
04-14-2019 10:47 AM
No but in my mind it just shows where Oculus main focus is going to be for quite a while.
Zenbane said:
RedRizla said:
I'm just curious to know if we have had some bullshit thrown our way by Oculus. They kept saying they weren't abandoning PC -VR, but they have certainly made it look like it's not a priority by leaving Rift -S to Lenovo. Now there is no talk of a Rift 2 in development and that's a big change from what they were saying last year. Are we to believe that Rift -S is now Rift 2?You are only talking Hardware in all of that. PCVR is both hardware and software. Facebook and Oculus are releasing great new native PCVR experiences.And just because Oculus partnered with Lenovo doesn't mean, by default, that they have abandoned anything. Valve partnered with HTC for Vive, right? Partnerships are fine.
04-14-2019 10:49 AM
LuluViBritannia said:
Had you ever considered that why so many people are excited about the system is that they have had the chance to use it and even take it apart
Do you mean that all the people praising the Valve Index actually had the chance to use it? I highly doubt it ^^'. For now, all I heard was rumors on the specs and people stupidly believing in those rumors. As of today, the Valve Index barely exists officially. When the speecs are released, then, there will be matter to be hyped... if said specs are good, of course.its important to remember the work that SONY had done with the Glasstron and the HMZ
Hum, no, it's not. Those headsets aren't part of the current VR ecosystems. And they aren't at the same level as the others in terms of specs.
Sony did nothing for the PC VR market. I do respect them for their PSVR ecosystem though.
04-14-2019 10:55 AM
RedRizla said:
I'm just curious to know if we have had some bullshit thrown our way by Oculus. They kept saying they weren't abandoning PC -VR, but they have certainly made it look like it's not a priority by leaving Rift -S to Lenovo. Now there is no talk of a Rift 2 in development and that's a big change from what they were saying last year. Are we to believe that Rift -S is now Rift 2?
I get that cheaper headsets means more sales and more sales means devs will create software, but why all the talk of half dome, eye tracking last, and now reel it all back in like it was never spoken about? So I tack it that a Rift 2 is not in development as of now is that correct?
I also see people's point about creating for a cheaper market, but just like televisions there should also be a place for catering for a higher end on too. Maybe Oculus should be looking to cater for both the cheaper and more expensive headsets market, just like Samsung, LG and Sony do with their televisions.
04-14-2019 11:03 AM
snowdog said:
.....Now they MAY have decided to postpone the release of the CV2 from this year to three year's time when the technology is ready and is cheap enough to produce without releasing a headset until 2022, but I think they were planning on continuing the CV1 until 2020, 2021 or 2022.
Abrash has said that the tech in Half Dome won't be ready until 2022 at last year's Oculus Connect and I think the original plan in 2016 was to release it this year so Oculus have produced a stopgap with the Rift S until the tech is ready in three years time.
04-14-2019 11:06 AM
04-14-2019 11:07 AM
04-14-2019 11:08 AM
bigmike20vt said:
@kevinw729 are you saying the riftS specs are not set in stone yet? That is surprising imo considering how close to launch we are (we are in the window already aren't we - spring?)
04-14-2019 11:15 AM