04-12-2019 02:53 PM
04-14-2019 08:21 PM
inovator said:
There are members here that are in denial of what is happening and how Oculus is planning it's future. Time will show us all.
04-14-2019 08:45 PM
pyroth309 said:
Mradr said:
Unless they say something at F8 this year - I am not holding my breath for another 3 years just to find out:)
Yea, this, I could be dead in 3 years. Life's short and I've had too many people I know die unexpectedly.Corporations regularly change directions and waste millions on R&D that never sees the light of day. Just because they showed off a prototype a year ago doesn't mean it's guaranteed to come out, especially with so much change among management. Hell the company I work for spent nearly 300 million on a project that never got completed and is nowhere near as large as Facebook.Not saying Oculus won't come out with it, but I'm not confident they will either.
04-14-2019 08:46 PM
04-14-2019 08:53 PM
KoBak07 said:
To me having Lenovo to drive the development of the product is to me a big surprise. Why would a company like Oculus with their depth and experience dump this on a team, which has only brought to market products considered "junk" from a PCVR standpoint?
04-14-2019 09:03 PM
inovator said:
There are members here that are in denial of what is happening and how Oculus is planning it's future. Time will show us all.Don't start insulting forum members personally. Especially in your case. You're probably the least impactful voice, but you tend to be the first to try to ridicule others. Stick to the topic as best you can so that we can all maintain a healthy dialogue.People are not necessarily in denial, they just have a different perspective. The concept of "different perspectives" isn't that hard to grasp.
04-14-2019 09:03 PM
KoBak07 said:What is disappointing to me with the latest new from the Oculus camp, is that they are actively trying to devalue their PCVR lineup, so the quality gap to their mobile VR is not that drastic.
I like the idea for mobile VR, and might pick one up for just viewing content on a higher res panel. But for gaming, what it offers will be to much below the immersion level I want out of VR, that I think it's pointless.
04-14-2019 09:30 PM
inovator said:snowdog said:If you think for even a split second that Oculus won't release the Half Dome prototype as a consumer headset until 2025-2028 then you're insane. Seriously
I was answering the insane accusation as you can see. Calling people insane is different than saying people are in denial. Your very selective of what you say is insulting. We all are in denial about something from time to time. I have told my kids if they are in denial for something. I wouldn't tell them they are insane. Lol
04-14-2019 10:15 PM
Zenbane said:
KoBak07 said:
To me having Lenovo to drive the development of the product is to me a big surprise. Why would a company like Oculus with their depth and experience dump this on a team, which has only brought to market products considered "junk" from a PCVR standpoint?It didn't seem to bother anyone that Valve turned to HTC, who has only brought to market products that are considered junk. HTC had a long standing relationship with financial loss year-after-year with the one thing they were supposed to do right: smart phones. So why partner with them for something bleeding edge?People didn't complain about it then, and only served to make excuses as to why both Valve and HTC are somehow VR's "saviors."Oculus forms one partnership with their PCVR headset and suddenly partnerships are evil.Lenovo bought out IBM, and has turned more profit than HTC. If someone is truly concerned about buying a VR product from a partnership with a company more closely aligned with failing financials and junk products... then Oculus VR hardware is the only sensible option.
04-14-2019 10:23 PM
Mradr said:
KoBak07 said:What is disappointing to me with the latest new from the Oculus camp, is that they are actively trying to devalue their PCVR lineup, so the quality gap to their mobile VR is not that drastic.
I like the idea for mobile VR, and might pick one up for just viewing content on a higher res panel. But for gaming, what it offers will be to much below the immersion level I want out of VR, that I think it's pointless.
They are not actively trying to devalue their PCVR lineup. They went in a direction that makes total sense in terms of what hardware is there and what the people are asking for. I don't consider that a devaluing process. The problem is that they didn't open the channels for more than one line with the comments in the interviews saying that 450$ was the max a customer will want to pay. There is a BIG difference in how that is read and what it means over all. In short - Oculus needs to explain to us what they mean and be honest going forward on their thoughts of PCVR for them.
More or less - if you are new to PCVR - Rift S is a total value bargain. I would totally recommend Rift S to people that want to dip their toes into PCVR. There are a lot of good things with it. On the other hand - if you already dip your toes into PCVR - then you are now iching for more and hearing they are going to move slowly with smaller jumps to keep in a price point is just scary knowing the next big technology change is just around the bin (eye tracking for example).
04-14-2019 11:05 PM