02-08-2020 11:27 AM
02-12-2020 05:53 AM
kevinw729 said:
Interesting observation @OmegaM4N - I think these points may hold water, but recently with recent departures from Oculus we are hearing stories that Microsoft and OculusVR may have fallen out over "creative differences" - though the companies on the surface still support joined content work, the reality seems that the working style of OculusVR and the projections on what was promised from VR and what it had achieved at that point (CV1) left MS feeling they needed to take a step back (as we saw with Samsung). I agree that the situation with their WinMR range would have also had a part to play. Now we wait to see if this same "creative difference" will manifest itself with the Lenovo relationship.
02-12-2020 06:40 AM
02-12-2020 09:40 AM
02-12-2020 10:19 AM
kevinw729 said:
Agree @OmegaM4N - when I read about the Lenovo partnership with Varjo for future PCVR, I kinda wrote off any future Rift-S development. Also the news that Lenovo is one of the factors in the original logjam in fulfilling Quest orders (as one of the fabricators) kinda puts some pieces of the puzzle together. I wonder if there is a serious split over Quest-Link or if this can be salvaged, though the deal with Varjo seems serious.
The ergonomics on CV1 were some of the best, I can see why that team were headhunted and left OculusVR, explaining why the Quest got it so wrong. It will be interesting to see how comfortable the new Samsung headset will be in comparison to the Quest, especially as it will have more power.
It would seem that with the rumors on the Facebook VR / AR project, and the possibility of a new restructuring of both Facebook and OculusVR in the next few months we may get a better idea of what will happen to Half Dome 3 and if it will get to see the light of day, or if OculusVR will once again changes its focus.
I think for many of the CV1 owners, they are living on borrowed time now there warranties have expired and it will be interesting if they will be drawn to a Valve or HTC solution as a interim fallback?
02-12-2020 11:18 AM
snowdog said:
Why on earth would ANYONE go with an HTC headset?
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02-12-2020 02:34 PM
02-12-2020 03:26 PM
02-12-2020 03:30 PM
02-12-2020 03:41 PM
RedRizla said:
Well if my Oculus CV1 became faulty I'm not sure what I would do tbh. The cable's looking bad on my CV1 and I know I can't replace that unless I want to pay some ridiculous price on ebay for a used one. The headphones are also broken so not sure how much longer it will last.
With no announcement from Oculus about stand alone PC -VR for a while now, I think I would maybe have to look at getting a Vive just for base stations. That way I could maybe upgrade to the index later one when I had a bit more money. I wouldn't touch the HTC Cosmos in it's current state though.
I'm hoping to hear something about PC -VR from Oculus before my Oculus CV1 goes totally kaput.
02-12-2020 04:24 PM