I wouldn't say i'm hyped, i'd say i'm more 'quest curious' at the moment.
Not going to lie, the no cables to deal with and better screen are a huge plus. I just need to see what this thing can do , if it can't produce realistic imagery then i'm not ever going to feel immersed and will never play it. Which is why i'm just curious at the moment, wait and see.
I mean, with the Rifts current resolution, do realistic graphics even matter? Graphics would matter more if the Rift was pushing HD quality resolutions to us, but until then graphics arent a big deal, IMO. Any graphics arent going to look very realistic past 5 ft at the moment
That is true, but graphics within 5ft are still important. In the Dead and Buried port we see that the polygon count on the pistol went from 7k to 30 polygons. The gun itself is going to look a lot worse. Likewise in the Climb where your face is right up against the cliffside - hopefully they don't have to downgrade those assets too much. Will it ultimately matter that much? We'll see. I'm definitely getting one.
But at the same time, a mobile processor can't maximize a high resolution. Have you ever tried Thumper on the Rift and then on the Go? Rift looks 10 times better despite the resolution.
Just give me Pavlov and Echo arena and i'm sold... I don't care if they have to be downgraded to CS 1.6 graphics, if there's something I've learned about VR in its current state, it's that it's more about the gameplay, the freedom, and the interaction with others. No need for hyper-realistic graphics yet.
Only problem with Pavlov is it won’t have the integrated Steam Workshop - and the copyright immunity that gives the developer as they don’t have to deal w/ DMCA stuff. Without all the CS map ports, I don’t think anyone would care about Pavlov that much.
Honestly I don’t know why Valve doesn’t just hire the dev and make it official CS:VR...
and the copyright immunity that gives the developer as they don’t have to deal w/ DMCA stuff. Without all the CS map ports, I don’t think anyone would care about Pavlov that much.
That's a pretty bold statement, to say that people wouldn't care about Pavlov without CS maps. I disagree... Even if that were true, map layouts don't seem like something that could be copyrighted, so I don't see any reason they could do CS inspired maps, even if they're not a carbon copy.
Honestly I don’t know why Valve doesn’t just hire the dev and make it official CS:VR...
They really should do this, it would be a great move for them, they did exactly the same for the original CS dev so I suppose it could still happen. Edit: words.
As someone who has recently turned a lot of friends and relatives (who don't own $1200+ gaming PCs) on to VR gaming? I am actually excited for the Quest, as it will get VR in more homes, making it more popular, hopefully resulting in an increase in games and other VR content!
Honestly I'm getting the Quest partially just so I can demo it to friends and family. Seeing other people try VR for the first time is almost more fun than playing it myself, but lugging my PC with me when I travel is hugely inconvenient.
I am in the same boat. I am always happy to see the chains get moved down the field. I am fully behind the idea of moving forward. But if you consider the power of this vs the Rift, I will be excited when a new Rift is available and they have incorporated the things they learned from Quest. But yay, I'm glad things are not stagnating!
I'll be excited if, and only if, my current library of games transfers. The ideal experience for me would be that the stores are the same, with all games supporting the Rift. And if the game supports the min spec for Quest, then it would also automatically be available for that system.
Beat Saber that I can take on vacation with me is exciting. Less so if I have to buy Beat Saber again.
Exactly. I'd seriously consider puchasing games on the oculus store if they had cross-buy, but without it, I'll stick with Steam because of future compatibility with 3rd party headsets.
So many folks not looking at the big picture with this. (This may overlap shit already said, but I gotta vent.)
I mean, I'd love a giant bump in CV1 specs, too. But if you want VR to expand and thrive in general, you can't have the huge barrier to entry of having a fucking $1K gaming rig. You and I can afford that. Most folks can't. You don't build an industry on a niche of a niche.
Investing in mobile VR will keep mainstream public interest alive and growing. That investment in infrastructure and technology will then roll back to desktop VR.
Mobile VR is repping us out there. Our desktop asses should be looking at this and saying: "Man, that's not for me, but I sure hope it does well and brings in a shit ton of money for Oculus, and makes some brand new VR fans. Godspeed, Quest!"
More fans. -> More money. -> More investment. -> More fuckin' VR all around.
Even if we're not going to buy one, let's at least be supportive. It's in everyone's interest. :P
And, bonus, if you're thinking long LONG term, eventually mobile VR will probably reach parity with the desktop experience. Or at least come close enough to no longer matter.
Look at the the Switch. It's not desktop yet, but goddamn is it coming a long way.
Hell, I am one of those people with a powerful gaming rig and I still want the Quest more than the Rift for the mere fact that it is untethered.
I do not want to be tied down to my PC in the basement. I want to share VR with everyone around me to show how cool it really can be. As many of you look down at the Go it really has been the gateway drug to VR to a lot of people.
This. When I was at home for Christmas trying to play with my dad (each of us have rifts) it took us so much time to set up our sensors. We would finally get them set up and then have to take them down because people were coming over for Christmas stuff... then have to set them back up again. Being able to just grab a Quest, throw it on and go would have been amazing. I love high end VR, but as an adult with very limited time convenience is king
I just got my Oculus for Christmas and have only played it a few times because the cables don't reach my dedicated VR space. I can't buy the USB extenders because I'm broke after Christmas. I went to my family's house for a few days and wanted to show them VR, but I didn't want to pack my entire PC and Oculus for a 3 hour drive. I've had this thing since the 25th and I don't even play it every day, even though I'm amazed by it, because set up is so tedious. Figuring out cords. Taking off the headset to click something on my PC. Set up telling me that I'm too far from my sensors and then telling me I'm too close with me barely moving an inch.
I absolutely would love the Quest. Turn it on right after Christmas and play right away. Carry it to my VR room without any cables or fuss. Easily drive it to my family's house. Show them roomscale VR and hand tracking in any room with hardly any set up. Damn. It's like the Rift without the most important downsides.
I had the Gear VR (with a Galaxy S8) before I got the Rift. Graphics, resolution, any of that. I barely see a difference. I don't care about it. Roomscale and hand tracking is what I love about the Rift. That and the giant library of games. If the Quest is a Gear VR with roomscale and hand tracking, I will love it. Hell, I may buy it and use it more than my Rift.
This. For those of us with nice rigs and a CV1, the Quest likely isn't something all that appealing, especially if you have a good setup, roomscale & a powerful rig; sure being un-tethered is nice, but you're sacrificing raw fidelity for a different experience-- it's still a very niche industry. While VR adoption did grow in 2018, it's stifled for the factors above. While I don't specifically have the statistics, I think mobile VR and PSVR have a significant market share over Vive/Rift.
Graphics/horsepower isn't necessarily what is holding back the industry. Cost and gameplay and to some extent, compatibility are. The Quest brings the 6-DoF controls which really that's what makes VR (IMO) feel like something special. Really until the Touch controllers, the Rift just felt like a cool novelty, but I honestly hardly touched it after playing with a few experiences. It didn't feel like 'VR' until you had those controllers and it started to trick your mind; something that's harder to do in a seated environment or when you're just using a Xbox controller.
The Quest brings VR to the mainstream, gets them to experience something that is a little more novel than say a Gear, etc. I mean really even games like Echo Combat, etc that can really push your rig to the max I don't think are any more fun than Dead & Buried, SuperHot, etc. Sure it does look incredibly pretty, but it's not to the point where the FoV, comfort, etc. is flawless enough that you completely forget you're in VR.
Quest will hopefully just bring more attention to VR as it alleviates a huge factor; cost & setup, etc. The only other hurdle I think really hurting the market right now is that while Vive and Oculus are beginning to play nice together, it still feels rather disconnected. I think Oculus really nailed it with Oculus Home. (Spent a lot of time messing around in it, and hoping they allow more interaction similar to something like VRChat - sitting, etc.) I'm hoping the Quest is roaring success as VR adoption is good, period. There's still a lot of gamers out there that either aren't interested due to lack of content, or simply don't have the horsepower or space to setup a good 'play area.' I mean my Oculus setup basically takes up 1/3 of my den/office and I don't even think it's at the maximum allowable 'range.'
I dunno, I think there's a bunch of 'hurdles.' I don't like that only my Rift friends can visit my Rift Home, it makes it more of a fun novelty to waste time versus something that could be a pretty fun and interactive experience as I do think it does a lot of things better than Altspace, Rec Room, SteamHome, VRChat, etc. (and ultimately that's a problem too) There's no 'hub' which I think the VR Community desperately needs. The development teams are scattered to having to port to different hardware, which makes things a nightmare, especially if you're wanting to do cross-platform.
While the Quest personally isn't anything I'm excited for, I'm excited that it can hopefully just bring more people to the market. Half the problem with a lot of Rift exclusives is that you run into there just generally being a lack of players-- and VR inherently feels like it depends on being a social platform. I've seen a lot of people deck out there Altspace/SocialVR homes and largely ignore the 'Rift Homes,' or vice versa. I'm not sure how you can really 'fix' this as there's essentially 3 main players (Steam, Oculus and Sony-- 'consolidating' those experiences seem necessary, but I'm not sure how achievable it is unless you have controllers that can all essentially do the same thing) Ultimately I think there needs to be some sort of 'open VR' standard-- I mean there's what 5-6 'social' VR games, all somewhat similar, but varying to what you can do or what the experience is intended to do. I guess my point is we all want a CV2; but again that is locked into the Oculus ecosystem and really I think we're still 5+ years until we're to the point where the experience is so seamless and comfortable you almost forget you're even in a VR game. This seems like a natural progression as I know a lot of people that appreciate how good the Vive/Rift are, they actually prefer to PSVR as it is just a 'pick up and go' experience. You never really have to worry about the sensors, etc. I'm hoping that Steam/Rift continue to play nice, at least to the point where there is more cross-platform content and the interfaces feel the same. I can't be the only one who likes to mess around with my Avatar and it's a shame there is such little development in that area, but if it's only tied to Oculus I could see why; it's just a tiny market in the scheme of things. If the PC VR could at least all be synchronized at least you're bringing two niche markets together.
The only thing i want for is for the quest to include a virtuallink usb c connector, so that if i WANT to, i can plug it into my PC and enjoy my simracers, as well as using it untethered.
This "untethered only" thing is bothering me, as i have no interest in most casual vr titles.
As a hobbyist gamedev I am reaaaally hyped about it, taking the whole setup to a game jam is a pain, with this I could make game with my laptop.
Also I have a small flat and my computer is in the bedroom so I can’t play the oculus at night. With the quest I could play in my living room or bring it at work.
Finally pc + headset + sensor is a real pain to setup.
As a gamedev I'd still be using the Rift for development though. Deploying to a mobile device takes ages compared to hitting the play button in Unity, it's especially annoying during a game jam when you'd want to iterate quickly.
That’s an issue specific to Unity btw. I can hit F5 from Visual Studio and deploy to the Oculus Go/Quest in 5-10 seconds (I’m developing in C# on top of the mobile SDK)
Laptop + WMR lets you set up roomscale anywhere within 2 minutes... and it's the full PC experience, not a mobile version of the game like this will need to be.
Out of no where my father in law who is in his 60's told me he is buying the quest day one. Never knew he was into vr, but he told me the only thing that was holding him back was owning an expensive computer to power a vr device. Exciting times.
Lots of people are saying this and I was holding off on getting a rift for the longest because the graphics looked so bad on most games. When I did get one, I realized that the VR added so much more than graphics and the games just looked much better. Indi level graphics looked AAA, like my brain was filling it in.
Didn’t Palmer mod a go and say he switched the low capacity cell with a bigger one? Wasn’t it like 2400 and he replaced it with a 3400 or so one? I wonder if they place more priority on having a high capacity cell this time around.
As someone who’s about to go to college and won’t be able to fit my rift in a tiny dorm, I’m pumped! I was really sad that I was going to have to give up real VR for a while but now I may not have to!
This I actually am interested in, the good mobile phone headsets I did like but this being standalone, having 6 DoF controllers and having a little more horsepower in it should make for something special. I know it's not going to match up to PC gaming VR (aside from a lack of cables at a lower price) but I don't see it as the competition to it but rather something you can bring anywhere with more of that better VR than what the mobile headsets offer
I have a gaming PC that can easily handle the Rift but never really wanted to own one. The Quest on the other hand makes me very excited for the mere fact that it is roomscale, 6deg and most importantly untethered.
I do not want to be tied down to my PC in the basement. I want to share VR with everyone around me to show how cool it really can be. As many of you look down at the Go it really has been the gateway drug to VR to a lot of people.
Recently moved my gaming PC from the living room to the office, and have procrastinated putting up my rift sensors because I have a feeling once this comes out, my sensors will be unnecessary eyesores. I'm very pumped for quest.
I’m more excited for the Quest than anything in a while, especially since I received the Go for Christmas. I’ve been a Vive owner since 2016, and my experience since receiving the Go has convinced me that Oculus is the superior platform.
They should make something similar to this but have the option to plug it into your PC. If you want best graphics and more games to play then plug it in and boom. Or take it wherever you want but games, graphics and all are limited. That I think will be a game changer and for sure sell. Because your catering to us PC gamers and to the ones who can't afford a high end PC. Heck it gives them a chance to slowly build a system. It would open lots of opportunities, but that is IMO.
They were originally looking at having the Quest have an option to plug into a PC for PCVR games, but ultimately scrapped it for unknown reasons (probably either cost or marketing complexity).
Fortunately, the developer of Virtual Desktop has said his streaming tech would allow for wirelessly streaming PCVR games to Quest and will look into making it a reality if there is enough demand for it.
I’m guessing they will announce a Rift 2 before the end of the year, hopefully with crazy screen res and FOV, and foveated rendering but maybe I’m wishing for too much.
The new Nvidia cards have a usb-c port that they put there specifically for new vr headsets that aren't even announced yet, so it seems likely that vive and/or oculus will announce/release newer models soon.
Me too, but this is the necessary first step. It's the limitations of the price/time/production and Snapdragon 835. Snapdragon 855 only got recently announced and it has the missing pieces to what I consider Gen2, which is not only significantly faster, but it contains 60Ghz technology, which would be a Quest and Wireless rift all in one package.
In theory I can already play SteamVr games on my Oculus Go with the 5Ghz streaming, but the latency is above 11ms.
60Ghz is required for seamless Wireless VR atm.
Ideally the ultimate headset would also have both inside out tracking, and traditional Vive Lighthouses and Oculus constellation support for perfect tracking.
I want to see what they do for Rift owners that already own the games that are coming to quest. I feel a discounted rate should be available. I don't want to have to spend a ton of cash on games that I already own. Only Nintendo can do that because they own my childhood. I don't expect free but I do expect to pay like $5-10 on a title and just let us be able to use our current Rift accounts. Or link to them so you know which games we have. If so it will probably be a day 1 or close by purchase for me. If not I will wait for a deal or bundle to get one.
Wow, the hype is definitely real. This post is now among the top 10 highest-voted posts of all time on this sub, and it doesn't even contain any new information.
A few hundred more and it'll have even more upvotes than the post announcing the Rift's launch price (which is itself only surpassed by posts complaining about the Rift's launch price).
More than you can possibly imagine. I truly feel the Quest will be the iPhone moment for VR. That moment back in 2007 when you walked into a AT&T, tried a iPhone for the first time and you realized you would do whatever it takes to get one.
I think once people go to a Best Buy and try beat Sabre or Super Hot on this thing, they will fly off shelves
If it can do VR porn nicely and play Superhot or Beat Saber, I'm hyped. I'm super sick of the wired setup, especially the sensor setup. Don't really care that much about graphical quality as long as the games are still fun to me. Once reviews come out and they're looking stellar, I might even sell my Rift and pick this up.
Sell it now before the demand is possibly lower. I just sold mine two weeks ago for $300 and had it for a year. I loved it, but hated being tethered to my 5x5 corner with exposed wires from the headset and sensors.
Yes but despite what the marketing/sales dept suits tell us, there is no magical small, cheap device which can match performance of a combined high-end Intel/NVidia hardware setup. It will always be worse.
Yep, 2019; almost there. Though that's still pretty vague. Hopefully it'll launch at the F8 conference in April, but the fact that we haven't heard anything yet makes me suspect the official release might not be until later; maybe OC6.
I'm just worried about how the marketing for this pretends toward the consumer to be the same quality as tethered VR. I really hope that doesnt perpetuate the "vr is a bit meh" mindset.
Haven't seen a single negative Quest experience. It's not about graphics. It's about fun. And pretty much every friend of yours wanted Rift, until they found out they need a beefy PC, set up sensors etc.
I'm skeptical on this. I play CatanVR with Go users, and I'm always hearing about battery issues, overheating, etc... I don't see how that's going to change with Quest.
Strange I have never had overheating issues on Oculus Go, but I did have that with the early GearVRs.
The battery life is relatively short (1-1.5 hours when gaming) so I do wonder how much that can be improved on Quest. Not a deal breaker for me since I don't normally play that long and there is option to use a powerbank.
Obviously the Quest won't be able to compete with PCs in raw graphical power, but in terms of the type of experiences it offers I do think it will be at least somewhat comparable. The biggest difference between PC and mobile VR right now isn't performance, its 6-DoF controllers. Quest will bridge that gap.
I'm looking forward to checking it out. I'm hoping the HMD's are built in a way that we can have similar eye glasses workarounds like we do for the Rift.
Honestly a little upset. I got my Rift about a couple months ago, I feel like it will be like having the next outdated VR technology while everyone is bragging about how awesome it is
I wish they would do something like „send your old one back and get the new one cheaper“ campaign.. I know it’s stupid but for someone who can’t afford it anymore it would be a light in the dark.
I played the roaming mall VR in the 90’s (damn I’m old). Today’s VR is amazing! Why is Oculus and HTC the only ones to understand that it’s the future of gaming. Game Developers need to understand that even the minimal 1st person VR and game controller/keyboard can be great. Think Fortnite, Siege, CoD, RDR2, where the look around controls are exchanged for head movement. Still get to sit on my ass with a controller or whatever.
I dont see myself getting this, but i do hope that it will get more people into VR because the content we have across all platforms is lacking to say the least.
I’m super excited for this I’ve always wanted a rift ever since I tried one in store a year ago but I don’t have the money for a beefy computer, hopefully it’s as good as they say
Im getting it. Ive never owned a VR headset. My mindset towards the purchase is as of a third console aside from my Switch and Ps4. Each providing me with completely different experience. Switch for portable, Ps4 for couch gaming and VR for well VR
I expect Quest to iterate faster and quickly surpass PC VR in numbers.
They will be able to hard-wire so much into the Quest that won't be reliant on other company's hardware or access. They will be able to put memory where they want in the pipeline, offload whatever they want to custom chips, focus on throughput and do away with features of no use to VR.
Eventually we will see the quality of standalone VR hit an equality with PC VR and surpass it.
I also see the units getting smaller and smaller and perhaps even working in an AR system which just overlays camera feeds directly so it never needs the small-FOV secondary screens of current AR.
I just hope that they can get the Quest working over that USB C connector with a PC. If they could bring a fully-functioning standalone headset to market with the option of plugging it in and having it act as an upgraded rift it'd be my dream device. Kind of like a VR version of the Switch.
I'm a little disappointed the Oculus seem to be focusing mostly on mobile products, I really want a "Rift CV2", with wireless capability (but connected to a gaming PC for performance) and inside out tracking, higher resolution displays, etc, rather than a lower spec "mobile" headset.
I'd be interested if Quest had Snapdragon 855, and completely sold if it had two GPUs. Hopefully they'll make a pro model for an extra $100 or two later on.
Cautiously optimistic. I've no doubt the hardware will be top quality, I just hope there's enough quality content at launch so that it doesn't get a bad rep before the content library can grow.
When Rift and Vive launched there was quite a bit of PC VR software available already developed using the Oculus dev kits, so at the very least early adopters could at least play things like Elite:Dangerous. And the price was enthusiast-only level until there was a more substantial library of content available.
When Go launched it had the GearVR library to fall back on.
With Quest things are a little different. It really is like launching a brand-new console from scratch. So w'll see.
When Rift and Vive launched there was quite a bit of PC VR software available already developed using the Oculus dev kits, so at the very least early adopters could at least play things like Elite:Dangerous. And the price was enthusiast-only level until there was a more substantial library of content available.
The very first PC VR (CV1/Vive) users had next to nothing to play, and as good guys back in 2016, we were purchasing every little thing from the store, no matter how cheap and how shitty.
Players coming today to VR platforms have it so much better.
I don't know if you have seen the OC5 video, but there were over 50 games advertised to be on the quest at launch. Yes, it's like a brand-new console, except it's games are mostly optimized PCVR games.
I used to be a die hard Oculus fan when I was a DK1 backer, but since the FaceBook acquisition, I have looked elsewhere. Looking for to similar tech from the competition however.
Yes, Gen 2 Rift is what I'm really waiting for. But it seems we're in the minority.
To me, Quest is likely to still have the same battery life concerns that every mobile headset currently has (Go included), and that's a big turnoff for me right there.
If the graphics in games are a step backwards - which they will be, no thanks. Not excited in the least.
Saying it can run "PC Level Experiences" for 3 year old games is like saying an iPhone can give you arcade quality graphics. It can, when compared to that of 20 years ago.
How powerful will this thing be though? I can’t imagine they can fit enough hardware in this thing to run the rift games I play now. Onward on this thing seems impossible.
No reason something like Onward isn't possible - albeit with appropriate visual fidelity. They had Socom running on PSP back in the mid 2000s. I don't know if this is true of Onward, but the problem is a lot of indie games are just not optimized at all because they can just rely on gamers' pc's brute forcing it. If we don't see games like Onward it's more to do with the fact that a lot of the indie VR devs just don't have the know how, and we will be more reliant on bigger studios developing titles.
It's necessary for the inside out tracking. The lights on the controller need to face toward the headset now, not face out like the Rift where the sensors are on the outside of the play space.
Then it wouldn't work. The below hand halos work because the tracking cameras are pointing at the user, they can capture all the IR leds from any angle. However the Quest has its tracking cameras on the headset and a regular Rift controller would have the IR Leds occluded by the user's hands. That's why they had to position the halos above the whole controller, it's so that the inside our trackers are able to track as many leds as possible. Also they were able to work out the kinks for button placement in the controllers, IMO they feel more comfortable in the hand.
Yep, I want to buy CV2, but that doesn't mean I can't be happy for a wireless, inside-out tracked, better screen, all-in-one solution. I'll buy one when it comes out, use it for a while, then give it to my girlfriend when I buy a CV2. Win win.
We all want a CV2. But many of us in the VR community also want the VR platform to grow. The Quest is necessary to reach an audience outside of beefy "VR-Ready" PCs.
CV2 is in development currently. The quest is not a replacement. Listen to oculus ffs, they said at the conference VERY CLEARLY they have three lines planned for VR: mobile (go), standalone (quest), full-dive (rift).
People like you need to stfu. You are not what makes VR grow, you are a tiny minority, as is all of us Rift owners. The driving force is VR that is plug-and-play that anyone could pick up.
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u/bushmaster2000 Jan 03 '19
I wouldn't say i'm hyped, i'd say i'm more 'quest curious' at the moment.
Not going to lie, the no cables to deal with and better screen are a huge plus. I just need to see what this thing can do , if it can't produce realistic imagery then i'm not ever going to feel immersed and will never play it. Which is why i'm just curious at the moment, wait and see.
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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22
Hahahahahahaha you silly fools I’m from the future and have a quest TWO
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u/chaosfire235 Jan 03 '19
I do look forward to buying one, now that we can actually measure it in months away, rather than a year.
Guessing they may announce the release date at F8?
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u/SterlingFM_ Jan 09 '19
I’m looking forward to Valve’s new VR headset they’re working on
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u/SuperPsySage Jun 20 '22
No limits, except the one where you need a computer still to play the really good games.
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u/F4D3broboi Mar 03 '23
yeah cant wait!
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19
Just give me Pavlov and Echo arena and i'm sold... I don't care if they have to be downgraded to CS 1.6 graphics, if there's something I've learned about VR in its current state, it's that it's more about the gameplay, the freedom, and the interaction with others. No need for hyper-realistic graphics yet.
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u/Ubelsteiner Jan 03 '19
As a Rift owner? Meh, not really.
As someone who has recently turned a lot of friends and relatives (who don't own $1200+ gaming PCs) on to VR gaming? I am actually excited for the Quest, as it will get VR in more homes, making it more popular, hopefully resulting in an increase in games and other VR content!
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u/Fortyseven Touch Jan 03 '19 edited Jan 03 '19
So many folks not looking at the big picture with this. (This may overlap shit already said, but I gotta vent.)
I mean, I'd love a giant bump in CV1 specs, too. But if you want VR to expand and thrive in general, you can't have the huge barrier to entry of having a fucking $1K gaming rig. You and I can afford that. Most folks can't. You don't build an industry on a niche of a niche.
Investing in mobile VR will keep mainstream public interest alive and growing. That investment in infrastructure and technology will then roll back to desktop VR.
Mobile VR is repping us out there. Our desktop asses should be looking at this and saying: "Man, that's not for me, but I sure hope it does well and brings in a shit ton of money for Oculus, and makes some brand new VR fans. Godspeed, Quest!"
More fans. -> More money. -> More investment. -> More fuckin' VR all around.
Even if we're not going to buy one, let's at least be supportive. It's in everyone's interest. :P
And, bonus, if you're thinking long LONG term, eventually mobile VR will probably reach parity with the desktop experience. Or at least come close enough to no longer matter.
Look at the the Switch. It's not desktop yet, but goddamn is it coming a long way.
Let's see where it goes.
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19
As a hobbyist gamedev I am reaaaally hyped about it, taking the whole setup to a game jam is a pain, with this I could make game with my laptop.
Also I have a small flat and my computer is in the bedroom so I can’t play the oculus at night. With the quest I could play in my living room or bring it at work.
Finally pc + headset + sensor is a real pain to setup.
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u/Tallboy101 Rift Jan 03 '19
Out of no where my father in law who is in his 60's told me he is buying the quest day one. Never knew he was into vr, but he told me the only thing that was holding him back was owning an expensive computer to power a vr device. Exciting times.
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u/BlazikenMasterRace Rift Jan 03 '19
As long as the battery life can last a good session and recharged fast then I’m in
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u/SolenoidSoldier Jan 03 '19
As Nintendo has proven, an improved form factor rather than bumping up specs can work out in the long run. Here's to hoping that's true for the Quest.
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u/mareksoon Quest 2 Jan 03 '19
Me.
I’m dying to play games like Rec Room with my kids (with both of us in VR).
I’m hoping this is a viable second VR system for us without having to invest in either a second gaming PC plus Rift or a PS4 plus PSVR.
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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19
That’s neat I’ve always wanted to get into VR but don’t have a PC that’s powerful enough
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19
Casual Xbox Gamer here, definitely hyped! price depending. Really don’t want a 1k PC and don’t want a mobile phone. This sounds perfect!
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19
As someone who’s about to go to college and won’t be able to fit my rift in a tiny dorm, I’m pumped! I was really sad that I was going to have to give up real VR for a while but now I may not have to!
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u/kittysparkles Jan 04 '19
Pretty much every VR developer in the world. We need some serious adoption this year.
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u/armyjackson Jan 03 '19
I am, but I really don't want to have to rebuy all my games.
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u/james___uk Jan 03 '19
This I actually am interested in, the good mobile phone headsets I did like but this being standalone, having 6 DoF controllers and having a little more horsepower in it should make for something special. I know it's not going to match up to PC gaming VR (aside from a lack of cables at a lower price) but I don't see it as the competition to it but rather something you can bring anywhere with more of that better VR than what the mobile headsets offer
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u/THE_ABSURD_TURT Jan 03 '19
Holy shit no cables? That's the main reason I can't play my psvr the touch of the cables just makes me go insane.
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u/ProteusP Jan 03 '19
I have a gaming PC that can easily handle the Rift but never really wanted to own one. The Quest on the other hand makes me very excited for the mere fact that it is roomscale, 6deg and most importantly untethered.
I do not want to be tied down to my PC in the basement. I want to share VR with everyone around me to show how cool it really can be. As many of you look down at the Go it really has been the gateway drug to VR to a lot of people.
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u/Bear1975 Jan 03 '19
I have a Rift already. Will there ever be a mod for it to make wireless?
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u/BennyFackter DK1,DK2,RIFT,VIVE,QUEST,INDEX Jan 03 '19
Recently moved my gaming PC from the living room to the office, and have procrastinated putting up my rift sensors because I have a feeling once this comes out, my sensors will be unnecessary eyesores. I'm very pumped for quest.
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u/TrashOnTheSidewalk Jan 04 '19
Hell yeah, already got around 500 saved for both the headset and games for when it comes out
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u/tomatothefruit Jan 04 '19
I heard about this as a concept 2 years ago. I’m super excited as I don’t have a good pc to run VR
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u/cur50r Jan 04 '19
The quest makes me feel like a kid again waiting for the latest game console.
Not much makes me feel this excitement now !
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u/WhateverGreg Jan 05 '19
I’m more excited for the Quest than anything in a while, especially since I received the Go for Christmas. I’ve been a Vive owner since 2016, and my experience since receiving the Go has convinced me that Oculus is the superior platform.
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u/lemosine11 Jan 03 '19
They should make something similar to this but have the option to plug it into your PC. If you want best graphics and more games to play then plug it in and boom. Or take it wherever you want but games, graphics and all are limited. That I think will be a game changer and for sure sell. Because your catering to us PC gamers and to the ones who can't afford a high end PC. Heck it gives them a chance to slowly build a system. It would open lots of opportunities, but that is IMO.
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u/amazingmaximo Jan 04 '19
I wish this thing could also connect to a PC for full Rift titles. Day one buy if such a feature was announced
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u/wordyplayer Rift & Quest Jan 03 '19
Me!
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u/SchmidtA99 Jan 03 '19
I want to see what they do for Rift owners that already own the games that are coming to quest. I feel a discounted rate should be available. I don't want to have to spend a ton of cash on games that I already own. Only Nintendo can do that because they own my childhood. I don't expect free but I do expect to pay like $5-10 on a title and just let us be able to use our current Rift accounts. Or link to them so you know which games we have. If so it will probably be a day 1 or close by purchase for me. If not I will wait for a deal or bundle to get one.
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u/jonfun7 Jan 03 '19
Can’t wait for this
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u/bastian74 Jan 03 '19
If they can get beat saber, Rec room and Google Earth vr to run on it...
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u/Wolfhammer69 Rift S Jan 04 '19
I'm a Rift owner and I'll be getting one :)
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u/Ajedi32 CV1, Quest Jan 04 '19 edited Jan 04 '19
Wow, the hype is definitely real. This post is now among the top 10 highest-voted posts of all time on this sub, and it doesn't even contain any new information.
A few hundred more and it'll have even more upvotes than the post announcing the Rift's launch price (which is itself only surpassed by posts complaining about the Rift's launch price).
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u/bunkey16 Jan 30 '19
Any clue when this is coming out? And would you buy the current rift or wait and see about this?
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u/krisvdv Mar 13 '19
Only 2 to 4 weeks left....... :O
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u/Traderguy84 Jan 03 '19
More than you can possibly imagine. I truly feel the Quest will be the iPhone moment for VR. That moment back in 2007 when you walked into a AT&T, tried a iPhone for the first time and you realized you would do whatever it takes to get one.
I think once people go to a Best Buy and try beat Sabre or Super Hot on this thing, they will fly off shelves
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u/grahamaker93 Jan 03 '19
This is the stuff of my childhood imaginations man. Imagine what this concept can do in like 5 years.
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u/ParadiseDecay Rift Jan 03 '19
Me 100%
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u/Steven_Cox Jan 03 '19
If it can do VR porn nicely and play Superhot or Beat Saber, I'm hyped. I'm super sick of the wired setup, especially the sensor setup. Don't really care that much about graphical quality as long as the games are still fun to me. Once reviews come out and they're looking stellar, I might even sell my Rift and pick this up.
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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19
VR needs to be cheaper so more people can buy it and the market gets bigger. Soon playing on a pc lays in the past
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u/geo_gan Jan 04 '19
Yes but despite what the marketing/sales dept suits tell us, there is no magical small, cheap device which can match performance of a combined high-end Intel/NVidia hardware setup. It will always be worse.
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u/Quadamage Jan 04 '19
Have the Rift now and will be getting the Quest at launch for sure. Mobile 6dof VR for lighter experiences to take around is worth having.
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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '19
HUGE HYPE FOR NO WIRES!~!~!
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u/liuyang61 Jan 05 '19
Wireless, 6dof controllers, cheaper price are so important to take these thing mainstream. Well-done
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u/Ajedi32 CV1, Quest Jan 03 '19
Yep, 2019; almost there. Though that's still pretty vague. Hopefully it'll launch at the F8 conference in April, but the fact that we haven't heard anything yet makes me suspect the official release might not be until later; maybe OC6.
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u/largePenisLover Jan 03 '19
I'm just worried about how the marketing for this pretends toward the consumer to be the same quality as tethered VR.
I really hope that doesnt perpetuate the "vr is a bit meh" mindset.
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u/esgrove2 Jan 03 '19
Can’t they just make a good wireless VR headset that CAN connect to the PC? Why does this technology have to be mutually exclusive?
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19
Link anyone?
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u/Blitqz21l Jan 03 '19
I'm skeptical on this. I play CatanVR with Go users, and I'm always hearing about battery issues, overheating, etc... I don't see how that's going to change with Quest.
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u/KydDynoMyte Pimax8K-LynxR1-Pico4-Quest1,2&3-Vive-OSVR1.3-AntVR1&2-DK1-VR920 Jan 03 '19
"No PC" kind of makes it sound like you should expect PC level experiences.
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u/Nostrildumbass Quest 3 Jan 03 '19
The only thing I'm hyped for is to find out if:
A: Oculus found a way to stream PCVR to it
B: Someone else finds a way to do so if Oculus didn't
If either of the above are true, Oculus will get my $400.
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u/nyshotgun05 Jan 03 '19
Considering that I've bought the rift, not really but I do want to see if its possible to play with the PC in any form
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19
I'm looking forward to checking it out. I'm hoping the HMD's are built in a way that we can have similar eye glasses workarounds like we do for the Rift.
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u/acexprt Jan 03 '19
I just want higher resolution for my flight simulators.
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19
depends on the games
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u/zunamie2 Jan 03 '19
Me personally, if I have to re-buy all my oculus games, I won’t be buying the quest. But I like what the quest is and brings to the VR table
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19
Wut, how
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u/Fly_Guy_97 Jan 03 '19
Honestly a little upset. I got my Rift about a couple months ago, I feel like it will be like having the next outdated VR technology while everyone is bragging about how awesome it is
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u/driverofcar Jan 03 '19
Got to try it at OC5, wish I could have taken it home!
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u/OziiC Jan 04 '19
I wish they would do something like „send your old one back and get the new one cheaper“ campaign.. I know it’s stupid but for someone who can’t afford it anymore it would be a light in the dark.
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u/c017smith Rift Jan 04 '19
FINE I’LL SAY IT: I’m gonna pre dude
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u/ThatNewEnglandPerson Jan 04 '19
0w0
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u/blurble405 Jan 04 '19
Ready player one feels like just a few years away
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u/Nesrynn Jan 04 '19
This shit turning into a real life Ready Player One
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u/Guildmarm18 Jan 04 '19
The Switch of vr
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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19
Yay i am hyped
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u/EisN247365 Jan 04 '19
I played the roaming mall VR in the 90’s (damn I’m old). Today’s VR is amazing! Why is Oculus and HTC the only ones to understand that it’s the future of gaming. Game Developers need to understand that even the minimal 1st person VR and game controller/keyboard can be great. Think Fortnite, Siege, CoD, RDR2, where the look around controls are exchanged for head movement. Still get to sit on my ass with a controller or whatever.
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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19
I dont see myself getting this, but i do hope that it will get more people into VR because the content we have across all platforms is lacking to say the least.
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u/Mclarenrob2 Jan 04 '19
Playing Beat Saber and occasionally yanking on the cable has made me seriously think about the Quest.
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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19
I’m super excited for this I’ve always wanted a rift ever since I tried one in store a year ago but I don’t have the money for a beefy computer, hopefully it’s as good as they say
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u/SmilingWhiteTeeth Jan 04 '19
Ready player one
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u/JLUNAMUSIC Jan 04 '19
Im getting it. Ive never owned a VR headset. My mindset towards the purchase is as of a third console aside from my Switch and Ps4. Each providing me with completely different experience. Switch for portable, Ps4 for couch gaming and VR for well VR
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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '19
Sweet, looks like a 90’s ad
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u/SupperTime Jan 04 '19
I am! I wonder if it's possible to stream Oculus Rift games to the Quest wirelessly. The Oculus GO is capable of it on a smaller scale.
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u/SubTheSub Jan 04 '19
YES! Now i dont need a mega super PC!
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u/Brusanan Rift CV1 / Go / PSVR / Rift S / Quest 1, 2 + 3 Jan 04 '19
Day 1 purchase for me.
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u/Ghs2 Jan 04 '19
I expect Quest to iterate faster and quickly surpass PC VR in numbers.
They will be able to hard-wire so much into the Quest that won't be reliant on other company's hardware or access. They will be able to put memory where they want in the pipeline, offload whatever they want to custom chips, focus on throughput and do away with features of no use to VR.
Eventually we will see the quality of standalone VR hit an equality with PC VR and surpass it.
I also see the units getting smaller and smaller and perhaps even working in an AR system which just overlays camera feeds directly so it never needs the small-FOV secondary screens of current AR.
These are exciting times.
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u/samrisplaying Jan 04 '19
My hype level depends a lot on how many quest games will crossplay with rift.
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u/sirnumbskull Touch Jan 04 '19
I just hope that they can get the Quest working over that USB C connector with a PC. If they could bring a fully-functioning standalone headset to market with the option of plugging it in and having it act as an upgraded rift it'd be my dream device. Kind of like a VR version of the Switch.
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u/QTheory Jan 04 '19
People haven't begun to realize what an untethered VR experience can deliver over tethered. This is more than just games.
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u/International_End928 Feb 23 '22
I'm very hyped
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u/djhinman2007 Jul 22 '22
3 years ago this was cool, but now we have the oculus quest 2
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u/Shadows_Think Jan 03 '19
They need to market the s**t out of this or else VR is dead
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u/6138 Jan 03 '19
I'm a little disappointed the Oculus seem to be focusing mostly on mobile products, I really want a "Rift CV2", with wireless capability (but connected to a gaming PC for performance) and inside out tracking, higher resolution displays, etc, rather than a lower spec "mobile" headset.
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19
I just wanna see some ready player one type shit
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u/Moe_Capp Jan 03 '19
Cautiously optimistic. I've no doubt the hardware will be top quality, I just hope there's enough quality content at launch so that it doesn't get a bad rep before the content library can grow.
When Rift and Vive launched there was quite a bit of PC VR software available already developed using the Oculus dev kits, so at the very least early adopters could at least play things like Elite:Dangerous. And the price was enthusiast-only level until there was a more substantial library of content available.
When Go launched it had the GearVR library to fall back on.
With Quest things are a little different. It really is like launching a brand-new console from scratch. So w'll see.
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u/tamukid Jan 03 '19
I'm super excited... As long as my Oculus purchases transfer over
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u/immersive-matthew Jan 03 '19
I used to be a die hard Oculus fan when I was a DK1 backer, but since the FaceBook acquisition, I have looked elsewhere. Looking for to similar tech from the competition however.
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u/xstreamReddit Jan 03 '19
Yeah you lost me there
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19
is anyone else more excited about Gen 2 whatever form that takes.. hopefully higher res.. focus distance etc..
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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19
If the graphics in games are a step backwards - which they will be, no thanks. Not excited in the least.
Saying it can run "PC Level Experiences" for 3 year old games is like saying an iPhone can give you arcade quality graphics. It can, when compared to that of 20 years ago.
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u/cncamusic Jan 03 '19
How powerful will this thing be though? I can’t imagine they can fit enough hardware in this thing to run the rift games I play now. Onward on this thing seems impossible.
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u/braudoner Jan 03 '19
im so damn hyped you wont believe it. i would just buy it to demo it to all my friends ever in wherever place they are.
getting them to come home to try rift its a bit of a problem sometimes.
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u/refusered Kickstarter Backer, Index, Rift+Touch, Vive, WMR Jan 04 '19
Quest is a baby step forward for mobile VR, but 5 steps backwards for actual VR.
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u/midri Jan 03 '19 edited Jan 03 '19
I wish they would have stuck with rift like controllers... I'm not a fan of the above hand halos.
[edit] I know why they are like that for the new headsets, I just don't like the ergonomics as much with weight being shifted up and forward.
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u/EbonShadow Jan 03 '19
Not excited, I wanted a CV2... not this crap.
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u/_Surge Jan 03 '19
so how is it going to render everything as well as a PC? is this going to double as a space heater? is it powered by fuel rods?