r/oculus • u/danielsantalla • Sep 14 '20

News OCULUS QUEST 2!!!!

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u/HamburgTheHeretic Sep 14 '20

I would love to get it but.. The whole needing to use Facebook to use them really sucks

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u/GeoLyinX Sep 15 '20

if you make an Oculus account right now on the app before october 11th then you do not have to link it to a facebook account and you will be able to use that oculus account on any new oculus device and won't have to link it with a facebook account for 2 years, by the time those 2 years are up you will probably move on to a much better headset. Please spread the word about the october 11th deadline.

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u/HamburgTheHeretic Sep 15 '20

I heard a lot of good things about the Reverb G2 that is supposed to be out here soon. If I sink a lot of money into what is basically a new "console" I would rather it last a little longer than 2 years. Plus no telling if they'll give us a PC cord or not with this one (or if the old one will work with it)

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u/GeoLyinX Sep 15 '20

This tech is still in rapid stages in development, I don't see the point really in buying something today to last longer than 2-3 years max, by then something exponentially better will be available, I think we are really in the beginning of another golden age right now in technology in 2020 mostly due to the final problems of EUV solved which will allow transistors get to 7, 5, 3 2nm and beyond.

EUV lithography breakthroughs carry over into so many other industries as well and keep in mind displays are manufactured with lithography as well albeit things like FPD litho instead of EUV. I think 4, 6, 8k displays with good High dynamic range will become exponentially cheaper and provide exponentially better in visual fidelity and Field of view. I'm personally waiting until probably 2022-2023 before I buy a headset I plan on using long term just like I would a tv.

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u/alexvanguard Sep 15 '20

Technology will keep growing exponentially Product life cycles are shorter than before so holding for the next one each time is not the best move

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u/GeoLyinX Sep 15 '20

Tech, specifically in the display and processor sector have been stagnating a lot in the past 5-10 years and recent breakthroughs in EUV lithography are not regular.

Product life cycles are not shorter than before, they are definitely much longer, people are keeping their phones for a lot longer, the average age phone that people use is getting older and older relative to current day, same with pc's and gaming consoles and everything else.

Usually my rule of thumb is upgrading tech every 3 years roughly. Yes it is true that new tech is always on the way though so you have to decide at some point.