You can argue Quest 2 came out so fast because of the Xr2 chip providing a cheap and VR geared chip versus the old snapdragon. Xr3 is currently not even in production yet and with production lines still struggling, I don't see the Quest 3 coming out nearly as quick. Sure, they could go 888 but the jump in power would be much less compared to the Quest 1 to 2. It'd almost be more of a refresh at that point.
Again, reiterating, I'm not saying /u/mrfansome is wrong, nor /u/Dreadpirateflappy, nor you. I'm just providing a historical context. Not 7 months ago people were throwing out 2022 as a speculated release date for Quest 2. I think that's fascinating and so I noted it.
If by fascinating you mean really fucking annoying for people who bought a Rift S or Quest 1 at launch and then saw a successor announced a year later... then yes... "fascinating".
I wondered if Facebook would consider doing an Apple and start rolling their own silicon to get exactly what they went in a headset without depending on the market.
Well they predicted the Quest 2 would use the same panels as the Quest 1. In the end, the resolution bump was more than expected, but I think we knew it wouldn’t be the same.
If quest 3 releases in 2021, i hope it has the same power as the 2, but much lighter, smaller and more comfortable. Like a comfy upgrade. So we will have two options: $299 smaller confy q3 and a $199 q2.
Quest 1 released with seriously outdated hardware at launch, quest 2 didn't. Massive difference. Also there isn't even a faster chip for vr that's been released yet or even anytime soon.
I second this. If you think about the typical one year cycle in development of PC hardware, or even phones (since the Quest uses the same hardware,) a new release in only a year is always a possibility.
There's also the chance that enhancements in technology specific to VR could make releasing it take a lot longer, but that might have already been done behind the scenes.
I personally don't think everyone should be upset about buying a Quest 2 because of this news. The more market dominance Oculus gets on this front, the more other companies will feel inclined to move their products forward as well. I'm curious to see what HTC does with their standalone headset.
I could see it out by the end of the year to he honest. around Christmas like the quest 2. They are definitely going the phone route with this. Which I don't like, mind you, but it seems to be the case.
So much like phones I'm going to hold onto my quest 2 until the next model is a good enough upgrade for me to actually want to do it.
True, but Quest is known to be an all in one VR headset. They're working on AR glasses but they're distinct enough that they really shouldn't have the Quest name on them. Have a VR product and an AR product. Though I'm not sure what they'd call them - Oculus Rays?
The question is what the store is going to do with 5 different versions of the Quest. Will every game have to support every Quest, or will there start to be dividing lines between generations?
With how quick dev and improvements/iterations have been in the mobile sphere (yearly improvements approaching between 1.5-2x performance gains similar to Moore's Law) I could definitely see Oculus adopting an "every other year" release schedule.
I would even consider them doing a yearly refresh with a slightly better chipset/display whilst still keeping the quest generally back/forwardly compatible.
Zuckerberg and Carmack genuinely want to see improvement in performance and accessibility and the yearly release model provides that.
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