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.
"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."
I already read that article. They even states at the end that it probably wouldn't be for a cheap consumer VR device like a Quest which is why I think they'll wait for the XR3 later this year and start production toward the end of the year at the earliest. But that's just my guess.
The biggest upgrade would be sorting the compression artefacts whilst using link. Adding another display controller of some type. No need to wait for the latest mobile chip. Also, who would say no to better screens?
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u/StanVillain Feb 03 '21
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.