Oculus Quest 2

Post by lowdose » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 2:40 AM UTC

wlesieutre wrote: post #62

ianlevesque wrote: post #37

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What is it with HN and trying to read between the lines so hard? There's literally an Oculus Store app store for quest games. Probably they are just making money on game sales, like every other game console has for 35 years.

I do worry that Facebook will figure they might as well double dip on sales and advertising; future headsets are probably going to have eye tracking (ostensibly for foveated rendering and better avatars), and combining in-world advertising with exact data on how long people looked at them is a pretty compelling sell for what is fundamentally an advertising company. They spent like 15 minutes of the presentation talki…

Post by istorical » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 2:47 AM UTC

brainbag wrote: post #396

wlesieutre wrote: post #70

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Also check out https://www.vrdesktop.net/ for PC streaming, this option works wirelessly and performs very well as long as you have a fast and stable wifi connection. The version on the Oculus Store doesn't do SteamVR streaming though, you have to buy it and then sideload an alternate version (which still checks for a license from the store). There's supposed to be some sort of easier sideloading system coming (curre…

This is interesting, though I'm ready to move past the limitations of emulating real world single-screen setups. I want a virtual window manager where I can move and organize windows just like the desktop, but in 3D around me.

Post by kmonsen » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 2:55 AM UTC

shajznnckfke wrote: post #75

ianlevesque wrote: post #37

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What is it with HN and trying to read between the lines so hard? There's literally an Oculus Store app store for quest games. Probably they are just making money on game sales, like every other game console has for 35 years.

I’m skeptical the Facebook would bother to invest so many billions into VR just for the chance of being part of the competitive game console market. It makes sense to think about how it fits into the long-term strategy for their main cash cow, ads. If there’s a future where internet/app usage hours shift toward VR, Facebook doesn’t want to be left in the dust like Myspace when users switch to a new social network. Ev…

Post by MrStonedOne » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 2:57 AM UTC

polyomino wrote: post #294

moh_maya wrote: post #6

We develop industrial training solutions using the rift S and quest. But the deep linking with FB, the battery downgrades on the quest, etc, all are going to push us away. For PC-based training sims, we'll probably get the HTC Vive. And the Pico for the quest equivalent.

They mentioned businesses getting accountless and/or alternative authentication methods in the keynote.

Post by ekianjo » Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 3:00 AM UTC