Genuine question - if this was the perfect AR/VR device, would you use it even though it is a FB product? I have real concerns about privacy and the need to log in with FB credentials, but I am also very hopeful for devices that can continue to grow the market and help take it mainstream.
Oculus Quest 2
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#12There is one thing that will make me buy VR, it's a full field of vision.
They say virtual reality, but they sell virtual binoculars...
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#13Battery doesn’t last as long as the old version (which didn’t exactly have fantastic battery life in the first place). And you’ll soon HAVE to use your FB account with it. Interesting they’ve killed the Rift S. So they’re all in on the Quest.
There's an official accessory strap with battery now, if battery is a problem. Helps with balance, I've done a similar setup with a 3D printed bracket and a power bank.
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#14There is one thing that will make me buy VR, it's a full field of vision. They say virtual reality, but they sell virtual binoculars...
It's not that different than regular glasses. Anything that involves lens will require you to look at the middle and rotate your head.
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#15Genuine question - if this was the perfect AR/VR device, would you use it even though it is a FB product? I have real concerns about privacy and the need to log in with FB credentials, but I am also very hopeful for devices that can continue to grow the market and help take it mainstream.
create a new facebook account just for this and dont use it ever ?
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#16There is one thing that will make me buy VR, it's a full field of vision. They say virtual reality, but they sell virtual binoculars...
have you tried it? I have a Quest and I don't really understand your complaint, as soon as you wear the headset you just forget about the real world.
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#17$300 is a pretty big deal for pricing on a VR headset, that feels very different from $400 for wide adoption. Seems like this is also the end of the road for Rift, the Quest 2 is lower cost, more pixels, and they mentioned 90 hz screens for PCVR games over Link. EDIT - review units went out in advance, so 3rd party reviews are already up. Here's one from Tested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x6lux6f_6g
Facebook will makeup that subsidized $100 on selling the data the glean from the user while using the Quest 2.
Really though? Facebook makes money by displaying targeted ads to users. What data from the Quest is being used to target ads? I’m not familiar with anything related to this in Facebook’s product for ad buyers, and can’t think of anything particularly useful that they could be doing.
You could think of Oculus as an effort to increase the amount of user attention inventory Facebook has in supply to rent out to advertisers. Also, they are positioning themselves as an intermediary for transactions in the future VR economy by being platform owner (a la Apple owning the App Store). My guess is the long-term plan is to make money here by displaying ads in VR and by getting a cut of goods and services sold though VR (see: Ready Player One).
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#18There is one thing that will make me buy VR, it's a full field of vision. They say virtual reality, but they sell virtual binoculars...
It's not that different than regular glasses. Anything that involves lens will require you to look at the middle and rotate your head.
My regular glasses don’t block out an additional 30% or more of my vision. I can see fine peripherally, it’s just a bit blurry.
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#19Genuine question - if this was the perfect AR/VR device, would you use it even though it is a FB product? I have real concerns about privacy and the need to log in with FB credentials, but I am also very hopeful for devices that can continue to grow the market and help take it mainstream.
Absolutely not
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#20Love my Quest but I basically only play Pavlov Shack, a game that requires sideloading and I am somewhat sure will not come to the official Quest store. Will probably end up selling mine and getting another brand.
didn't they say it would come to the store?