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Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by renewiltord »

ianlevesque wrote: post #37
shajznnckfke wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 adverti…

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.

It's just run of the mill conspiracy theorists. I remove them from my feed and move on.

Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by moron4hire »

Sohcahtoa82 wrote: post #56
d--b wrote: post #12

There 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...

You want the Pimax 5K then. It claims a 200 degree FOV.

As someone who owns a Pimax 5k, you do not want a Pimax 5k.

Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by k__ »

rwmj wrote: post #36

Can anyone comment how well the latest VR headsets work for people who wear spectacles?

I use a Quest with glasses and works good.

There is a special retainer that keeps the headest a bit farther away from your head.

Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by KarimDaghari »

the_hoser wrote: post #101
stanlarroque wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We are building exactly this : https://lynx-r.com

No, you aren't. You're building a business-focused product that might share some similarity to the Quest 2. The hardware isn't what makes the Oculus a compelling consumer product.

Genuine question: What makes the Oculus a compelling consumer product?

Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by haberman »

As someone who only barely follows VR, what benefits would this have over the upcoming HP Reverb G2 besides price?

I was eying the HP Reverb G2 for high resolution, and for its Microsoft Flight Simulator support.

EDIT: ah I just found this: https://www.reddit.com/r/HPReverb/comments/it5jvj/hp_reverb_...

Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by syspec »

> We’re going to focus on standalone VR headsets moving forward. We’ll no longer pursue PC-only hardware, with sales of Rift S ending in 2021. That said, the Rift Platform isn’t going anywhere.

Well, actually it is isn't it?

Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by renewiltord »

Monitor2019 wrote: post #11

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.

Yep, pre-ordered it and I bought my parents a Quest and I have a Quest at home too.

Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by frakkingcylons »

dylan604 wrote: post #9
wlesieutre wrote: post #4

$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.

They'll make up the difference on the Oculus Store commission, just like Sony and Microsoft.

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Post by mortenjorck »

cyrux004 wrote: post #15
Monitor2019 wrote: post #11

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.

create a new facebook account just for this and dont use it ever ?

One of two things happens.

A) An algorithm flags your newly-created account as "inauthentic" and now you have to submit a copy of your driver's license to Facebook just to use a piece of consumer electronics you bought.

B) A different algorithm puts the pieces together and deduces that your burner account is the same identity as the real Facebook account you stopped using years ago or perhaps even "deleted." Nothing escapes the big-data inferences of The Graph.

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