In a Sign of Broader Ambitions, Facebook Opens Hardware Lab

Post by randiantech » Wed, Aug 03, 2016, 9:55 PM UTC

KaoruAoiShiho wrote: post #10

aresant wrote: post #2

FB's hardware strategy is confusing. Oculus was their first, real consumer hardware release and effort. The rollout was amateur hour between delays, customer service, etc, but that's forgivable and understandable at some level for a first major release. But then Vive showed up to the party, shipped nearly on the same time frame, and delivered a product that's in striking distance of headset quality and WINS in intera…

Hardware is commoditized but brands are not. Anyone can make handbags but only some can sell them for $5000. Oculus has potential to be as profitable as Apple if they absolutely nail the execution and the experience. But it remains to the be seen if the Rift is an iphone or a newton. Being tethered to a high end gaming pc "dooms" it to be a niche product. How soon can Oculus either ally with a console or make a conso…

Post by nanoojaboo » Wed, Aug 03, 2016, 9:59 PM UTC

Post by justinlardinois » Wed, Aug 03, 2016, 10:06 PM UTC

randiantech wrote: post #21

KaoruAoiShiho wrote: post #10

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Hardware is commoditized but brands are not. Anyone can make handbags but only some can sell them for $5000. Oculus has potential to be as profitable as Apple if they absolutely nail the execution and the experience. But it remains to the be seen if the Rift is an iphone or a newton. Being tethered to a high end gaming pc "dooms" it to be a niche product. How soon can Oculus either ally with a console or make a conso…

I think you nailed it. Oculus is order to not become a niche product needs to be sold as part of a console bundle. That would make premium VR to a one pressed button distance. Maybe Project Scorpio + Oculus? Scorpio specs seems to be enough for a good VR experencie.

Post by dshields1 » Wed, Aug 03, 2016, 10:09 PM UTC

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Building 8 != Area 404. One is a team and the other is a place.

Which is the team and which is the place? Those are both place names to me.

Post by dawnerd » Wed, Aug 03, 2016, 10:33 PM UTC

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Ironically made by... HTC. (The Rift is probably the first FB consumer device where they were completely responsible for the hardware.)

> the first FB consumer device where they were completely responsible for the hardware To be fair they bought Oculus after the hardware had been created and funded by crowd sourcing.