Oculus rift S ???

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dunno if true or more techcrunch FUD but.........

https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/31/a...plans-a-modest-update-to-flagship-vr-headset/

IF that tech crunch article is true, and i still hope it isnt, but if it is, I hope oculus managed to get a deal to use the new odyssey + screens.

the image quality on that is fantastic. also, i hope they up the FOV a bit. clearly it is not going to be pimax levels of FOV but if it is upped 10 or 20 degrees from the CV1, IF it uses the screen i suggested above and IF they have absolutely perfected inside out tracking,

of and IF the price is ok.... (that is a lot of IFs!!!!!)

then i may bite.
 
IF that article is true it says resolution WILL be increased to at least vive pro levels.
Not sure about FOV (I would really hope at least a modest increase of another 10 or 20 degrees.

It is the tracking which worries me too. I get that sensorless tracking is the future but this should only happen if there is NO saccrifice to the tracking quality and without sensors on the back this may not be the case here.

I am not so worried about price. I am confident they would not do a vive and charge £800 just for the hmd as that is not the Facebook logic
If they are all about mainstream vr then the price will be as cheap as they can make it. I predict no more than £500 for the full package and possibly even less.

This uncertainty has to be costing them however . For instance I bought Robinson the journey yesterday and bought on steam because I am not waiting till 2022 for a fully fledged new gen device.... And I have big question marks over the rift S. I can't be the only one.
What with Brendan iribe quitting and other rumours I am worried that the oculus half Dome may be part of the cancelled rift design line

All that being said oculus / Facebook what ever they do going forward have done more for VR than valve has done so it does grate when I support valve by buying on steam over oculus.
 
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