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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-plan-200-wireless-oculus-vr-headset-for-2018
By wireless, the article mean standalone, which means no need for smartphone nor PC at all.
Oculus Connect happens in October so we might start to hear it at the event then if its true. Interestingly Google is also partnering with HTC/Lenovo to release standalone VR devices later this year as well, and will run on Google Daydream platform.
By wireless, the article mean standalone, which means no need for smartphone nor PC at all.
- Code-named "Pacific"
- Resembles a more compact version of Rift, lighter than Gear VR
- Design/features not finalized
- similar interface to Gear VR and can be controlled by wireless remote
- different from the "Santa Cruz" prototype that facebook shows last year
- Plan to enlist Xiaomi to produce the new headset. Seems they are planning to sell it in China under Xiaomi's branding as Facebook is banned in China (Rift is not sold in China)
- Plan to power with Snapdragon mobile chip from Qualcomm
- Power is between Gear VR and Oculus Rift
- No positional tracking
- Planning to brief content makers by October
- downloads store will be re-written and accessible from VR interface itself
- ship in 2018
- $200
Oculus Connect happens in October so we might start to hear it at the event then if its true. Interestingly Google is also partnering with HTC/Lenovo to release standalone VR devices later this year as well, and will run on Google Daydream platform.
Like current Oculus products, the new headset will be geared toward immersive gaming, watching video and social networking, said the people who asked not to be named to discuss a private matter. Code-named Pacific, the device resembles a more compact version of the Rift and will be lighter than Samsungs Gear VR headset, one of the people said. The devices design and features arent finalized and could still change, but the idea is that someone will be able to pull the headset out of their bag and watch movies on a flight just the way you can now with a phone or tablet.
The new headset will have a similar interface to Samsungs VR Gear and can be controlled by a wireless remote. Facebook has said its also working on a prototype device code-named Santa Cruz thats basically a wireless Rift, with the full power of the original device sans PC.
Facebook plans to power the product with a Snapdragon mobile chip from Qualcomm, people familiar with the matter said. Qualcomm declined to comment. The devices gaming power is superior to that of the Gear VR, but unlike the powerful Rift device, will not include positional tracking technology. This means that the device wont be able to tell where its user is spatially, which is useful for tasks like virtual rock climbing. A future version of the product will have that technology, according to a person familiar with the plans.
The company plans to begin briefing content makers, such as video game designers, on the device by October so that the products application store could launch with compatible games, one of the people said. The downloads store will be re-written and accessible from the virtual reality interface itself, this person said.