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What exactly is it that sells like hotcakes? I’m actually curious, this is not asked in a snarky way.

• YawningAngel 4y ago
  I imagine it's the Oculus Rift, or whatever its descendants are called
• smoldesu 4y ago
  I'm talking mostly about the Oculus/Meta Quest. It's easy to shit on Facebook's software products (I could do it all day), but the Oculus team that Facebook bought still seems to be doing impressive stuff. Whether or not you like Facebook as a product, it's hard to deny that the Quest is really solid hardware for the ~$400 price point. My dream is that someday someone will make a privacy-respecting custom OS for them, so you can simply use it as a cheap tethered headset. John Carmack supposedly stuck his neck out for allowing custom firmware at a hardware-level, which is pretty cool! Facebook is indeed a shit company, so it makes sense that they'd want to dump all their R&D money into a cool digital trinket. Regardless, I don't really see the proliferation of the Quest as a bad thing. Hopefully some day, like-minded nerds can turn it into a better thing(?)
  • stephc_int13 4y ago
    Carmack himself does not seem to believe that much in the future of this project, and I think this is a strong hint.
    • smoldesu 4y ago
      I wouldn't either. The software side of it is pretty awful, and just about what you'd expect from Facebook. Again though; the hardware/firmware/techology is pretty amazing. It's one-of-a-kind when you compare it to other inside-out tracking headsets, and there aren't many other headsets in it's weight or price class. If the community pulls through with a custom software layer, then the Quest might be the best headset you can buy.