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This is an extraordinarily disappointing release. Even if this was priced at $400 I would be disappointed. We have waited years and they included zero next gen
by jdprgm 4y ago
This is an extraordinarily disappointing release. Even if this was priced at $400 I would be disappointed. We have waited years and they included zero next gen VR tech.
I feel like VR should be in the stages similar to the early gen iPhones where every new release should have legitimate significant new tech that is unambiguously better and exciting. This instead feels like current iphones when they barely improve only here VR can't get even close to a yearly cadence of upgrades and there are loads of features for next gen upgrades still on the table.
- pavlov 4y agoThe Quest Pro adds eye tracking and inward-facing cameras, high-quality color AR passthrough, foveated rendering, and new controllers that are fully independent of the headset. These things are unambiguously better and exciting.
- Eisenstein 4y agoThe problem with VR tech is that it is fixing problems, not adding new features. People don't understand how insanely complicate it is to have controllers that track independently of the headset (think about it, what is their reference point and how do they know where they are in relation to each other and everything else?), but it is a giant leap in the technology. It allows you to do things like put your hand behind your back, or use it in bright (or dark) rooms where it doesn't need the controller lights to be seen to track. It just 'works better' so people don't care. It isn't a shiny new app or some new ability it didn't do before, it just does what it does... better...