Coming right after the announced reduction in the price of the Oculus Rift is a rumour about a new VR headset from the company which will cost significantly less than the current model. The Oculus 'Pacific' will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon of some description and will be manufactured by Xiaomi. The smaller headset will sell for around $200, and be announced in October, likely during the Oculus Connect 4 event. From what The Inquirer has learned, the headset will not require additional hardware to run which will make this VR headset much more accessible to the average consumer.
"FACEBOOK-OWNED Oculus is reportedly working on a standalone virtual reality (VR) headset that'll cost just $200 (around £155)."
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shitty marketing… drop the
shitty marketing… drop the price and a day later announce a $200 product. thats why this product failed. Facebook doesn’t have a clue.
They haven’t announced
They haven’t announced anything yet. This is just a rumour.
The products are unrelated.
The products are unrelated. One is a HMD that connects to a high-end PC, with 6DoF tracking and tracked controllers, the other is a standalone HMD running off of an SoC, with 3DoF (orientation only) tracking and a single orientation-only controller.
OMG, Samsung announced a $3k UHD HDR OLED TV, then the next day announced a $300 smartphone! So dumb, right?
shitty comment… drop a
shitty comment… drop a comment without a clue. that’s why this comment failed. PCPerFan2 doesn’t have a clue.
send in the trolls… we
send in the trolls… we know what we are doing, we announce a permanent price drop, a $200 smart phone option… and 1 year later no games… and no relief from that oculus purchase price adjustment debacle.
face it… facebook sucks
sony owned you