Ok, after my last post about Facebook and my desire to boycott their products of the future, they have just made my decision very hard.
So, the new 'Facebook' Connect conference is in 2 days, and apparently the big reveal was just leaked this morning... it is indeed the Quest 2, but the features and specs and (potential) price is far more optimistic than most people thought would be coming.
At it's heart, it will still be a Quest... a wireless, stand-alone VR unit, but the feature set has it coming in at 50% higher clarity lenses (close to 2k per eye) as well as a 2GB boost in RAM, going from 4 GB to 6 GB, along with a Snapdragon XR2 processor, which apparently doubles or triples speeds all around, plus it is supposed to be up to 20% lighter, features new straps, new controllers (albeit similar to the current controller) and will offer a 256GB version... although it is white, or grey or something, which is kinda, eh... but the biggest thing would be the price...
Now this wasn't part of the official leak, so not sure if it's legit or not, but a couple leaks from Walmart.com and Target.com price the two versions at $299 and $399, which is $100 less than the current version (which is being delisted at more and more stores everyday.) So if this is true, it not only gives us a generational leap in terms of specs and experience, but it gives us the absolute cheapest full fledge VR on the market. period.
If that price is true, Facebook is going to be taking HUGE loses on each unit, but I don't think that matters much to The Zuck, which would make me lean towards this being true. It will be easier for Facebook to make money off of your data if they have an easier way to invade your privacy and get your data in the first place. Which, unfortunately, is the scary truth about what they are doing and why the ToS are being updated and Facebook is taking more control over the brand.
What's even scarier than that? The fact that someone like myself, who realizes this and despises Facebook...may not be able to resist the temptation. Everything in my mind is screaming, "Fuck Facebook!" but I am such a fan of VR, and even focus on VR a lot for my podcast, so just dismissing it is absolutely tough to do... with the specs mentioned, I would have probably still been having a difficult decision if the units were coming in at $599 and $699, but if those prices are true, it's going to be hard to NOT get one... truly.
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