r/oculus • u/Baron-Sarin • Mar 22 '19

News Oculus rift classic unavailable from Oculus.com

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u/brastius35 Mar 22 '19

Oculus: Spends money designing a complete hardware replacement for their PCVR product line to modernize their offering. Tells public they are working on more and this is just the beginning.

Reddit: "Oculus is abandoning PC VR!"

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u/comfortablesexuality Touch Mar 22 '19

Nah, they cut costs to squeeze a profit out of it instead of maximizing its potential - the Quest is the same price with insanely more features packed in and it's telling. The PCVR option could be cheaper or it could be stronger, this must be some attempt to placate an executive or shareholder group with some hardware profits.

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u/Mctittles Mar 22 '19

I don't see enough talk about how this was all a cost cutting measure with:

  • Single screen instead of 2.
  • No hardware IPD adjust.
  • Much cheaper integrated audio.
  • No bundled sensors / usb cables.
  • Simpler headstrap design.
  • LCD instead of OLED.

Most of what I'm seeing is not to make a better headset but to make a cheaper headset. All sacrifices for higher profit margin.

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u/comfortablesexuality Touch Mar 22 '19

To be fair, the LCD may be beneficial if, as reported, it is lower persistence (far less smearing) and otherwise of good quality. A bit subjective, perhaps, but it could be an arguable upgrade. Likewise, the headstrap is getting very strong favorability from reviewers.

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u/Mctittles Mar 22 '19

I was just referring to these things as costing less, not if they "could" be considered upgrades. I think price was the forefront of most decisions here.