Oculus Rift S
John Carmack and his friends made it clear that they have no interest in the PC being a first class VR platform when they tossed Brendan Iribe to the curb. The Rift-s is a big fuck you to all of the hardcore early adopters that made the Rift a reality.<p>I skipped gen-1 thinking gen-2 was right around the corner; unfortunately, three long years later the future truly looks like a &quot;race to the bottom.&quot; VR is starting to feel like a cheap trick instead of something that promised the future of gaming - a toy that just collects dust on the shelf after playing a handful of crap mobile games.<p>The state of the industry from my perspective:<p>1. The VR industry seems to think PC gaming is dead<p>2. Oculus hasn&#x27;t released better HMD in three years:<p>- Worse inside out tracking despite the need to be tethered to a PC anyway<p>- A downgraded refresh rate of 80hz after claiming 120hz was the sweet spot<p>- A single panel and a downgrade from OLED to LCD with no ability for IPD adjustment<p>- Is outsourcing work from Lenovo instead of doing in-house RND<p>- Scrapped headphones despite saying it was a critical feature of the OG rift<p>- Rumored to have a slightly worse FOV than the OG Rift&#x27;s already small FOV<p>- Attempting to roll their own walled garden store<p>- Owned by Facebook<p>3. HTC hasn&#x27;t released a marginally better headset in three years:<p>- Lenses are garbage despite the better display<p>- Future headsets are adopting inside out tracking despite it having worse performance than lighthouse<p>- Owned by HTC<p>- Terrible support<p>- Attempting to roll their own walled garden store<p>4. Pimax doesn&#x27;t seem to have the manufacturing or support chops to deliver despite knowing exactly what the hardcore PC gamer wants<p>5. Valve can&#x27;t seem to release anything - ever.<p>What a shit show.