An article about her work at Oculus and Meta: XR Update

No Frame today, it looks like.

Tweet from Amanda Watson: "I'm pleased to announce I recently started a full-time engineering position at Valve! I'll be working on various things, including VR (and Steam Frame)"
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[–] 54 points 2 months ago (18 children)

Very cool! You known what would also be cool? Releasing the damn thing!

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  • [–] 47 points 2 months ago (16 children)

    Given the current chip market there'd be a 400+ USD upcharge from the previously stated price of "below the (Valve) Index"

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    What's upcharge? Is that like updog?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    It's more than good enough for CPU imo but the GPU is going to really struggle. I think though most people just want onboard processing for the foveated streaming support and plan to use it with an actual PC, where I've heard the headset is extremely comfortable and lightweight despite what is then an overspecced processor

    For standalone it should be faster than a Quest 3, so I think it's a stretch to call it outdated, it's still not great though

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    It might be outdated, but it won't be overpriced. Meta made it clear their next headset will not be subsidised. And Pico are saying their next headset will be a Apple Vision Pro competitor.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    It's not overpriced if that's what components and comparable hardware costs now and in the future, it's just the new normal.

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