According to the TechCrunch source, this viewer would be released in 2019 with the possible name of Rift S.
Oculus he would be preparing a new version of his PC viewer that would have by name “Rift S“and that I would bet on the insight Technology absolute positioning of Quest, in addition to improving features such as resolutionaccording to a” close source on the matter”, TechCrunch shared last week that the reason why Brendan Iribe (co-founder and former CEO of Oculus) left Facebook was for not sharing the company’s vision for the future, in addition to the decisions around the cancellation of the Rift 2 he was working on, which had the code name” Caspar ” and represented a greater leap than this Rift S.
“Its cancellation (in reference to Caspar) meant an interest on the part of Facebook leaders to focus on more accessible improvements to the core Rift experience, which would not require the latest PC hardware to make them work. Iribe disagreed with the direction in offering engaged experiences that would provide short-term growth of users, but sacrifice comfort and performance.”
This new Rift is scheduled for next year, a date that is in line with the company’s official statement last week: “virtual reality for PC is still a category we are investing in. We will continue to work on product and content and you will be able to see it next year.”
As for its features they only talk about that it would be a ” modest update “with” small improvements ” in the resolution of the device, in addition to the elimination of external sensors, as do the VR viewers of the Windows Mixed Reality platform. When talking about a lower jump compared to the Rift 2 of Iribe, we do not know if it could also arrive some of the features that we have already seen in prototypes, such as the 140º of FOV of Half Dome.
An Oculus spokesperson they contacted said that the company does not comment on rumors or speculation about future products, although it did reaffirm its commitment to the PC platform, for which they continue to invest in hardware and software. “We have a strong software roadmap and are funding content well into 2020.”
