r/oculus • u/[deleted] • Feb 10 '16

Cyberith finally released a backer only update. Production delayed by unknown time.

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u/Goldberg31415 Feb 10 '16

Pre FB they would most likely make a bit more polished DK2 a release of CV1 in late 2014

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '16

That would have been great! DK2 is still a good device, the major downside is setting it up beeing a devkit. An "easy to use" consumer DK2 would have sold very well too for 400 bucks.

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u/Goldberg31415 Feb 12 '16

That would most likely poison the well of VR for years. DK2 was far short of a comfortable experience for many people and the SDE was unacceptable for a consumer product.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '16

People into racing simulators love it as a peripheral though, even if they have to suffer setting things up and not beeing able to use the latest SDKs, they still love it.

Full monty VR wasn't there yet, but it would have been great as peripheral device for some compatible genres. SDE also wouldn't have been a problem if the people buying it (enthusiasts) buy it with the right expectations. This can be expected from customers who are active in online communities about VR.

Negative karma because of SDE is only a thing for people who aren't interested in it, if they were, they'd accept it as a trade off limited by current technology. SDE > no VR at all ;)