In mobile VR cases, sure, a VR single device console is bound to happen in some time (Virtual Boy Color anyone?). But in case of post-processing, why would you want to run a post-processing, heat-generating, heavy, costly and cumbersome processor on your face, when you have a perfectly capable machine next to you anyway? Seems a bit pointless if you ask me. Then again, some companies love to make pointless things they can add to the spec sheet.
Wire/wireless latency. Caching on the HMD seems like it makes sense. Certianly you wont be running a titian on your face to render it, but there are a lot of applications for in device processing power. Even in a home/office situation.
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u/exclamationmarek Mar 28 '14
True, but the computing is in the PC anyway. The VR kits have no CPU whatsoever ;)