Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 Explores Bringing VR Switches & More In The Real World
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After Oculus Quest brought revolutionary new technology to the wireless VR scene, Oculus Quest 2 aims to push the boundaries even further: a blending of cameras with VR graphics. Essentially, mixed reality, the marriage of AR and VR.
Outlined in Oculus’ developer toolkit, Passthrough API Experimental aims to satisfy three components: productivity, gaming, and a co-located social experience. Passthrough enables elements from games to take place in your surroundings; for example, fighting off zombies in your kitchen, or petting a virtual cat curled up on your bed.
There’s even the option to browse the web and type using a Logitech keyboard with the new software. Hand-tracking will also allow you to draw on top of the image captured in real-time, and custom meshes allow for a seamless experience.
Quest 2 itself is “taking things even further” than the first release, according to the product’s press announcement. It boasts a huge upgrade in power, graphics processing, a display supporting 90Hz “from day one”, comfortable new Touch controllers, longer battery life, and an overall lighter piece of hardware. There’s a focus on accessibility, whether through design, accessories, or pricing.
While Passthrough is coming up in the v31 SDK release, Quest 2 is available for pre-order on the Oculus website. And, as if all of this wasn’t already cool enough, it’ll only cost you US$299, which is $100 less than the original Oculus.
Image via Oculus
Image via Oculus
[via CNET, image via Oculus]
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