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KingCramhole
Up and Coming
August 10, 2017
Question

Do we ever think we'll see a future version of Oculus becoming untethered?

I've thought about the main drawback of Rift (for me anyway) is that annoying cable reaching to the back of my PC. Sure, I know I can get an extension cable but like the Gear VR it would great to consider that one day we won't need to be hardwired in.

I assume the limitations currently would be powering the headset.. needing a power built-in GPU etc. But wondering if there would ever be a way to just stream it wireless like a form of wireless HDMI? Or would latency then become the big drawback?

Where else do we envision Oculus Rift CV2, CV3 and so on heading?

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    Saxaboom
    Up and Coming
    August 11, 2017
    TPCast have already stated that a Rift version of their wireless add-on will be out before year end. All the Rift goodness and none of the cable tugging/stepping on/immersion breaking badness while I fling myself everywhere in Eleven and similar games, makes it definite purchase for me.
    kevinw729
    kevinw729
    Inspiring
    August 11, 2017


    TPCast have already stated that a Rift version of their wireless add-on will be out before year end....



    We really need to be careful rushing out with the definitive claims like that.


    TPCast have only commented in a July interview with RevK that they hope to have a working CV1 in "a few months*" - and that would be "having their system working with*" - rather than a sellable platform. They also made it clear this was not an official statement.


    [Those interested in hearing the interview:
    http://www.revvrstudios.com/rev-vr-podcast-ep-146-evening-tpcast ]


    Jumping the gun and claiming "...there will be a CV1 version ready before the end of the year*..." is way ahead of itself. We know that TPCast is in well with HTC, so this will be a factor in the length of the needed negotiations with OVR to allow a version of this platform to be sold for CV1 usage.


    There is also an issue of some resentment voiced in previous comments from certain OVR execs to the claims made by TPCast (when the wireless Vive system was revealed last year). So jumping the gun to claim there will be a wireless solution for CV1 before the end of the year looks to be incredibly wishful thinking, on a parr with the claims that the CV1 would be supported by the XboneX!


    Note -

  • = Paraphrased

    • https://vrawards.aixr.org/ "The Out-of-Home Immersive Entertainment Frontier: Expanding Interactive Boundaries in Leisure Facilities" https://www.amazon.co.uk/Out-Home-Immersive-Entertainment-Frontier/dp/1472426959
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