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Re:Oculus co-founder is leaving Facebook after cancellation ... by RoyTyrell on Monday October 22, 2018 @04:11PM (#18278030)
I would guess, based on the article, that PC headset sales aren't anywhere near what the division needs to stay alive. The cheaper mobile headsets are more affordable and easier to use, even if the technology isn't as advanced as what the PC headset would offer.

If Carmack leaves, then you know Occulus is fucked.

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Re:Oculus co-founder is leaving Facebook after cancellation ... by evan_ on Monday October 22, 2018 @04:19PM (#18278096)
As of an hour ago he says he’s staying:

https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1054451469674598400

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Re:Oculus co-founder is leaving Facebook after cancellation ... by rv-de on Monday October 22, 2018 @06:22PM (#18279092)
He's staying "past the launch of Oculus Quest" ... that speaks volumes.
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Re:Oculus co-founder is leaving Facebook after cancellation ... by paxys on Monday October 22, 2018 @06:37PM (#18279190)
He said it because that was the exact question asked.
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Re:Oculus co-founder is leaving Facebook after cancellation ... by koiz on Monday October 22, 2018 @05:47PM (#18278815)
The funny thing is Carmack only works on the mobile headsets and has been for awhile. He knows that's the future.
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Re:Oculus co-founder is leaving Facebook after cancellation ... by rocky1138 on Monday October 22, 2018 @08:38PM (#18279880)
Really? Where did you read that? I always thought that he worked on the mobile-first headsets because they are a more interesting technical challenge for him.
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Re:Oculus co-founder is leaving Facebook after cancellation ... by ss248 on Monday October 22, 2018 @07:10PM (#18279391)
Not really actually. Originally he started doing all that mobile stuff mostly because of Zenimax's lawsuit.
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Re:Oculus co-founder is leaving Facebook after cancellation ... by erikpukinskis on Monday October 22, 2018 @08:28PM (#18279843)
Do you have a source on that? It seems like a much better fit for his talents than the PC stuff. He's doing low level super critical performance optimization, and technical product direction.

Performance doesn't matter nearly as much on the PC side, because there's so much more headroom in the hardware, and the technical product direction can just flow out of what game companies need.

The mobile side is a true technical challenge where a person like Carmack can literally make the difference between go and no-go.

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Re:Oculus co-founder is leaving Facebook after cancellation ... by Jach on Monday October 22, 2018 @06:29PM (#18279134)
I wonder how much of the partnered sales of "VR Ready PCs" Oculus captures? Could they not just drive that up?

id is doing fine without Carmack. Though time will tell I suppose what happens when they need new engine tech. Agree with the sentiment though, I only support Oculus because of him.

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Re:Oculus co-founder is leaving Facebook after cancellation ... by RoyTyrell on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @07:35AM (#18282477)
> id is doing fine without Carmack

Oh yep, I didn't mean that Oculus would be fucked without him; I can see how my comment could be interpreted that way. I meant that Carmack would probably only leave if Oculus was likely to be shutting their doors soon or was seriously going down the tubes and had a huge shift in direction.

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