If not now then when? Given the top-notch specifications, Facebook appear to be selling at least for the 64GB Quest 2 at a significant loss. The advantage of an open-source custom firmware is it will leverage all the work that the Oculus hardware engineers have done, and the subsidized price.

Or do you believe standalone VR headsets are doomed to being closed forever?

It does suprise me that Google effectively gave up investment in VR and effectively handed the entire industry to Facebook. Though Microsoft's efforts with Windows Mixed Reality headsets haven't made a splash at all (except maybe the HP Reverb G2).

Maybe I was too far into some denial. I retract some of my words. A rooted Quest 2 is going to be sizzling device in some ways, I admit.

> Or do you believe standalone VR headsets are doomed to being closed forever?

I think they're doomed to being closed until quite a few patents expire.

How hard did google really try, though?

They convinced Lenovo to make the first standalone 6-DOF headset and a 180⁰ camera for building content to go with it.