Facebook says it’s no longer replenishing Oculus Rift S supplies

Facebook states Oculus Rift S headsets “normally” will not be renewed as they vanish from shop racks, marking completion of the virtual truth system’s life expectancy. As UploadVR reported the other day, Facebook has actually verified that “normally speaking, as channels offer out of stock, they will not be renewed progressing.” The PC-tethered headset is not available through Oculus’ shop, and it runs out stock on retail platforms like Amazon and Walmart in the United States, other than from third-party sellers.

Facebook revealed in 2015 that it would terminate the Oculus Rift S in 2021. While the headset was a follower to the landmark Oculus Rift, it jeopardized on functions like screen resolution and revitalize rate, especially compared to high-end PC-based rivals like the Valve Index. On the other hand, Facebook moved its focus to the self-contained Oculus Mission, a mobile headset that can likewise be plugged into a desktop PC– making it functionally a replacement for the Rift S.

According to some reports, that technique was a significant departure from Oculus’ earlier strategies. Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe left the business in 2018, apparently after Facebook canceled a higher-end “Rift 2” headset. Also-departed Oculus creator Palmer Luckey alluded to that rumor on Twitter today, stating he was “picturing a world where Rift 2 was not cancelled soon prior to entering into production and after that cancelled once again in favor of a much lower specification Lenovo rebadge.” (The Oculus Rift S was produced in collaboration with Lenovo.)

Transferring to standalone styles, however, has actually obviously worked well for Facebook up until now. Facebook states in 2015’s Oculus Mission 2 has actually outsold all previous Oculus headsets integrated. The gadget has actually developed Facebook as the dominant VR headset business at the cost of delivering high-end PC-based VR to rivals consisting of Valve, HTC, and HP. And Facebook has actually suggested that it’s continuing the Mission line for the future– with CEO Mark Zuckerberg stating he’s currently picturing “Mission 3 and 4” headsets.