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Comment by ricardobeat | Hacker News Reader

Did they really need Facebook's capital? The market was absolutely flooded with VC money, Magic Leap raised almost $3B since then.

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and did nothing, Oculus didn't just need money, but a competent team behind it.

This isn't correct. There were/are a lot of inside out VR headsets. Oculus just happens to have a brand, a solid marketing presence, a solid product, the appearance of longevity etc.

Facebook might have helped but from a purely technical perspective, Facebook wasn't the only path.

What standalone 6DOF headset with 6DOF controllers existed in the market in 2019 besides the Quest? Or now? I certainly can’t think of one?

How about Pico’s line of devices?

https://www.pico-interactive.com/us/neo2.html

“ Neo 2/Neo 2 Eye is available for businesses only. Please fill out this form if you are interested in ordering the Neo 2/Neo 2 Eye and we will get back to you once stock is available.”

Ah, didn’t see that bit, but at least we know the tech exists beyond Oculus’ labs.

The Lenovo Mirage Solo had 6DOF tracking with the Daydream controller. It had an experimental 6DOF controller add on but Google killed Daydream before that shipped. Inside out PC headsets exist with the camera setup for 6DOF inside out.

Currently the Quest is the only Android based (and thus fully stand alone) headset that's wasn't Daydream branded and wasn't killed when Google mothballed their VR support. There's less now then there were, or would have been if Google stuck with it.

sorry but no, what Oculus has is a team of strong engineers

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