Facebook found a curious middle ground for Oculus Quest curation this week with the launch of App Lab, but the feature doesn’t secure developers a ‘guaranteed path’ to the main Oculus Store. So says John Carmack, who tweeted about the launch of App Lab earlier this week. App Lab is a means for developers to […]
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John Carmack Teases Potential 120Hz Support In The Future
A new tweet from John Carmack teased the potential of Facebook supporting 120Hz mode in a VR headset. The tweet was quoting one from the Oculus Developers account that discussed the Quest 2’s v23 software update rolling out 90Hz support. The original Quest ran at a refresh rate of 72Hz (equivalent to 72 frames per […]
John Carmack 'Embarrassed' On Facebook Social VR COVID Plan
Facebook Reality Labs Consulting CTO John Carmack says he’s “kind of embarrassed” about Facebook’s social VR offerings on Oculus headsets over the course of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In his talk at Facebook Connect today, Carmack touched on the problems Facebook had experienced keeping the Oculus Quest headset in stock this year, even before the […]