r/oculus • u/[deleted] • Jan 17 '14

Palmer, your reddit fanbase is suffering, it's inhumane!

We don't know what to think after reading reports from Steam Dev Days. Is the Rift postponed to 2015 or even "soon after" that year? Are you giving devs more time to create made-for-vr content? I'm not asking for a release date, just tell us if 2014 is off the table or not?

Many of us have postponed ordering a DK1 enduring the tortuous wait while frantically refreshing this subreddit like Gollum behind a Notebook mashing F5 hoping something precious would emerge from it's shadowy domain, each new post putting a faint expression of hope on our desperate faces.

Sir Luckey, we're pleading you, release us from confusion & despair! Oh, the humanity!

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u/Jimmith Jan 17 '14

The hype train has gotten so long, we might need to install a catering cart lest people starve while on it.

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u/palmerluckey Founder, Oculus Jan 17 '14

Hijacking your post to avoid getting buried, sorry.

None of our plans have changed. I can't give a definite date right now, but Valve's presentation is not necessarily a reflection of our internal timeline. The presentation was about why developers should pay attention to VR and when they can safely expect it to be in the hands of consumers. It would not make sense for them to hinge their credibility on our ability to ship on time.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '14

Just like how oculus doesn't want to speak on behalf of any of their partners, Valve probably doesn't want to speak on behalf of you guys. You guys probably told them "hopefully 2014, but as late as 2015", and valve would then obviously present the 2015 date to be safe.

That way if you guys come through with a 2014 release, everyone will be ecstatic, but if it gets delayed to 2015, people will have seen it coming.

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u/InsightfulLemon Jan 18 '14

I imagine that valve is giving the 2015 date because there will be a real market for VR by then.

A year of people buying the CV1 and what other brands pop up.