Facebook has reportedly cancelled its in-development “next generation” Oculus Rift 2 virtual reality headset for PC, despite the company’s assurances that it’s “planning for a future version of Rift”.
The news coincides with the departure of Oculus co-founder and former CEO Brendan Iribe, who, according to TechCrunch, was leading development of the company’s next generation “Rift 2”. However, TechCrunch’s sources claim the project was cancelled last week following shake-ups within Facebook’s VR division, resulting in Iribe’s decision to leave the company. Facebook, of course, acquired Oculus for $2bn in 2014.
Iribe announced his departure in a Facebook post, saying that “after six incredible years, I am moving on”. He continued, “I’m deeply proud and grateful for all that we’ve done together. We assembled one of the greatest research and engineering teams in history, delivered the first step of true virtual presence with Oculus Rift and Touch, and inspired an entirely new industry. We started a revolution that will change the world in ways we can’t even envision.”
Source: Eurogamer Facebook reportedly cancels its "next generation" Oculus Rift 2 headset for PC