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Microsoft announced it’s released a public preview of Azure Remote Rendering support for Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro, something that promises to allow devs to render complex 3D content in the cloud and stream it to those VR headsets in real-time.

Det är nu officiellt släppts (tidigare beta) och tillgängligt även föe Pico användare.
Efter att ha använt det ett tag nu och höjt bitraten till mellan 300-400Mbps, så kan jag säga att man märker skillnad.
Behov av trådbundet spelande känns mer och mer helt bortarbetat i dom flesta fall

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HEVC 10-bit uses 10-bit color depth instead of 8-bit. HEVC 10-bit is supported on NVIDIA 10 series or newer GPUs only. It should result in significantly reduced color banding and thus superior image quality, which should be especially noticeable in any situations with distinct color gradients, such as fog or darkness.

Bigscreen Beyond feels like a prop for a futuristic movie, but it works!” Carmack said in a Twitter thread on Monday. “Far and away the smallest and lightest PC VR headset

As a result of the iPhone based face scanning before ordering, the fit is perfect, with zero light leaks. The custom printed facial interface is comfortable, but not breathable, so it isn’t great for fitness activities.

The prescription lens inserts snap in with magnets and work well. The visuals are a trade off vs Quest Pro. The resolution is clearly higher, but there are more internal reflections in the pancake optics, and the quality falls off more toward the edges. There are parts of the view where screens look fantastic, good enough for actual productivity work, but not across the entire view.

I sorely miss integrated audio. Having to mess with headphones severely impacts the minimalist feel of the headset. I know some people have strong opinions, but I still feel Quest made the right decisions around audio.

The cable to the PC and the tracking base stations are the biggest downside. The magic of stand-alone VR is real, and while some people happily trade it away for the raw power and flexibility of a PC, I wouldn’t recommend any PC VR setup as an entry point to VR.

For people considering an upgrade to a PC VR system, Bigscreen Beyond should be in the mix. I am very happy to see this extreme focus on light weight, and I hope it impacts Meta’s future designs.

Quest Super Resolution leverages Qualcomm's Snapdragon Game Super Resolution (GSR) software technology.
GSR works similarly to AMD's FSR 1.0, but is specifically optimized for the Adreno mobile GPUs in the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets used in Quest headsets, and runs in a single pass to maximize performance

The Information's Wayne Ma cites "two people with direct knowledge of the project" as saying Meta told suppliers that earlier this year following poor reviews and weak sales.
Manufacturers typically produce significant unit volumes in advance though, so there could still be Quest Pro stock available for a long time to come.

Meta says it conducted a user test of Universal HRTF with over 100 people, with the average "subjective user preference score" increasing from 37 to 52 points and elevation detection accuracy improving by 81%.
Universal HRTF will be included in v55 of the Meta XR Audio SDK for Unity, set to release very soon. To take advantage of Universal HRTF developers just need to upgrade the SDK and rebuild their app, no other changes are needed.

Meta is claiming up to 40% latency reduction in typical usage and up to 75% during fast movement

Hand Tracking 2.2 also introduces a new Fast Motion Mode (FMM), which Meta says improves tracking of "fast movements common in fitness and rhythm apps”

To showcase how far hand tracking has come on Quest, Meta is releasing a demo app called Move Fast, showing how it can be used even for fast paced scenarios