Sunday, April 26th 2020
New "Oculus Jedi" Controllers Leak in Oculus Quest Firmware Update
In a recent driver update for the Oculus Quest references to the upcoming "Oculus Jedi" controllers were discovered by Gerald McAlister. The "Oculus Jedi" controllers are expected to complement the next-generation "Del Mar" standalone VR headset. In an analysis of the drivers UploadVR discovered several key changes in the new design.
When the new "Oculus Jedi" drivers are compared to the existing Oculus Touch controller firmware it is revealed that new controllers will retain the original inputs and layout of the Touch controllers with a thumbstick, index trigger, grip trigger, A/X button, B/Y button, and a system/menu button. The Jedi controller may receive a tracking update with faster controller polling and a new ICM-426-series TDK chip. The updated IMU should greatly reduce noise and improve resolution of tracking to allow more precise positioning of the controller. Other improvements may include updated an updated haptics driver and analog finger sensing like what is found on the Valve Index.
Sources:
@gemisisDev, UploadVR
When the new "Oculus Jedi" drivers are compared to the existing Oculus Touch controller firmware it is revealed that new controllers will retain the original inputs and layout of the Touch controllers with a thumbstick, index trigger, grip trigger, A/X button, B/Y button, and a system/menu button. The Jedi controller may receive a tracking update with faster controller polling and a new ICM-426-series TDK chip. The updated IMU should greatly reduce noise and improve resolution of tracking to allow more precise positioning of the controller. Other improvements may include updated an updated haptics driver and analog finger sensing like what is found on the Valve Index.
6 Comments on New "Oculus Jedi" Controllers Leak in Oculus Quest Firmware Update
I think their goal is to get as many people in VR as possible and to do that cost has to come down. The Quest is great but still very high for its library of content. I think they are already selling the quest at a loss. They could try and recover the cost by selling the Quest or Quest 2 with one controller and still give access to those users with the Oculus Go library and give the option to buy the 2nd controller later.
One of the best features of the Vive is that both controllers work in either hand. That helped keep down the cost of manufacturing them. I just don't see how they will do it with the current button arrangement on the touch controllers. They would have to put the thumbstick at the top center and the two buttons below it. That's a pretty big change in something most customers love. Again this is just something I heard about it being one controller. The part about a Quest/2 with one controller is my own "what if?"...