I think potential vr devs should aim for Oculus Quest, as this is the device that will get highest adoption. not all specs are available yet but it is confirmed to be more powerful than Oculus GO (Snapdragon 821)
- based on Snapdragon 835 (last year high end as used in galaxy s8).
- 64gb storage and more + USB port
- 2 OLED displays for each eye 1600 x 1440
- All the tracking is done via built in chip, so it doesn't affect performance.
- It is using fixed foveating rendering
- spatial 3D 360 audio built in
- Tracking volume of 5m x 5m officially supported (works in biggers spaces)
- custom IPD (i think 58-72mm range)
- a fan inside to actively cool the SoC, allowing for higher clockrates
John Carmack compares Quest power to Xbox 360 / Playstation 3. I mention this cause it's coming from Carmack directly.
https://wccftech.com/carmack-oculus-que ... ssion=true
Not everyone has a lot of time to go through videos - this is one of the shortest that somewhat describes it properly and shows it 'in action'.
'Oculus Quest First Look' by 'Engadget'
https://youtu.be/RedWf1sID0Q - 3 minutes 5 seconds long