I just saw the e-mail:
I wasn't planning on playing Doom 3 BFG for long, but I'm a bit worried about what this delay says about games that were supposed to be supported via a third party driver. Is the issue the 7 inch screen having some overlap between eyes? Carmack is extremely excited about this thing, but he can't make the adjustments to get the game working in time?
For what it's worth, I can't imagine this being some sort of squabble between Oculus and Carmack. This thing is basically John's wet dream incarnate, and he's been extremely enthusiastic for the entire process. His blog post was about the challenges of VR in general, and not a critique of where the Rift currently is. My best guess is that he just doesn't have the free time to correct his code for the updated Rift (new tracker, new display) in time. A statement from him would be nice at this point.
I wasn't planning on playing Doom 3 BFG for long, but I'm a bit worried about what this delay says about games that were supposed to be supported via a third party driver. Is the issue the 7 inch screen having some overlap between eyes? Carmack is extremely excited about this thing, but he can't make the adjustments to get the game working in time?
For what it's worth, I can't imagine this being some sort of squabble between Oculus and Carmack. This thing is basically John's wet dream incarnate, and he's been extremely enthusiastic for the entire process. His blog post was about the challenges of VR in general, and not a critique of where the Rift currently is. My best guess is that he just doesn't have the free time to correct his code for the updated Rift (new tracker, new display) in time. A statement from him would be nice at this point.
I just saw that they're offering refunds; How could anyone be mad at this company for long? They don't have to offer anything, much less a full refund, but they're doing it anyway. Hopefully people will realize that their pledge has already gone into getting the factory up and running (materials, labor, etc) and decide to let their pledge stand. They'd be in serious trouble if a lot of people took them up on their offer.