Oculus VR’s ‘Crescent Bay’ prototype shows why VR still has a long way to go

From here on out, I want all virtual reality demos to use Crescent Bay. I realize that’s completely unfair and unrealistic for developers who are working with older headsets, but the new Oculus Rift prototype comes amazingly close to achieving the kind of VR we’ve read about or seen in countless sci-fi books and movies.

Oculus VR revealed Crescent Bay at last weekend’s Oculus Connect, the first developer conference that the Facebook-owned VR company has hosted. Crescent Bay is lighter and more powerful than the current “DK2” development kit. Though Oculus won’t sell Crescent Bay headsets (it’s akin to the “Crystal Cove” model from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show), it’s possible that the new features will make it into the next iteration of the Rift or even the eventual consumer release.