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Lynx-R1 Production Has Been "An Absolute Mess" (www.uploadvr.com)

submitted 7 months ago by fer0n to c/virtualreality

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If you're unaware, Lynx-R1 is a French standalone headset first announced in 2020 with an open periphery design. Had it shipped on time, in 2022, it would have been the first consumer standalone headset with color passthrough mixed reality. But after repeated delays it was beaten to market by Meta Quest Pro, and Lynx still hasn't shipped to all backers while Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro shipped in volume in the meantime.

In a Kickstarter update post, CEO and founder Stan Larroque said that the last year has been "excruciating". He claims his company's inability to pay its manufacturer, Compal, resulted in produced headsets not being delivered, and says this situation resulted from intended investors not following through with their funding.

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[–] owlboy 4 points 7 months ago

That’s sad to see. The broadening of VR is a real struggle right now.