Continue selling Rift (CV1) cables
Rift CV1 owners are concerned at the recent decision to stop selling the Rift CV1 accessories only 6 months after the sale of the last headset. Of particular concern is the lack headset cable which is probably the most fragile component. The expectation that we should buy a whole new headset if this $50 part fails is a major concern.
Many circumstances can occur outside of warranty conditions like
- pets can chew this cable
- accidental twisting over time fatigues the cable
- accidental falls can pull the cable from the PC
All these circumstances are not Oculus' fault and should not be handled under warranty. However the end user do have the expectation that they can repair a commonly failing part for their headset.
Consumer rights in the USA are very weak and favour companies over consumers. However in the EU, Australia and New Zealand the laws state that spare parts should be available for a reasonable amount of time after the product is discontinued. 6 months is not very reasonable considering that most users have an expectation that PC components should last between 3-5 years.
Ref: https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/products-and-services/problems-with-a-product/cannot-be-repaired
A survey of 250 Oculus users seems to suggest that most Rift owners expect to get approximately 4-5 years from their headset
Source of results can be found in comments for above image.
Many of us understand that this cable was possibly being made by a third party who has made the decision to no longer supply them to you. However you made the design decision to go with a proprietary cable so unfortunately the onus is on you to abide by consumer laws and will have to either make freely available design specifications and connector patents so a 3rd party can make them or source a new supplier for this cable so you can sell it yourself.
Your quality end user support compared to other VR headset vendors has earned you a great reputation in the VR community in recent years. This quality support has definitely helped accelerate the growth of your marketshare with as Oculus owners recommend your headset to family and friends based on how good your after market support is. Please don't tarnish this reputation and abandon the early adopters that have helped to grow your ecosystem. We want to remain Oculus customers but it becomes the standard that headsets (including the Rift-S) will be abandoned 6 months after the product is discontinued from sale many of us will have second thoughts about buying future Oculus products as well as using the Oculus store.
More voices here - https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/cynbei/forthosewhoneedareplacementoculusrift/
and here - https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/cyfsk3/riftcablenolongerforsaleineed_a/
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Roman
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How can you expect us to buy a new Oculus product when you don't support a replacement for cable for a product that is only 3 years old. We who bought the cv1 were your original supporters. This will be too my deciding factor to buy anything else from Oculus.
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Steven Prosser
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This is the deciding factor of whether or not im going to buy a new oculus.
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Свой
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Alas you are all right. It is very despicable to stop this cable from selling. People paid so much money, and in the end, this helmet would not go for nothing because of a cable. It's ridiculous. At least one adapter to run from your connector to HDMI and USB for usability. It is very irresponsible to turn a fully working product into rubbish for a single cable. However, this helmet is in some ways better than the new one. The new one does not have true 360 degree tracking. Only in this case is it really possible.
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Matt
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I will NEVER buy anything from this POS company again. They got our money, KNOWING these HMD cables would fail and STOPPED (did NOT "run out") selling replacements. They did this to force an upgrade sale and it is very obvious to anyone that pays just a bit of attention. They are dirt. **** OCULUS! I convinced family and friends to invest in VR and this may keep me from ever going back.
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Anonymous
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Voted
Any news?
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Scott
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My son's cable kinks badly too.
This must be a design flaw as it isn't used in a manner which would cause the cable to look so bad!
£79?? I think i'll be needing a replacement before my warranty expires :(
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John Heys
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The Rift S cable is far too rigid, and badly kinks, I have been waiting weeks to have a replacement sent (at £79) and get excuses that it is difficult to post to Jersey!
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Jay
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It seem very unreasonable that the 1 weak link the the Oclus Rift system, the cable, is the 1 thing they done sell anymore. I will not replace my VR system with a new system from the same company that doesn't support its product.
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Nate Fagan
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Really disappointed that I have to turn to other options for VR now that my CV1 headset cable is twisted to the point where all I can see are green dots constantly and a TV fuzz appearing every few minutes. I genuinely enjoy my CV1 and want to use it longer than a year and a half but I suppose I don't have much of a choice. I'd understand not selling the headset itself anymore but I should have the ability to replace a part for it if it's easy to misuse and render unusable over time. Time to save up for a Steam Index.
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Ben
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Cable died 1 year after I purchased the rift. After a back and forth with customer service was told my device is out of warranty and therefore no cable available for me. Facebook is really the worst! So glad I left Facebook, they just don't care about about their customers.
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CASEY SHAW
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Bought a lightly used CV1 headset, first time with VR and had a blast! Bought a bunch of games from Oculus store. Cat chews cord in less then a month, I look for replacement, discover headset no longer supported. Search for headset replacement cable to no avail, Never buys anything Oculus related ever again.
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Steve Ruthen commented
I feel like I've been conned.
Being sold a product by a company that knows or doesn't seem to care that I will not be able to use if a cable breaks. I don't get how this is legal? I feel like they have stolen my hard earned money for their own benefit.
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Jeremy G
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Had gotten my 8-year-old son in December. The cable broke. No one will send a replacement. I offered $100 for it. Still got no where. Wants us to buy a newer model.
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kobs
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Up to yesterday my rift was working fine and all of a sudden (from evening to morning) my oculus app doesn't even start on my PC I think Oculus just cut me off, there's absolutely no reason why my pc would not start the oculus app but just for laughs I reloaded windows, no change. Now i'm stuck with a rift paperweight and a ticket that probably will not be answered. We all should've known better than to put our money in Facebook
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Barthcore VR
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Own the rift since 2017. Now that cable died(runs until randomly one screen gets black). So my Rift is simply useless. Hating myself for buying the Quest last year. I mean I love Oculus and put the last few years my whole Entertainment budget in VR, especially Oculus, but ending up with no working PCVR? And because of a f#*&n cable?? Seriously??? That's a little bit weak for a world concern like Facebook. I am a Shooter player, so "inside out tracking Headsets" are not relevant to me. Seems like it's time for me to sell my Quest, burn my Rift and turn to PIMAX...
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Justen Burrhus
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These are the kinds of decisions that kill brands slowly. Everyone who finds out that they just stopped making the cable 3 months after they sold off the last of the supply knows it's a **** deal. I'm already looking at VIVE as my next piece since a $50 cable has laid me low. Don't suppor this brand.
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Anonymous
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I have had mine for just over two years I opened a ticket and have yet to have a response. I bought a 3rd sensor 2 months ago and now since my cable is no longer working I have wasted my money. How can they still sell assesories and not a simple cable I feel absolutely conned by this and truly disappointed.
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Anonymous
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How can oculus not offer a replacement cable........ when the cable brakes so easy. Thats like selling a vehicle then not selling gas or oil. Do any of the other VRs back their products ?
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Anonymous
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my $500 oculus rift is worthless without a cv1 cable. Anyone know where i can find one for less than $250
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Anonymous
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Agreed. The lack of spares so soon after stopping production of the CV1, will convince me to stay away from Oculus next time.
If they do not review this and start selling the old headset cable, headphone parts etc, I will look elsewhere for my next VR set.
