Oculus Quest to ditch controllers for hand-tracking tech

Oculus Quest is ditching its hand-held controllers.

At Oculus Connect 6, a Facebook event held Wednesday in San Jose, Mark Zuckerberg told the crowd of developers that starting early next year the company will release new hand-tracking tech. Essentially, if all goes according to Facebook's plan, you will be able to manipulate your VR environment using just your hands. 

"This means no controllers, no buttons, no straps, no external sensors," explained Zuckerberg on stage. 

This news, paired with Monday's news that Facebook was acquiring mind-reading tech company CTRL-labs, is yet another example of Facebook's efforts to make the VR experience less cumbersome.   Read more...