They were never supposed to have an unlimited bank. Spending $500 million on manufacturing is still a very, very big deal for a company the size of Oculus.
There are very few companies on earth that can make the displays Oculus needs, and make them affordable. Manufacturing their own, or paying someone else to get up to speed on doing so, would cost an incredibly painful sum. $500 million still doesn't get you the displays they need without a company like Samsung behind it.
If you want the displays to be $100 or $150 of the total cost of the hardware, there are only two or three companies that can do it.
There are very few companies on earth that can make the displays Oculus needs, and make them affordable. Manufacturing their own, or paying someone else to get up to speed on doing so, would cost an incredibly painful sum. $500 million still doesn't get you the displays they need without a company like Samsung behind it.
If you want the displays to be $100 or $150 of the total cost of the hardware, there are only two or three companies that can do it.