The Oculus Rift's Problem Isn't Price—It's Perfection

Still staggering from sticker shock over the launch price of the Oculus Rift? Flummoxed that the virtual reality headset will cost $599 (or more, depending upon where you live)? Let's be clear: Oculus has 99 problems, but $599 ain't one. I'm not saying 07/01/2016: Palmer Luckey has taken to Reddit to answer fans questions on … Read more

The Oculus Rift's Problem Isn't Price—It's Perfection

By Chloi Rad Pre-orders for the Oculus Rift opened up today, but before you lock in that $600 purchase, make sure your computer is powerful enough to support the new VR headset. In May of last year, Oculus VR revealed the recommended PC specifications  HTC and Oculus are at the forefront of virtual reality. Both … Read more

The Oculus Rift needed two years to get gaming right

Oculus Blog | Posted by Oculus VR | Friday, May 15, 2015. The Rift's Recommended Spec. Presence is the first level of magic for great VR experiences: the unmistakable feeling that you've been teleported somewhere new. Comfortable  You don't need no fancy goggles to watch today's Oculus Rift press conference, where the Facebook-owned helmet peddlers … Read more

The Oculus Rift needed two years to get gaming right

Oculus is holding a very special event today in San Francisco simply called "Step into the Rift," and it's presumed to be, at long last, the unveiling of the consumer version of its VR headset. There isn't much we know yet about what will happen, but The very first thing I did in the Oculus … Read more

What does the Oculus Rift backlash tell us? Facebook just isn't cool

US-IT-CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW-CES An attendee wears an Oculus Rift HD virtual-reality head-mounted display at the Intel booth at the 2014 International CES on Jan. 9, 2014, in Las Vegas Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty Images  I'm excited to see Facebook invest in Oculus, the maker of the Rift headset. No one is better poised to implement Stephenson's vision. … Read more