Articles about Oculus Rift

Facebook unveils standalone $399 Oculus Quest virtual reality headset, shipping next spring

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the company’s next big virtual reality release, the $399 Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest is the… Read More

Oculus shows off its first standalone VR headset, $199 Oculus Go, and other treats

Oculus is filling the virtual-reality niche between smartphones and its high-end, wired-up Oculus Rift headset with a standalone mobile headset… Read More

Oculus’ ‘Mission: ISS’ takes one more step toward giant leap for virtual space station

Oculus has just launched “Mission: ISS,” a virtual-reality simulation that takes advantage of the company’s headset and handheld controllers to let you… Read More

Oculus releases long-anticipated Touch controllers, priced at $199

Virtual reality aficionados everywhere are bound to be happy this holiday season as Facebook-owned Oculus just released its long-awaited Touch… Read More

Xbox One streaming for Oculus Rift VR headsets coming Dec. 12

Xbox One players will soon be able to strap on an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset to further immerse themselves… Read More

Microsoft HoloLens gets 3D maps through Taqtile’s new ‘HoloMaps’ technology

Seattle-based Taqtile has developed a new interactive and collaborative 3D maps app for Microsoft’s HoloLens and other virtual and mixed reality headsets… Read More

4 Days of Virtual Reality: Takeaways from a total immersion in the future of video games

Over the past four days, I transformed from Bruce Wayne into Batman, used clairvoyance to see through another person’s eyes, played high-tech… Read More

Pixel this: Minecraft now available on Facebook’s Oculus VR headset

Millions of Minecrafters around the world just got a great reason to buy Facebook’s Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. Microsoft… Read More

Oculus Rift ships today, bringing virtual reality to the masses, at last

The final version of the Oculus Rift headsets are being delivered to Kickstarter backers today, and the first pre-order shipments are going… Read More

Minecraft for Oculus Rift will be playable in first-person or on a virtual screen

The Minecraft-on-HoloLens demo is one of the coolest augmented reality experiences I’ve seen so far, but Microsoft’s HoloLens is still a long… Read More

Facebook’s Zuckerberg displays Jobs-esque star power during Samsung VR event

Samsung generated the kind of electrifying fan experience during Sunday’s Galaxy S7 event that all gadget makers crave — even Apple. Facebook… Read More

‘Oculus Ready’ PC bundle preorders start next week with $1,500 base price

After what seemed like an eternity, Oculus finally opened preorders for the consumer version of its Rift last month. But the… Read More

Oculus reveals Rift price as preorders begin, and ship dates are already slipping

Preorders for the Oculus Rift started today, as does our first glimpse at what it will cost to own the face-mounted… Read More

The virtual reality revolution will require powerful PCs — and yours probably isn’t ready

Virtual reality is coming in hot, but getting into VR isn’t just about the new headsets hitting the market. You’ll… Read More

Oculus Rift preorders start in less than 48 hours, but price and ship date still a mystery

It’s been nearly four years since Oculus wrapped up the Kickstarter campaign for its virtual reality headset, the Rift. Today, the company… Read More

Oculus starts shipping Rift to developers ahead of expected early 2016 release

The biggest name in virtual reality is finally shipping its consumer hardware. Just not to consumers. Oculus announced today that… Read More

‘I just want that in my house’: PAX Prime offers a sneak peek of HTC Vive VR headset

HTC and Valve may have announced today the new Vive virtual reality headset won’t hit shelves until 2016, but Seattleites… Read More

Jimmy Kimmel’s first dip into Facebook virtual reality is a social media nightmare

Last night, Jimmy Kimmel did a bit on what Facebook would look like in virtual reality. And let’s just say,… Read More

Trade-secrets lawsuit against Facebook and Oculus clears a hurdle

A judge has denied Facebook’s attempt to have a lawsuit over the Oculus Rift thrown out. ZeniMax sued Facebook, claiming trade secrets were… Read More

Oculus shows off consumer hardware for Rift, debuts new controller

The Oculus Rift has been in the prototype phase for three years, but its final form was unveiled today alongside a new… Read More

Oculus partners with Microsoft to stream Xbox One games to Rift

Oculus is partnering with Microsoft to bring more games to its new Rift virtual reality headset when it launches in early 2016. Xbox… Read More

Photos: Valve is still working on a virtual reality headset

Valve still appears to be interested in developing its own virtual reality headset. At a VR meet-up in Boston this weekend,… Read More

Why did Facebook buy Oculus? To keep itself from missing the next big thing

It’s a bold move for a social media giant to buy a virtual reality company in the gaming space. But… Read More

Facebook buys virtual reality pioneer Oculus for $2 billion

After spending $19 billion on messaging service WhatsApp last month, it would seem reasonable for Facebook to take a break… Read More

Oculus VR says next-gen dev kit brings better video, position tracking

Virtual reality company Oculus VR announced today that it’s releasing a new and updated version of its development kit for… Read More

Oculus VR opening Seattle R&D office, hires Valve veteran Atman Binstock

Oculus VR, the company behind the highly-anticipated Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, announced today it is opening up a new Oculus… Read More

Oculus CEO: Gamers will be ‘blown away’ by Rift virtual reality, with help from Valve

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – A partnership with one of the Seattle region’s major players in gaming will be a key… Read More