TOKYO: Almost two and a half years later, the Oculus Rift dream has grown bigger and bigger, leading to the company being bought by Facebook in March 2014 for around $2 billion. It’s pretty clear that some very smart and influential people have a lot of faith in the project, and they’re finally going to get to see if it was all worth the wait.
Oculus Rift is coming you’ll be able to buy a consumer model in quarter 1 2016.
That’s still a really, really long way away but its the first major annoucement of a new headset model from the company in years, since they confirmed that they wouldn’t be releasing a new testing kit. The press release from Oculus is promises that pre-orders will start in late 2015 and gives a quick look at what the consumer model will look like when you finally get your grubby paws on it next year.
It’s looking pretty slick indeed, with a matte approach that is far less clunky than previous models. The company is also promising an improved tracking system for seated and standing experiences and a better overall design focussed on that very important factor comfort. And there’s a lot more information to come, with hints at a major annoucement or two set for E3 in Los Angeles in June 2015. We’ll get to see more real-world applications for the hardware, as well as finally finding out what the future of Virtual Reality and videogaming looks like.
