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Oculus Rift S Headset Announcement At GDK 2019
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Oculus Rift S VR PC Headset Kit at GDC 2019
There are a number of facts that suggest that the "Oculus Rift S" will be officially unveiled at GDC 2019. Take, for example, an email sent to some of the Oculus developers via Facebook, which mentions the "Rift S" along with "Oculus Go" and Oculus Quest. This suggests that in the near future we should expect an official announcement of a PC-based virtual headset that replaced the Oculus Rift.
The original Oculus Rift was released this month in 2016. In 2019, VR headset stocks ran out at retailers around the world. The Rift is no longer available in the United States from Amazon, Best Buy, or Microsoft. Newegg removed the listing entirely.
Oculus Rift S The Rift S was first spotted in a TechCrunch report last October. The report says that the headset will be an iterative upgrade that ups the resolution and moves to the same inside-out tracking system as the upcoming Oculus Quest VR console. Last month, we found references to a "Rift S" with built-in cameras in the Oculus PC code. Our results also suggest that the Rift S will have software-based IPD processing, as opposed to the lens separation adjustment found in the current Rift.
Oculus Insight is the tracking system used on the standalone Oculus Quest headset. We believe it will also be used on the Oculus Rift S.
For those who don't know, the first Oculus Rift required USB-powered sensors placed throughout the room and connected to a PC. We expect the Rift S to use its built-in cameras and Oculus Insight tracking system to address this requirement.
The Oculus Rift launched with a price tag of around $600 for a headset set. The latest price drop has brought the headset down to about $350 with touch controllers included. We believe the new headset could bring the price of the Rift even lower.
We'll have hands-on reports on what Facebook is showing at the Game Developers Conference here at PortalVirtualReality.ru.
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