The Rift S weighs more than the original Rift, in part because of its new tracking cameras. But people with dramatically wider or narrower pupillary distances might have a different experience. The Rift S seems purely utilitarian — it looks like a clunky, anxious robot with a giant forehead.
According to some rumors, Oculus scrapped a more ambitious and high-end Rift successor to release the Rift S. Where the Rift was once truly a gold standard for much of the VR industry, Oculus is now lagging behind several other headsets in areas like screen resolution. This might only be temporary.
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By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Filed under: Reviews. Linkedin Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. While it was a necessity, it was also a stopgap. So two years and days ago, people started asking when the Rift's next iteration would arrive to solve these problems.
This morning, Oculus officially announced the Rift S, a headset arriving this spring that represents a sizable half-step past the original Rift. It's not a full-fledged sequel, as the now-conventional "S" can attest, nor is it a surprise —but it adds some marked improvements that make it a device much more attuned to the virtual realities of That immediately places it squarely in the higher-end category, something geared toward folks who want to use VR primarily for gaming.
It sacrifices some computing horsepower to achieve wireless freedom, so it won't be able to play quite as many titles as the Rift S. The tracking and setup, however, has changed markedly.
It's true: Only a single USB 3. Five embedded sensors on the headset use a combination of SLAM—simultaneous localization and mapping—and natural feature recognition to monitor its position in space, enabling room-scale play.
According to Oculus VP of product Nate Mitchell, the headset also uses an improved pass-through video system, which will allow people to map out their play space without even taking the headset off. The Rift S uses the same Oculus Touch controllers that will ship with the Quest, a slightly redesigned version from the original that moves the tracking ring below your hand to minimize occlusion.
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November 1, October 21, October 7, Protect your system at home or on the go. This case fits the headset, either Elite Strap, controllers, cables and power adapter. Not available. Quest 2 Fit Pack. This pack includes a pair of light blockers and two interchangeable facial interfaces with corresponding silicon covers, for wider or narrower face shapes.
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