Rumor: Oculus Rift Public Beta Arrives Next Year

[exfileme]

The latest rumor sees the Oculus Rift beta arriving in April 2015.

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[CaedenV]

Woo!
Pretty exciting to see this tech move forward! A public beta early in 2015 may mean a finished product before the end of the year. I'll probably sit out until a v2 or v3 product (only so much money and time for toys these days), but the sooner we see a launch, the sooner I will get to jump in.

 

[Morbus]

Facebook gimmick.

Do not want.

 

[skit75]

I tried on the DK1 this past weekend. I was curious as to how it would handle wearing glasses at the same time. My current pair of glasses has variable focal points which led me to see pixelation(pixels) at the edges of my vision.
That being said, it was still convincing enough for me to begin feeling very nauseous on a carnival ride demo. I had to remove them after less than 3 minutes "inside" as I was turning green.

 

[universal remonster]

I have a DK2 pre ordered that is scheduled to ship this month.. Can't wait to try it out!

 

[leeb2013]

the consumer version will cost between $200 and $400........so that means $600-800 in Australia!

 

[cypeq]

I only wander if they will ever commit to releasing a product... devkits... now beta... it's not the piece of software. They look to me like they only try legally distance themselves from potentially unhappy customers.

 

[hoofhearted]

Can't wait to get up close with my Farmville crops!

 

[icemunk]

My buddy has the DK2, it's amazing... I can't to see what's next!

 

[logan316]

I know they are pushing because Samsung and Sony are looking to release versions of
VR head device. I personally feel Occulus doesn't need to rush it. Have the software and games etc available to support the experience. There are companies that have done similar devices but the reason they fail or didn't sell was mainly due to software/support. I personally can't wait for the experience, but it must be done right. If all it ends up being is a monitor over your eyes it will fail. It has to...how do you say "put you in the game." Not expecting it to be jobe from the movie lawn mower man, but you get the idea.

 

[qlum]

I still find it a shame that it doesn't look like oculus will be getting any direct competition on pc, sony just moves to the ps4 for support and Samsung just sits on mobile. I feel like VR could come of the ground far better if there where multiple manufacturers and open standards by which the sets would comply for compatibility's sake.

 

[kyle382]

I know they are pushing because Samsung and Sony are looking to release versions of
VR head device. I personally feel Occulus doesn't need to rush it. Have the software and games etc available to support the experience. There are companies that have done similar devices but the reason they fail or didn't sell was mainly due to software/support. I personally can't wait for the experience, but it must be done right. If all it ends up being is a monitor over your eyes it will fail. It has to...how do you say "put you in the game." Not expecting it to be jobe from the movie lawn mower man, but you get the idea.

I think the only samsung headset is based on OR technology aka they paid OR a lot of money to make a basic mobile version. Sony has a headset, but it is nothing like the OR. So, they are not pushing any harder than they already have been...remember this article is a rumor.

 

[M-31]

My only fear is that FaceBook could eventually add a chip that would require the user to open an account with them or pay an annual fee in order to activate the head-set...If that ever happens I won't be buying one of these