Oculus Rift

#1

Post by aaronbrethorst » Thu, Jun 11, 2015, 6:10 PM UTC

Re: Oculus Rift

#2

Post by meesterdude » Thu, Jun 11, 2015, 6:27 PM UTC

I was a little disappointed to not find the one thing i really wanted to see on this site: a buy button. But I want it NOW!

Re: Oculus Rift

#3

Post by sunnynagra » Thu, Jun 11, 2015, 6:28 PM UTC

Anyone else disappointed that they announced a new interface controller (Oculus Touch), but did not show any type of demo?

Re: Oculus Rift

#4

Post by mliker » Thu, Jun 11, 2015, 6:29 PM UTC

sunnynagra wrote: post #3

Anyone else disappointed that they announced a new interface controller (Oculus Touch), but did not show any type of demo?

Palmer said it'll be demoed at the E3 booths. Yeah, you're right they should have demoed it onstage.

Re: Oculus Rift

#5

Post by nine_k » Thu, Jun 11, 2015, 6:29 PM UTC

meesterdude wrote: post #2

I was a little disappointed to not find the one thing i really wanted to see on this site: a buy button. But I want it NOW!

Also, no price point, and I did not notice any compatibility / minimum requirements information yet.

Re: Oculus Rift

#6

Post by pkaye » Thu, Jun 11, 2015, 6:30 PM UTC

They missed the opportunity to get it out by Q4'15. Would have been a great Christmas seller.

Re: Oculus Rift

#7

Post by baldfat » Thu, Jun 11, 2015, 6:31 PM UTC

I am still not sold on VR, but I feel that AR (Augmented Reality) really is the future.

1) AR seems to help in real world situations vs VR which actually makes you feel vulnerable due to lack of vision and impaired hearing of what is around you.

2) VR also has the issue with physical issues with nausea and 10% of people with lazy eyes or other optical issues that make them unable to see 3D clearly.

3) Star Trek Holosuite is AR and that is my dream one day.

4) If Wii motion controls didn't continue their popularity how will making a helmet make that physical exertion more appealing?

Re: Oculus Rift

#8

Post by kd5bjo » Thu, Jun 11, 2015, 6:31 PM UTC

nine_k wrote: post #5

meesterdude wrote: post #2

I was a little disappointed to not find the one thing i really wanted to see on this site: a buy button. But I want it NOW!

Also, no price point, and I did not notice any compatibility / minimum requirements information yet.

See https://www.oculus.com/en-us/blog/powering-the-rift/

Re: Oculus Rift

#9

Post by heyheyhey » Thu, Jun 11, 2015, 6:31 PM UTC

meesterdude wrote: post #2

I was a little disappointed to not find the one thing i really wanted to see on this site: a buy button. But I want it NOW!

Yeah, I was disappointed they didn't announce the price. I can understand as if it were expensive (which I expect it will be), it would probably be a distraction to their announcements.

Re: Oculus Rift

#10

Post by mankyd » Thu, Jun 11, 2015, 6:32 PM UTC

What do the rings on the controllers offer that could not be put into the base of the handle?