Yesterday Microsoft announced the controller support for Minecraft Gear VR Edition. This is only for the new Bluetooth Xbox one controller, Microsoft have stated that fans attending Minecon this year can get hands-on time with this tech, they have also said that they are trying to add support for future and older Gear VR games. This seems to be a ...
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Palmer Luckey answers questions regarding Oculus Rift’s $600 price tag in Reddit AMA
On January 6th, 2016, the world got its first look at what a modern VR gaming headset would look like with the Oculus Rift becoming available for pre-orders. After many years of development, a consumer VR headset that has support from a wide range of game developers will finally make its way to living rooms, but with one small caveat: ...
Read More »You can now buy Oculus Rift headsets- price and release date revealed, but is it too expensive?
If you’re interested in being at the forefront of consumer VR gaming technology, then you’re in luck because you can now buy (or if you want to be technical about it, pre-order) your own Oculus Rift headset. For just over $600, you too can own what may be the first step into the future of gaming. The Oculus Rift bundles ...
Read More »VR headsets are here! Kind of. Oculus Rift pre-orders available soon
According to the Oculus Rift website, Virtual Reality headsets may soon be coming to a living room near you. That’s right, starting at 8 A.M. Pacific Time on January 6th, you can pre-order your own Oculus Rift complete with two free games. The free games in question are Lucky’s Tale, a colorful platforming action adventure game featuring a red fox named Lucky ...
Read More »Virtual Reality Exclusives – A Good or Bad Thing?
A couple of days ago Oculus held a conference to unveil the consumer version of their Rift headset. The conference was also in place to reveal several surprises: an Xbox partnership, a 10 million dollar pool to help indie developers, the announcement of various companies that are already on board developing for Oculus, and some Oculus exclusives. If Oculus was ...
Read More »New Oculus Rift “Crescent Bay” showcases amazing features
Oculus, the Virtual Reality gadget manufacturer owned by Facebook came up once again with a new prototype: The Crescent Bay. This fresh-out-of-the-workshop concept was unveiled during the Oculus Connect conference which took place in Los Angeles this weekend. In front of an audience of over 1000 software developers, Oculus CEO, Brendan Iribe came out and announced the company’s new prototype. ...
Read More »Samsung announced their “Gear VR” headset
Samsung and Oculus confirmed at IFA Berlin that they are working together to release the”Samsung Gear VR” headset. According to the developers, the Samsung Gear VR will be powered by a Galaxy Note 4, making use of its 5.7 inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display. Samsung Gear VR doesn’t require a standalone computer or any wires for that matter, since ...
Read More »Oculus hits back at ZeniMax over lawsuit
Oculus VR have responded to the lawsuit being brought by ZeniMax. The legal statement released today states: “The lawsuit is nothing more than ZeniMax seeking to correct for a massive missed opportunity through the assertion of meritless litigation.” The row erupted over claims by ZeniMax that Oculus VR and company founder Palmer Luckey had infringed their copyrights and gained illegal ...
Read More »Samsung is working on its VR headset
Samsung is working on its own VR headset that would to be available to the masses sooner that the Oculus Rift. Even if Samsung plans to be the leader of the virtual reality headsets’ market, surprisingly the company is already collaborating with Oculus in developing their device. Samsung will get its hands on Oculus’ mobile virtual software development kit and ...
Read More »Samsung’s VR handset plans to beat Oculus Rift and Morpheus!
From smartphones to Smart TVs, from smartwatches to air conditioners, Samsung wants everything to be connected and virtual. The Korean company is not fooling around when it comes to technology, advance and innovation. This time, they are working on a VR device that will be released at the end of 2014, determined to be the Oculus Rift’s and Sony’s Project Morpheus competition. ...
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