Oculus Rift - specifications and release date

The wait is finally over: Oculus VR, the company that designed the well-known viewer augmented reality Oculus Rift, has finally announced the release date of its product, which will be sold in its final version.

 The Oculus Rift edition consumer, therefore, will be available from the first quarter of 2016, and can be bought in pre-order for the end of this year.

 The Oculus Rift has gone through various stages of design, since it was exhibited for the first time on ‘Kickstarter’. The developers, in fact, have long been able to test several prototypes of the product, the last of which is called Crescent Bay, the prototype is expected to have the design and functionality very similar to the final version of Oculus Rift.

 The Crescent Bay was proposed during the event Oculus Connect and although the technical specifications have been partially revealed, he got to know all the facets. The viewer, in fact, seems to have made great strides compared to its predecessors.

 The main thing that can be observed in this viewer is the optics in combination with the screen, completely revised and improved, which provides an experience of use really surprising, since it is not possible to appreciate the presence of pixels on the screen. In addition, the integrated audio has undergone some changes, appearing now much more realistic and three-dimensional.

Although the company has not unbalanced with too much give further details, as well as the date of submission, the Oculus Rift should be an update of the prototype Crescent Bay, according to a statement by the company:

 The Oculus Rift is based on immersion and comfort of the prototype Crescent Bay, with improved tracking system, can support the user experience both standing and seated. In addition, the ergonomics was revised to encourage a more natural fit, and an extremely elegant industrial design.

 Even with respect to the price the company was little explicit. However, whereas the developer version of Oculus Rift is currently sold at around $ 300, it is fair to expect a price quite similar, ranging from 300 to 400 euro.

All that remains, then, to wait until the end of the year to become aware of more details about the viewer augmented reality that promises to revolutionaries the world of gamers and not only.

Oculus Rift - specifications and release date