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Thursday 27 September 2018

Oculus Quest standalone VR headset announced at $399; Rift Core 2.0 update to roll out from October

Oculus today has announced its new headset; the Oculus Quest which is its first all-in-one VR gaming system. It offers six degrees of freedom and Touch controllers. The company has lined up around 50 titles for launch including games like Robo Recall, The Climb, and Moss. It also unveiled the Oculus Insight that powers inside-out tracking, Guardian, and Touch controller tracking. The Oculus Insight uses four ultra wide-angle sensors and computer vision algorithms to track your exact position in real time without any external sensors. As for the Oculus Quest, it comes with Oculus Go display with 1600x1440 per eye, incorporating a lens spacing adjustment to help maximize visual comfort, improved built-in audio. https://youtu.be/4AvXOlcFmPU It has an “arena-scale” tracking that supports at least 4,000 square feet of space. Its controllers have the same button layout as the Rift’s Touch controllers, but with the half-moon, tracking ring reversed. The Oculus Quest is priced starting at $399 (Rs. 28,985 approx.) for a 64GB headset and will be available in Spring 2019. Furthermore, at the OC5, the company is also introducing new games and Core Software updates. The Ready At Dawn, creators of the Echo VR universe, announced Lone Echo II, the long-awaited sequel to the award-winning title, Lone Echo. The team ...