When the Oculus Rift consumer edition virtual reality headset was first released in March 2016, it debuted alongside a portable alternative: the Samsung Gear VR. One required just a Samsung smartphone ...

Oculus has released other virtual reality headsets since the original Oculus Rift launched to consumers in January 2016, but now we have its true successor. The Oculus Rift S increases the optical ...

The Oculus Rift changed technology forever, and helped pave the way for Meta's VR successes in the Quest headsets. When it was first released in 2013, the then-cutting-edge Oculus Rift DK1 was not the ...

Clearer picture with less “screen door” effect. Ultralight. Easily adjustable. High-resolution displays. Inside-out tracking. No need for external sensors. Gets sweaty quicker than other headsets.

The wait is finally over. After three years, Facebook-owned Oculus is finally replacing the original Rift VR headset for PC with the Rift S coming out in the spring. The $399 Rift S isn't a minor ...

In both companies’ cases, the statement from each headset is a mix of upgrade and compromise. Rift S sees Oculus take two steps forward, two steps back, from its three-year-old Rift headset to ...

is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. Oculus VR unveiled its next-generation Rift headset today, a higher-resolution ...