Oculus Closes 200 Best Buy Rift Demo Stations to Prioritize in ‘Larger Markets’

February 8, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus is scaling back on the number of Oculus Rift virtual reality demo stations at Best Buy locations nationwide, Business Insider reports. Apparently, 200 of its 500 Rift demo stations are shutting down due to poor “store performance” and underwhelming … Read More

Get $100 Oculus Store Credit with Rift Purchase during Black Friday

November 22, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

If you’re planning to purchase an Oculus Rift headset in the next few days, you may want to advantage of the upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale to save yourself some extra cash in your pocket.

Starting from November … Read More

Oculus Touch Demo Sessions Now at Best Buy Stores

October 23, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

If you’re looking to try out and get your hands on the Oculus Touch controllers before its big launch on December 6th, you now have a chance to experience it for yourself at select Best Buy retail stores near you.

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Best Buy Expands Oculus Rift Demos to 500 Stores this Holiday Season

August 24, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Best Buy, the largest consumer electronics retailer in the U.S., is getting ready to do a massive push to bring mainstream exposure to virtual reality by significantly increasing the number of in-store demonstrations it currently has of the Oculus Rift … Read More

Oculus Rift Coming to 48 Best Buy Locations, starting May 7th

May 2, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Today, Oculus has announced plans to offer free in-store demos of its consumer Rift virtual reality headset at 48 Best Buy locations across the U.S., starting on May 7th, with more retail locations coming later this summer.

“For many, this … Read More

Best Buy In-Store Demos of Samsung Gear VR starting Feb. 8th

February 6, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Best Buy recently began selling the Samsung Gear VR ‘Innovator Edition’ for $199.99 online through its retail website—but now, it seems Best Buy and Samsung are teaming up to bring the mobile VR experience even closer to consumers.

According to Sammobile, … Read More

Samsung’s Gear VR Now Available for Purchase from Best Buy

January 28, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

For the last few months, Samsung’s Gear VR ‘Innovator Edition‘ headset—powered by Oculus, has been directly available for purchase through both AT&T and Samsung, but now for the first time one of the largest retailing giants, Best Buy, is starting to … Read More