Facebook is Discontinuing the Rift Product Line in 2021, Will Focus on Standalone VR Headsets

September 16, 2020 | FRΛNK R.

With the reveal of the Oculus Quest 2 at the newly renamed Facebook Connect online event today, the company also announced that it plans to discontinue the sale of the Oculus Rift S early next year to focus its efforts … Read More

Rift S Surpasses 10% of VR Headsets in August Steam Hardware Survey

September 6, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

In the latest data from Valve’s monthly Steam Hardware Survey, Oculus’ flagship VR headset, the Rift S, has surpassed double-digits for the first time since its launch back in late May with 10.85% of the connected headsets used on the … Read More

Oculus Rift / Rift S Combine for Nearly Half of All VR Headsets Used on Steam

August 7, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

The latest data from Valve’s monthly Steam Hardware Survey has revealed that both the Oculus Rift S and the original Rift are the most used virtual reality headsets on the Steam platform.

According to the July figures, which are based … Read More

Oculus Platform Update Improves Tracking and Adds Venues on Quest

July 24, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has announced a new update is rolling out across the Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S, which brings several key improvements to both platforms—including a boost in controller tracking, new social features, and an improved Quest’s Guardian system.

According to … Read More

Facebook Reportedly Signs Deal to Bring Ubisoft AAA Franchises to Oculus

July 10, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus-parent company Facebook has reportedly signed an exclusive deal to bring two popular AAA franchises to the Oculus platform. According to The Information, Facebook struck a deal with Ubisoft for the IP rights to bring VR versions of the Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancy’s … Read More

Oculus Quest and Rift S Headsets Now Shipping, starting at $399

May 21, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Today marks a huge day for the team at Oculus, as the company is finally launching two of its highly-anticipated VR headsets, the Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S, which are both now available to purchase and shipping out to … Read More

Oculus Quest and Rift S Launch on May 21st, Pre-Orders Now Available

April 30, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Today, during its F8 developer conference keynote, Oculus’-parent company Facebook announced that both the standalone Oculus Quest headset and the new Oculus Rift S headset will launch on May 21st, and are available for pre-order starting today.

The Oculus Quest is … Read More

Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey ‘Can’t Use Oculus Rift S’ Due to Fixed IPD

March 26, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Last week, when Oculus’ officially unveiled its latest iteration of the Rift virtual reality headset, called the Oculus Rift S, many wondered what Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, the man behind the Rift’s initial concept and its first prototypes, may think about … Read More

Oculus Unveils $399 Rift S Headset with Higher-Res and Built-in Tracking

March 20, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Today, at GDC 2019 Oculus officially unveiled the latest iteration of its flagship PC-powered virtual reality headset, called Oculus Rift S, which is due to release later this spring priced at $399.

The Rift S replaces the original Rift and … Read More

Oculus ‘Rift S’ Headset Set to Be Revealed at GDC 2019

March 16, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has been pretty quiet about when we can expect the next iteration of its Oculus Rift but, thanks to a report by UploadVR, it appears the company is getting ready to reveal the rumored ‘Rift S’ headset next week … Read More