Tag: #OculusRift #VirtualReality

Oculus Rift goes on Pre-Order,Its cost is #Ridoculus #VR

Facebook bought  Oculus  back in 2014 and for those who have been waiting for the ultimate in VR experience got good news yesterday and bad news today,the bad news is on the price it commands which $599 or if you are in Ireland or the UK this cost mounts to €699 and will be available to order from Ireland and the UK which is good news I guess since us Irish dont the the cream first on most things technology..

Not only that you will need a computer that can run rift and the requirements are as follows

 

  • graphics card: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 equivalent or greater
  • processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
  • memory: 8GB+ RAM
  • output: Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
  • input: 3x USB 3.0 ports plus 1x USB 2.0 port
  • operating system: Windows 7 SP1 64 bit or newer
  • Compatibility tool  

For more see their BLOG POST.. Will you be picking this up??? Samsung are doing some great deals on their VR Headsets costing around €110 all in with shipping..For me any many alike this need some real high end machines to run which for starters at launch is not good,Samsung VR FOR ME…..

And if you are wondering our main Laptop does not cut it.. LOL…

https://twitter.com/jimboireland/status/684839243886280704

Or as our friend Pat says

 

Virtual Reality. Oculus Rift starts shipping in 2016 #VirtualReality #Oculus by @jimboireland

Since 2012 this has been in development and now we are a step closer to a date when we can get our hands on what has spawned several other ideas,Oculus Rift begins shipping in 2016,as announced today on Twitter as seen below.This is great news for fans who have been waiting to test Virtual Reality and 2016 can’t come quick enough..

The Rift delivers on the dream of consumer VR with compelling content, a full ecosystem, and a fully-integrated hardware/software tech stack designed specifically for virtual reality. It’s a system designed by a team of extremely passionate gamers, developers, and engineers to reimagine what gaming can be.Virtual reality is going to transform gaming, film, entertainment, communication, and much more.

 

 

Also stated on the Oculus Blog they say

“In the weeks ahead, we’ll be revealing the details around hardware, software, input, and many of our unannounced made-for-VR games and experiences coming to the Rift.”

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