Oculus Rift Release Date: The Oculus Touch Controller Won't Arrive Until The Second Half Of 2016 But You Can Touch Yourself With VirtualPorn360.com
Oculus Rift Release Date: Oculus recently announced that Oculus Rift will be ready to ship to consumers in the first quarter of 2016. The Oculus Touch controller won't arrive until the second half of 2016.
The Oculus development team said that it "need[s] more time" to finish work on the Touch, according to a post on their blog site. On Thursday Oculus VR announced that the hand controls for its virtual reality headset have been hit with a hefty delay for early adopters.
"On the path to perfecting Touch, we've decided that we need more time before release, and we'll now be shipping Touch in the second half of 2016. Pre-orders will open a few months prior to launch," Oculus wrote.
"We've made significant advances in ergonomics, and we're implementing many changes that make Touch even more comfortable, reliable, and natural. We're also implementing changes that improve hand pose recognition."
Facebook-owned Oculus is pushing the Touch's release to some point in the second half of 2016. The company also confirmed the Oculus Rift's long-stated early-2016 consumer launch.
Oculus hinted at some of the additional tweaks it's been making to the controller, which may account for the delay. "On Touch hardware, we've made significant advances in ergonomics, and we're implementing many changes that make Touch even more comfortable, reliable, and natural," the blog post explains. "We're also implementing changes that improve hand pose recognition."
Virtual reality is the future of entertainment, with Facebook's $2 billion purchase of Oculus, Google's investment in Magic Leap, Microsoft's HoloLens and others making headlines. There is a strong belief that Oculus Rift is going to change gaming and home entertainment forever. But now Virtual Reality is getting sexy.
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While we don't know the Oculus Rift release date, Virtual Reality is coming closer to our reality with the upcoming release of Oculus Rift. Oculus has sold out of its Rift Developer Kit 2 headsets and won't be replenishing the stock, which sounds like Oculus is getting ready to launch its final consumer version.
It is estimated that around 5 million people around the world are currently virtual reality users. There is a strong belief that Oculus Rift is going to change gaming and home entertainment forever. But now Virtual Reality is getting sexy.
While we don't know the Oculus Rift release date, Virtual Reality is coming closer to our reality with the upcoming release of Oculus Rift. Oculus has sold out of its Rift Developer Kit 2 headsets and won't be replenishing the stock, which sounds like Oculus is getting ready to launch its final consumer version.
It is estimated that around 5 million people around the world are currently virtual reality users.
Landmark Entertainment Group introduced the Virtual World's Fair, a virtual amusement park, and companion application, Pavilion of Me virtual reality portal.
