Our quick take
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Oculus Rift: Setup and settings
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VR tracking capabilities
- Two IR LED sensors as standard. A third can be purchased for 360-degree (experimental) tracking Accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer and constellation tracking camera 5 x 5 feet maximum tracking area – compared with 15 x 15 on Vive Room-scale experiences Six Degrees of Freedom movement tracking
Headset design and VR comfort
- Integrated 360-degree spatial audio headphones Velcro strap size adjustment Lens spacing dial AA-battery powered touch controllers
Graphics and gameplay capabilities
- 2160 x 1200 pixel OLED display 90Hz refresh rate, 100-degree field of view
Motion sickness possibilities
Delicate technology
Is Oculus Rift worth the price?
- Asynchronous SpaceWarp (ASW) tech
Minimum system specs:
- CPU: Intel i3-6100/AMD Ryzen 3 1200, FX4350 GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti/AMD Radeon RX 470 or greater RAM: 8GB 3x USB 3.0 ports Windows 10
To recap
The Oculus Rift is the reason why Facebook bought the VR hardware company. And it’s easy to see why: gaming geeks will adore it; ’normal’ people will have their socks blown off.
