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07-13-2017, 11:48 PM
The next Oculus Rift is starting to take shape
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The next VR headset from Oculus may have more in common with the Samsung Gear VR than the company's category-defining Oculus Rift.
The first Oculus Rift (http://mashable.com/2017/03/29/oculus-rift-one-year-later/), released in March 2016, was highly anticipated but saw limited success after its launch. **w Oculus VR, which is wholly owned by Facebook, is looking to course-correct and release a virtual reality headset that's more user-friendly and appealing to a larger audience, according to a Bloomberg report (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-13/facebook-said-to-plan-200-wireless-oculus-vr-headset-for-2018).
The project seems to be a direct response to the public's so-so reception to the expensive headsets like the Rift and HTC Vive (http://mashable.com/category/htc-vive/), both of which need to be connected — via a cable — to a powerful standalone PC. Cheaper, smartphone-powered setups like the Gear VR (http://mashable.com/2017/04/18/samsung-gear-vr-headset-and-controller-review/) have *seen more success, mostly due to their much cheaper cost and lack of a cable "tether." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/13/facebook-oculus-vr-rumor/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The next VR headset from Oculus may have more in common with the Samsung Gear VR than the company's category-defining Oculus Rift.
The first Oculus Rift (http://mashable.com/2017/03/29/oculus-rift-one-year-later/), released in March 2016, was highly anticipated but saw limited success after its launch. **w Oculus VR, which is wholly owned by Facebook, is looking to course-correct and release a virtual reality headset that's more user-friendly and appealing to a larger audience, according to a Bloomberg report (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-13/facebook-said-to-plan-200-wireless-oculus-vr-headset-for-2018).
The project seems to be a direct response to the public's so-so reception to the expensive headsets like the Rift and HTC Vive (http://mashable.com/category/htc-vive/), both of which need to be connected — via a cable — to a powerful standalone PC. Cheaper, smartphone-powered setups like the Gear VR (http://mashable.com/2017/04/18/samsung-gear-vr-headset-and-controller-review/) have *seen more success, mostly due to their much cheaper cost and lack of a cable "tether." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/13/facebook-oculus-vr-rumor/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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