Oculus to Begin Taking Pre-orders for the Oculus Rift CV1 on January 6

[btarunr]

Oculus, makers of the popular Oculus Rift VR HMD, announced that it will open the gates for pre-orders for its upcoming Rift CV1 HMD on the 6th of January, 2016, at 08:00 Pacific Time. You'll be able to take it for a spin right out of the box, on the bundled games Lucky's Tale, and EVE: Valkyrie, two games built almost entirely around VR, by leveraging the Oculus SDK.

2016 is shaping up to be the year VR takes off in a big scale, with consumer electronics giants planning to launch their VR headsets; game developers building their games around major VR SDKs, and graphics hardware companies like AMD and NVIDIA making major moves in the VR industry. AMD is sitting on a treasure-chest of IP with its LiquidVR technology, while NVIDIA recently announced a VR-ready certification program.



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[Ferrum Master]

So... Let the puke fest begin

 

[Legacy-ZA]

75Hz refresh rate on these things... I would rather piss glass. Not to mention most graphics cards can't keep it there either.

You will need a beefy one for that and most can't afford those to start with.

 

[RCoon]

75Hz refresh rate on these things... I would rather piss glass. Not to mention most graphics cards can't keep it there either.

You will need a beefy one for that and most can't afford those to start with.

Last I checked the recommended system specs were i5 + GTX 970. Nothing too high all things considered.

 

[BadIronTree]

Set all games to Low and you are set

 

[deemon]

so what's the price?

75Hz refresh rate on these things... I would rather piss glass. Not to mention most graphics cards can't keep it there either.

You will need a beefy one for that and most can't afford those to start with.

Really 75Hz? Where did you get this number? Isn't it 90Hz for consumer version?

 

[hardcore_gamer]

So... Let the puke fest begin

I have spent hours wearing DK2. No problems whatsoever. I know that it depends on the individual, but oculus rift is very close to nailing the VR.

 

[Prima.Vera]

If you ask me they will have the same fate as Google Glass....

 

[Legacy-ZA]

Last I checked the recommended system specs were i5 + GTX 970. Nothing too high all things considered.

Minimum Specs.

 

[RCoon]

Minimum Specs.

No, it's not. That's the recommended requirements. Minimum requirements can be seen on their main site, but most tech outlets published the "recommended" requirements months ago, revealed as the i5 and GTX 970.

"To be fair, this is the recommended spec "for the full Rift experience," so you'll likely be able to get away with something a bit lower on the scale."
SOURCE

 

[Frick]

If you ask me they will have the same fate as Google Glass....

What I'm looking forward to is augmented reality. At least at first.

 

[deemon]

No, it's not. That's the recommended requirements. Minimum requirements can be seen on their main site, but most tech outlets published the "recommended" requirements months ago, revealed as the i5 and GTX 970.

"To be fair, this is the recommended spec "for the full Rift experience," so you'll likely be able to get away with something a bit lower on the scale."
SOURCE

for the full Rift experience but with low settings in-game.

 

[Legacy-ZA]

No, it's not. That's the recommended requirements. Minimum requirements can be seen on their main site, but most tech outlets published the "recommended" requirements months ago, revealed as the i5 and GTX 970.

"To be fair, this is the recommended spec "for the full Rift experience," so you'll likely be able to get away with something a bit lower on the scale."
SOURCE

Then you deserve the sub-par performance you will get from your device; I can't even count the number anymore of how many "recommended" specs fell short, because they always do.

*Edit*

To clarify a bit more, everyone's "recommended spec" is just enough to run a game, not on Ultra. As for the minimum spec, it is just enough to run a thing and at crappy levels at that. I can already see when things are put on ultra how everything falls short of that 75Hz, which will make people have headaches as well perhaps motion sickness with the urge to vomit.

 

[RCoon]

for the full Rift experience but with low settings in-game.

Citation needed

 

[The Quim Reaper]

I have 970SLI, i5 4690K and I'm very interested in trying it.

Will it make full use of SLI, using one 970 per screen?

 

[CoolZone]

Any estimated pricing?

 

[Legacy-ZA]

I have 970SLI, i5 4690K and I'm very interested in trying it.

Will it make full use of SLI, using one 970 per screen?

That should be enough, providing the game has proper SLi support too.

 

[Ferrum Master]

oculus rift is very close to nailing the VR.

Yes and nailing neck pain too .

 

[Irish_PXzyan]

Ohhh I want one of these! I hope they won't be too expensive ^^

 

[The Quim Reaper]

That should be enough, providing the game has proper SLi support too.

I do hope so, really would like to experience Project Cars Oculus VR mode.

 

[AsRock]

Then you deserve the sub-par performance you will get from your device; I can't even count the number anymore of how many "recommended" specs fell short, because they always do.

*Edit*

To clarify a bit more, everyone's "recommended spec" is just enough to run a game, not on Ultra. As for the minimum spec, it is just enough to run a thing and at crappy levels at that. I can already see when things are put on ultra how everything falls short of that 75Hz, which will make people have headaches as well perhaps motion sickness with the urge to vomit.

Get over it already, the same shit happened many years ago when people were buying Track IR's, in the end they get used to it. If you don't you should know within 30 days so they should simply take it back and deal with it.

Ohhh I want one of these! I hope they won't be too expensive ^^

At a guess about $350-$450, would not be surprised if it was not higher. Still early for the tech and if you want value for money wait until their are more games that support it and the by then the dust will of settled.

 

[Fierce Guppy]

My PC has enough processing power. One GTX 980 per eye, but Guru3D reports the price of the Oculus Rift CV1 to be $599(USD) which means it'll be around $1200 for New Zealanders. I'll wait for the competition.

 

[64K]

Any estimated pricing?

My PC has enough processing power. One GTX 980 per eye, but Guru3D reports the price of the Oculus Rift CV1 to be $599(USD) which means it'll be around $1200 for New Zealanders. I'll wait for the competition.

Some more pricing info for different areas

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/01/virtually-a-reality-oculus-rift-goes-on-sale/

 

[Fierce Guppy]

Some more pricing info for different areas

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/01/virtually-a-reality-oculus-rift-goes-on-sale/

Fascinating. The pricing is all out of whack with exchange rates, but in a good way for us. $700(NZD) is still a steep price for something that relies on PC grunt to do the work, but if the reviews are good I'll get one.

I'll be keeping an eye on pricespy.


update: $900(NZD) That doesn't include shipping and GST. So about $1200(NZD).
I'll wait for the competition.

 

[Frick]

To clarify a bit more, everyone's "recommended spec" is just enough to run a game, not on Ultra. As for the minimum spec, it is just enough to run a thing and at crappy levels at that.

To me this is perfectly logical.

Required: Running the game at low settings (with decent frames). The low settings are there for a reason, and it's partly why we are the PC master race.
Recommended: Running the game on pretty good settings, though not maxed out. You get most of the eye candy though.