Oculus has started presales of its Rift virtual reality goggles. On the website of Oculus is to order the glasses since 17 o’clock, for $ 599. The glasses are for pre-order in 20 countries, including the Netherlands and Belgium. In Euro countries must deliver the glasses € 699, including VAT. Including shipping costs spectacles € 741.
There was a long time much uncertainty about the price of the Oculus Rift. In the beginning, the company announced at between $ 200 and $ 400 to want to stay put, but that was quickly changed to a minimum of $ 300 and a minimum of $ 350, followed by a series of tweets explaining that a higher price is really needed. The final price is now finally become clear: $ 599 or € 699. For that price comes an Xbox One controller, as well as the games EVE: Valkyrie and Lucky’s Tale
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The Oculus Rift CV1 has an OLED display with a resolution of 2160×1200 pixels. The display can show up to 90 frames per second. Further, a headset is built-in. Although Rift comes with an Xbox One controller, will in a few months following the Touch controller. People who have pre-ordered the Rift, according to Palmer will be high in the row as the Touch controller will be sold.
In order to provide images of the Oculus Rift, there’s powerful hardware. Oculus itself recommends an Intel Core i5 4590 in conjunction with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 290. It should be at least 8 GB of memory to be installed, and the Windows operating system should be at least 64-bit. To connect the Rift is an HDMI 1.3 output required, along with two USB 3.0 ports for Rift and the built-in headset. For the tracking sensor, a third USB 3.0 port required. Finally, there is a USB 2.0 port required for the xbox one or Touch controller.
The Oculus Rift can be ordered for this. In March, the rift will be shipped.
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