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Oculus has revealed a few details surrounding the upcoming consumer version of its virtual reality headset. For a start, the specifications for the consumer version of the Oculus Rift have already been decided on and the team already has a price point in mind.
Speaking with Eurogamer, Oculus founder, Palmer Luckey said: “We know what we're making and now it's a matter of making it. The consumer version is significantly improved, the jump from DK1 to DK2 is similar to the jump from DK2 to CD1, the consumer version.”
The consumer version of the Oculus Rift will feature a “significant increase” in resolution and will have a 90Hz refresh rate. Considering that the consumer version is still a couple of years off, it's possible that we could see it utilize a 4K screen- or a 1440p screen at the very least. Additionally, the final version will be smaller, lighter and much easer to set up compared to today's development kits.
As far as price goes, we could either see it release as low as $200 or as high as $400, according to the Oculus founder, it could “slide in either direction” depending on pre-orders, scale, final components and business arrangements.
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KitGuru Says: I'm excited for the Oculus Rift, although I have a feeling that we are going to be waiting a while for the final version. Have any of you guys tried out the development kit? What did you think?
If it features a 1440p screen im in for a preorder and if its less than 250 quid
I tried one this summer – I’m buying one as soon as it is available. I dont care how much it will cost, I like it that much
1440 almost the minimum if they use a standard screen. 1440p+ is likely since they said it’s a significant increase.
i mean they could be saying 1080 to 1200 is a significant increase, but that would just be rude. personally i’m hoping on 1600 and will settle for 1440… 1600 should make the pixel problem disappear and wont be as demanding as a 4k screen would be(even with next gen top cards i doubt we’ll be able to pull 90fps on a 4k screen without severely the graphics settings lol)
a couple of years? it was slated for a 2015 release
when?
“Considering that the consumer version is still a couple of years off” … did they change it? It has always been 2015.
Before/when they announced the DK2 if I remember correctly. One of the reasons why they adviced non-developers not to buy the DK2 was because the consumers version would be out in 2015.