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Sony, Facebook, Google, Samsung, Apple, and Microsoft Now All Have a Hand In VR

Posted by samzenpus on from the everyone-is-doing-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes The Oculus Kickstarter breathed new life into consumer virtual reality when it raised more than $2.4 million just three years ago. Now, at the onset of 2015, some of the world's biggest tech companies have a vested interest in the growing consumer virtual reality industry. Road to VR takes a look back at VR in 2014 and the path that lead these tech giants to start taking it seriously.

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  1. Re:VR by Alioth · · Score: 4, Interesting

    While I don't know whether "rebirth of VR" is hype or not I can say this.

    Elite Dangerous through the Oculus Rift is mindblowing. VR that came before simply doesn't compare, it's like trying to compare a modern Lamborghini with a model T.

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    Oolite: Elite-like game. For Mac, Linux and Windows