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Oculus Rift Review: Virtual Reality is Almost Here
In what can be seen as a major milestone in the nascent, but fast-evolving virtual reality technology space, Facebook-owned Oculus on Monday began shipping the commercial version of the Rift. Several technology publications have posted their reviews of the Oculus Rift. The Verge, for instance, says: The high cost of buying and running high-end VR headsets makes them inaccessible to many people, and the Rift in particular is relentlessly focused on gaming. Within these limitations, though, the Rift makes a good case for seated VR, and it lays a solid foundation for what's to come. The headset you can buy today is not Oculus' most ambitious vision for virtual reality -- but it's a vision that Oculus has successfully delivered on. The publication has given the Rift a score of 8 out of 10, noting that the retail price of the Rift, and the accompanying gaming PC, is a tad too expensive. It also found the lack of motion controls a weakness. Cnet writes: You simply must try the Oculus Rift. It's breathtaking. I just wouldn't buy one right now -- and there's no reason you should feel the need to, either (especially with its arch-rival, the HTC Vive, also just days away). The longer you wait to buy, the better it will get. This is just day one for Oculus -- and for the future of virtual reality.
I didn't think it was actually possible to flunk Marketing 101. Until now.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
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No wireless. Less space than a Nomad. Lame. [*]
These words have been handed down from our forefathers since time immemorial you damn dirty Kohm.
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Agree, these naysayers are like the short-sighted fools back in the 50's who said flying cars would never happen.
SJW's don't eliminate discrimination. They just expropriate it for themselves.