occasional side of nausea and eye strain
games where VR feels like an addition
not a transformation
the signal from the Touch controllers can cause dead zones
setupThe Rift now comes bundled with Touch
Oculus EarphonesThe earpieces look dinky
too small
Netflix is only available on Gear VR
occasional slide down green surfaces
two-sensor motion-tracking system
Get too close to your play area limits
limited range of motion tracking
The motion tracking lacks the HTC Vive's full-room scale
didn't have real VR hand controls
Oculus Rift takes a lot of PC power
headset's Home menu is actually pretty useless
be lost on the company either
there are no controls built into the headset itself
It makes the Rift a bit harder to store away
game s counterintelligence and ticking timer
dangerous traps and pitfalls
they have no info on when a consumer model will be ready
Too big and bulky
taking the Rift off can be a bit disorienting
Downloading data often introduced noticeable slow-down to my machine
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have the hardware necessary to run VR games
VR is far too compelling and has far too much potential for it not
suffered a crash in the middle of an installation
It will be expensive
headsets can be a little tight getting on
high price and missing Touch controllers and first-gen rough edges
it still lets in a little around the nose
isn't enough light to be distracting when using the headset
No cherry-picked units sent by manufacturers
diabolical room-escape puzzle game
No extra headphone wires to get in the way
$600 and requires a powerful gaming PC
The headphones are noise canceling to the sounds of the outside world
like wearing softly padded
slightly heavy pair of ski googles
still can t afford the future of virtual reality
head tracking or display brightness or the screen door effect purely from memory is impossible
strapped on uncomfortably tight to really scrutinize the display
Oculus first two headsets were uncomfortable and cumbersome
lack of games using Touch
hefty price tag
bad film-grain Photoshop filter
The screen door was especially distracting in bright scenes
It s really no better than watching a movie in a darkened room
feels rougher and tighter than competing headsets
from poor tracking and lackluster room-scale
VR headset suffers the problem to some degree
imperfect larger-space tracking
Xbox One gamepad
wireless remote
no way to control them
touch controllers are not currently available in the Rift bundle
the software isn t the only thing that needs development
lack of interesting games
lack of variety means the Oculus has spent the last few weeks gather dust
hardcore titles are still lacking
lack of 3D audio diminishes an otherwise immersive experience
half-moon Oculus Touch controllers
issues with white tech and content causing some extreme flaring
hipster-style
slightly oversized glasses
the camera angles were a little awkward at times
playing zombie-themed endless runner Into The Dead
bruised kneecaps sorely missed these features
The lenses can still fog up
visuals have a weak link right now
flip-flopping at every barrel roll or fast turn
Oculus Rift is a window into untold flights of escapism
it's still tethered by a cable
Neither one includes motion controllers as standard
lack of Touch controllers at launch
remote - required for basic navigation through the Oculus Home interface
pricey
awkward and isolating
lack of motion controllers means these enticing experiences are mostly look
textured matte plastic housing doesn t look or feel cheap or flimsy
Oculus Home menu screen
lack of hand-tracking motion controllers
Rift isn t limited exclusively to that store s contents
It was a little overkill with it s SLI GTX 1080 cards
afford the future of virtual reality
It still looks a little goofy though
low resolution and curiously poor colour reproduction
lack of Oculus Touch controllers at launch
limited short-term appeal
just a piece of hardware
shortcomings are quite dependent on software art styles and effects
Oculus initially missed a huge trick by not shipping with motion controllers
play well with glasses though
prone to letting light in around the nose
Any old USB will do for charging the bundled Xbox controller
falling and the world is whipping before you
built-in on-ear headphones
HTC Vive and PlayStation Move controllers internal batteries seem to run down woefully quickly
it s seemingly unstoppable and
vast majority of Vive games require the player to walk around
the pixels appear to be larger
and games can only be installed on your C drive
Rift has a small amount of open space at the bottom of the lenses
Oculus wasn t able to release its own motion controls
each screen is just a few centimetres from my eye
the videos are running at even lower resolution doesn't
smart string lights
neither of them require a PC to use
There are no lighthouse sensors to place
Buckling on a bulky
Long cable is inflexible and gets kinked easily
the hype train started to slow down
the world around VR has gotten muddled and strange
lose track of where the rest of my real body is
giant cable connecting me to the PC
The front panel is completely flat
it will make the fit a bit tighter
Requires four USB ports
the only control options included in the box
the single controller was stuck in three degrees of freedom
Quest 2 does not have built-in headphones
VR still had a learning curve at all
spend at least three hours in each VR system myself
the Quest line does not require connections to a PC or console
you already bought into Oculus hardware or software in the past
soft sensation of picking the Quest up
it doesn t take much time to set up
number of lost swipes on the newer hardware was higher
It feels clumsy and obnoxious every single time
lack of significant time with those other pieces of hardware
battery compartment on the new Touch controllers came loose in my hand easily enough to ruin playthroughs
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it claimed the sensors were too close
It does not slide down
nor does it ever feel heavy
the tracking looks a little off during installation
the shiny black button plate does pick up fingerprints
the Rift a little tight
Rift only has a little bit of ghosting or light bleed
the former headset will not be left behind
loss of tracking and reports of misses
inadequate and the battery has run down
lack of SDE on these higher resolution devices
No content
high prices
and insufficient hardware
lack of contrast and color of the OLED is less desired
it s not as good as the Oculus ecosystem
Cheap headsets are crap
does feature inside out tracking
S' speakers are relatively far from your ears
the new Rift S does not resemble its siblings in the same way
the Rift S does not support laptops with HDMI only
the cushions are glued to the head strap
head strap design makes it difficult to wear most gaming headsets
Rift S ignored some of the better features from the original RIft is quite disappointing
the Rift S is completely dependent on a connection to a PC
VR headset cushions are poorly designed
to weak internal connections which wore down over time
weak connections or a tendency to break
Rift S only requires a single DisplayPort and USB 3
lack of base stations also means fewer wires headed into your computer
quite know what virtual reality is
There is no audio jack on the headset itself
expensive piece of equipment
Oculus Rift likewise only takes a few minutes
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frame rate drops or loss of headset tracking
slight condensation on a handful of occasions
too expensive
blown away by the visuals and sound immersion
VR games to play on this headset
a tab for players you recently played with
hardware limited the number of games you could play on the headset
missing some key features that make navigating quite annoying
no way to filter and you're tied down to some insane lazy loading
no search bar in the store
excessively download cool programs and feel geeky
s no want for content on the Oculus Rift