Oculus Rift

Oculus inspired a new generation of virtual reality headsets with its incredibly successful Kickstarter. Now that the Rift has been available for a while, is it still the standard, or have successors like the HTC Vive Pro surpassed it? Let's take a look at how the Rift stacks up to its recent competition.

Our first steps into a new gaming world.

IntroSince BabelTechReviews purchased an Oculus Rift last December, we have been playing 27 VR games using

It took a half decade, but Oculus has delivered on the promise of the first Rift.

Commentary: Looking back at 2016 from 2021, and the VR headset that kicked off a whole universe of possibilities.

After an impressive three-year tour of duty for Oculus’ first PC VR headset, the Rift, along comes the Rift S. Oculus bills the headset not as a sequel, but a remaster. With a focus on ease of use, Rift S aims to make VR more accessible and playable than ever, but that’s come at the …

Bow to Blood: Last Captain Standing is truly one of the most interesting and original titles I’ve played in VR in quite some time. Borrowing and blending arcade ship combat ideas from Assassin’s Cr…

I Expect You To Die is the aptly name James Bond simulator that has you undertaking four secret missions that quite literally rely on you dying to figure out what’s what and how to successfully com…

The Oculus Rift S is the best affordable VR headset you can buy

I don’t like using one game to describe another because if you haven’t played that game then the comparison is fairly worthless, but I just can’t help it when it comes to TO THE TOP and the remarka…

Hear our thoughts on Blind, a virtual reality came sprawled across a few different VR headsets. These are our thoughts on the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive version!

The Touch controllers rule -- but that doesn't necessarily make the Oculus Rift the best VR system you can buy.

Over a year on from release, Oculus Rift still represents a great way into VR

I’ve been waiting over twenty years for the Virtual Reality revolution to finally catch up to the lofty expectations Snow Crash gave me, and in that time barely a handful of overpriced, puke-inducing headsets have made their way into my test lab. Yet in the space of the last couple...

There’s been a musical hole left in my life ever since Rock Band and Guitar Hero withered away into the annals of gaming history. Even games like Taiko Drum Master couldn’t fill the void, but someh…

IntroBabelTechReviews purchased an Oculus Rift HMD (Head Mounted Display) and Touch controllers in mid-December, and

Virtual Reality is not new, but it's finally affordable and within our grasp. After four year and two development prototypes, the final consumer edition of the Oculus Rift has arrived.

After pulling off the final version of the Oculus Rift during a recent session, I realised I had been playing for more than an hour. It was dark out, and all my coworkers had gone home. I’d been lost in the moment, trying to collect all 25 hidden red coins...

With the launch of the Oculus Rift, virtual reality is finally here. Does VR live up to the promise? Find out in our Oculus Rift review.

This week, to celebrate the one year anniversary of the launch of the Oculus Rift, Oculus is slashing the price of its headset package by $200. In a blog post on the company’s website, Oculus co-founder Nate Mitchell announced that the Rift headset plus Oculus Touch will now be $598, down from $798. For early adopters who already have a Rift headset, the Oculus Touch controllers are only $99 (originally $200).

Putting on this VR headset for the first time is almost magical.

The Oculus Rift is a powerful addition to your gaming system, and makes virtual reality seem possible -- but it is pricey.

The Oculus Rift, the first high-end, consumer VR head-mounted display is now available, and it's poised to usher in a future of immersive experiences.

Our first steps into a new gaming world.

The first consumer-ready Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset was delivered to a real person over the weekend, and reviewers got their first taste.

After spending several days playing with the brand new Oculus Rift virtual reality kit, I can finally understand why Facebook pumped $US2 billion into this technology. Forget everything you thought you knew about virtual reality (VR); after a stomach-churning, wallet-burning false start in the early ’90s, VR has finally arrived...

Almost half a year after its initial release, the Oculus Rift’s status as a piece of high-end consumer technology has been overshadowed by its larger place in

Virtual reality has arrived, courtesy of Oculus - you’re really going to want a Rift

Virtual reality (VR) produces a computer-generated environment–complete with realistic sights, sounds and other sensations–which a person can explore by wearing a special kind of headset and, in some cases, using certain props. Basically every VR experience will allow the user to feel as though they are in this simulated world and look around it, while more advanced systems allow for movement and interaction. While the ability of VR to provide valuable, realistic experiences without introducing real-world risks has found many fans across various industries (from healthcare to real estate), the most popular types of virtual reality content remain video games, movies and television. For those

If you want the best virtual reality experience currently available, look no further than the Oculus Rift, where virtual reality has become an amazingly powerful experience

The Oculus Rift was, and still very much is, the poster child for virtual reality. Born in Palmer Luckey's garage, the Rift not only rocketed to Kickstarte...

You control Victor with a controller that you cannot see, because you play this game with the Oculus Rift VR headset strapped to your face. You push...

The Oculus Rift delivers jaw-dropping, immersive VR experiences in a comfortable design, but you may want to wait for the Touch controllers and more games.

As of March 2019, the Oculus Rift is Discontinued The Oculus Rift delivers superb performance at a more affordable price. This highly interactive and...

VR Wars: The Vive Pro vs. the Oculus Rift Cross-platform Games' Performance using the RX 5700 XT vs. the RTX 2060/2070 SUPER cards.

These aren't development kits, nor "Innovator's Editions," or any other qualifying term for hardware that isn't ready for the mainstream. This is the real thing.

The Rift S isn’t a second-gen headset, but more like a do-over of the original, with improvements and compromises. If you have a headset, you can skip this one.

Inside-out tracking makes the new Rift an attractive option.

The Oculus Rift is a powerful, PC-tethered VR headset that's even more appealing now thanks a lower price and the inclusion of Oculus Touch motion controllers.

New and improved Oculus is hustling right now. Plenty of other corporations have caught on to the fact that VR...

Issues big and small, and that's before we get into the Facebookening of this thing.

Cheaper, lighter, crisper screen and more power make for potent standalone virtual reality escapism

Does the Oculus Rift VR headset justify Facebook's investment

Time to strap on Facebook's new toy.

Oculus Rift: The consumer Oculus Rift headset seriously impresses, even though it isn't perfect

With the release of the virtual reality system in the UK we’d like to hear your reviews

The big three VR headsets compared on specs, price, performance and more

Virtual reality has arrived, courtesy of Oculus - you’re really going to want a Rift