At the ongoing Game Developers Conference (GDC 2019), one of the products announced is from VR glass manufacturer Oculus. The company has unveiled a new-generation Rift headset called the Oculus Rift S. The new headset presents with several new features and improvements that gives users a more comfortable and safer VR gaming experience.
According to Oculus, it collaborated with Lenovo to refine the Rift S’ hardware using with feedback from the Lenovo Legion gaming community. Thus, the Rift S is co-designed by Lenovo and it comes with better weight distribution. The headset also comes with a single cable which makes it easier to manage and avoid cable clutter.
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The new Oculus Rift S comes with OLED displays with higher resolution 2560×1440 pixels screens. While the displays have been updated in these two areas, the refresh rate drops from 90Hz to 80Hz, which won’t make a significant difference to the overall playing experience. The Rift S comes with Oculus Insight just like the Oculus Quest which was launched a couple of months back. Oculus Insight has the capability to actively track the space around the user so he or she doesn’t bump into anything. The gadget also comes with Passthrough+, which is a new feature on the Oculus Rift S that acts as a passthrough to see the outside world. The feature helps keep the user in the game and maximizes the available space. The Oculus Touch controllers have also been updated.
As for the pricing and availability, the Oculus Rift S will be available officially this spring and costs $399.
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