Thursday, June 11, 2015

Oculus debuts consumer version of VR headset, partners with Xbox

Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe speaks during an event in San FranciscoBy Yasmeen Abutaleb SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oculus, the virtual reality company owned by Facebook Inc, debuted the much anticipated consumer version of its headset on Thursday and announced a partnership with Microsoft Corp's Xbox One gaming console. A prototype of the Oculus Rift has been available to developers since 2013, but Thursday marked the first time anyone had seen the consumer version, which will be available for pre-order later this year and will start shipping in early 2016. Oculus Chief Executive Brendan Iribe said during the unveiling in San Francisco that the Rift will include a wireless Xbox controller and adapter.




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