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Oculus Rift Increases Lead Over HTC Vive in Steam Majority Market Share

Valve's monthly Steam hardware and software survey is out, and it appears Oculus Rift is still gaining momentum over HTC Vive on the Steam platform as the number one VR headset among Steam users. Each month, Valve runs the survey among...

2 Year Anniversary of Rift: Prizes, Sales, New Content and More

Two years ago today, Oculus launched the consumer version of Rift. To celebrate the occasion, the company has announced new content/updates, some pretty big sales, prizes, and even the chance to win a 'Golden Account' that gives you 100...

Oculus Affirms Commitment to Rift, Believes PC Will Lead the VR Industry for the Next Decade

Over the last year, Oculus' public hardware ambitions have mostly centered around their upcoming standalone headsets (Oculus Go and Santa Cruz), with little to say about what's next for the company's PC VR headset, the Rift. Addressing a small...

Oculus to Talk Developing for ‘Santa Cruz’ Standalone Headset Next Week – a Step Closer to...

Project Santa Cruz, Oculus' in-development standalone VR headset first teased back at Oculus Connect 2016, doesn't even really have a proper name yet, but at this year's Game Developer's Conference (GDC) the company will be dedicating an hour-long talk...

Oculus Store Credit Starts Arriving to Those Affected by Major Software Error

If you've used your Oculus Rift since the beginning of February, you likely already have a small surprise waiting for you in your account. After a debilitating software error that occurred last week, which ostensibly rendered every Rift on Earth...

Oculus to Send 6 VR Projects to Tribeca Film Festival 2018

The Tribeca Film Festival starts next month, an annual screening of everything from indie documentaries to family-friendly films. Coming to the festival's Immersive program, which showcases works by artists who are pushing boundaries and using cutting-edge technology, are six Oculus-funded projects. Oculus most...

Oculus Rift Surpasses HTC Vive in Steam Majority Market Share for the First Time

According to Valve's February Steam hardware and software survey, the Oculus Rift is now the most used VR headset on the Steam platform, taking the market share of VR headsets on Steam with a near 2% lead over its competitor HTC...

New Official Dev Tool Tests VR Apps Against Oculus Platform Guidelines Before Submission

Up until now, developers wishing to get their VR app on the Oculus Store had to submit to a manual review process by which their game or experience was washed through two stages; a tech review to see if...

Oculus Fixes a Few Serious Annoyances With Its Latest Update to Rift Core 2.0 Beta

Already in the wild for over a month now, Rift Core 2.0 Beta has seen its first substantial update since launch. The January update addresses performance and general ease-of-use of Home and Dash, but more importantly provides solutions to some rather niggling issues. Considered a major overhaul...

Oculus Now Sells Single Replacement Touch Controllers

So you got a little out of control last night playing Robo Recall (2017), and you smashed one of your Touch controllers to smithereens. It used to be that you'd have to buy a brand new pair of controllers...

Oculus Home’s Big Update Will Only Be Semi-social to Start

At Connect 4 earlier this month, Oculus announced a major overhaul of their VR hub space, Oculus Home—the virtual bedrock where players find themselves when they aren't inside of a VR game or app. The new space promises to...

Oculus Gets Down to Business With New Rift Bundle Aimed at Commercial Use

A new commercial-focused hardware bundle including Rift headset, Touch controllers, three Sensors, and three facial interfaces was revealed at Oculus Connect 4 this week. The bundle, which can be ordered in bulk, for the first time offers a commercial...

Oculus Connect 4 Day 1 Roundup: Oculus Go, Rift Price Drop, New ‘Santa Cruz’ Prototype, and...

The opening keynote at the fourth annual Oculus Connect developer conference delivered several new product announcements from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, VP of Virtual Reality Hugo Barra, and others. This included new standalone VR hardware, a new price for...

Oculus Rolls Out Worldwide Refund Policy for Rift & Gear VR Digital Content

Oculus announced its digital marketplace will now include automated refunds for games purchased on both Oculus Rift and Gear VR platforms—effective immediately and across the entire world. Oculus says they will refund many Rift content purchases made on their store "for any...

This is Your Last Chance to Buy an Oculus Rift on Sale for $400

Oculus has given the Rift & Touch their biggest discount yet: $400 to get you both the Rift headset and the Touch controllers, and a slew of bundled content. The company now confirms they'll be ending the sale on September 4th,...
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