Oculus Rift review

Oculus Rift review

Oculus Rift is the virtual reality headset that started the current hysteria. Developed by Palmer Luckey, funded via Kickstarter and snapped up by Facebook for a cool $2 billion, the Rift plugs into your computer's DVI and USB ports and tracks your head movements to provide 3D imagery on its stereo screens.

The consumer edition Rift uses a 2160 x 1200 resolution, working at 233 million pixels per second, with a 90Hz refresh rate. It's high tech stuff, which matches the HTC Vive for refresh rate, but lags behind PlayStation VR. However, given its access to the power of latest PCs, it will be pushing a lot more pixels than Sony's headset.

Essential reading: Best Oculus Rift games

Oculus Rift is ready for shipping, but the Oculus Touch controllers have been delayed until later in the year, but you will get an Xbox One control pad in the box. Check out our early Oculus Rift review for more details.

Out now, $599, oculus.com