Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S to launch on May 21st

Pre-order your Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S today.

Facebook and Oculus have finally unveiled the release date for Oculus Quest and Rift S headsets. It will be on May 21st, 2019. Each headset costs $399 and will ship in 22 countries this month. It’s been three years since the first release of the original Rift products and fasts forward today, the virtual headset has more to offer as it is more robust. The $199 Oculus Go was cheap but it was limited at best since it only lets you watch media content, but Oculus Rift S provides to you complex gaming experience. Oculus Quest is also perfect for newbies looking for the most portable VR experience. Both products are excellent when their respective targets are considered. Both Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S use software that tracks the movement of players and the controllers without separating the sensors and the trackers.

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Quest doesn’t require a connection to computers, it is instead powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset and 4GB RAM. It also comes in two versions, the 64GB one for $399 and the 128GB one for $499. It is slightly smaller than Oculus S but heavier at 571g. It comes with OLED display panels capable of 1440x1600 resolution per eye display and a refresh rate of 72Hz. A travel case for the headset, controllers, and charging cable is also available for $40.

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Oculus Rifts S, on the other hand, must be plugged to a computer. This is an upgraded version of Oculus Rift with higher resolution and improved optics. This one weighs 563g and it uses a single fast switch LCD panel. You don’t have to wait to order your own Oculus headset. You can order it now and have it delivered to your doorstep on the 21st of May.