Facebook's Oculus Launches PC-Connected Rift S to Replace Rift
An attendee uses the Oculus VR Inc. Rift virtual reality (VR) headset and controllers.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergThis article is for subscribers only.
Facebook Inc.’s Oculus division on Wednesday unveiled a new version of the Rift virtual-reality headset, the Rift S, adding a higher-resolution display and a new design.
The new model, which goes on sale for $399 sometime in the spring, plays the same games as the original Rift, but adds embedded sensors instead of external cameras for tracking. The previous model, which sold for as little as $349, required an array of external sensors for the headset to understand the user’s environment.