Oculus Rift Official Launch 'Not Years Away, But Many Months' - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 November 2014 / 4,266 Views
The consumer vesrion of the Oculus Rift VR headset is months away and not years. Oculus VR CEO Brendan Iribe made the announcement at the Web Summit 2014 in Dublin and reported by The Next Web.
"We're all hungry for it to happen," Iribe said. "We're getting very close. It's months, not years away, but many months."
Irebe is eager for the Oculus Rift to launch and doesn't want it to take four or five years. However, he does want to get the launch right. He is also worried about other companies releasing rival products that aren't ready.
"“We’re a little worried about bigger companies putting out products that aren’t ready," said Irebe. "Disorientation and motion sickness is the elephant in the room. We’re encouraging big companies not to put out a product before it’s ready."
________________________________________________________________________________________
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
More Articles
VR is not the next big thing. It's an experiment. I think it may sell 3 million if lucky, but this is not the console killer or anything like people say. At least for me, I don't know a real person that I know in real life who is going to buy one.
I heard this line before. I'm still looking forward to it.
They plan on selling up to 90 million of these devices when in reality they will sell a little more than the Ouya.
No way...VR is the next big thing.
VR is going to start slow, but it will become a standard for later generations. The problem is that many people reject change afraid that the way they do gaming is going away forever, but that is a misunderstanding, VR is thought to add a lot more to that basic experience. As long as they nailed the hardware, it's going to be a success.
Hey, I agree with you.
VR is terrible for local multiplayer. I can see use for single and online but forget about having fun with friends in the same room.
It could be a ruse but if it's true they may end up launching later than Sony.
