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Save $100: The 2019 Oculus Rift S VR gaming headset is $100 off at Amazon as of Dec. 15, bringing the value all the way down to $299.
As soon as the new, new successor of the OG 2016 Rift, the Oculus Rift S is now a form of swan tune for the whole Rift legacy. Oh sure, Oculus is halting production of the 2019 Rift S given the suffocating success of the Quest 2.
However that does not change the truth that the Rift S is without doubt one of the greatest VR headsets of all time. And Oculus is not forgetting its roots: It has confirmed that the Rift platform will nonetheless be supported lengthy after manufacturing has stopped.
So participating on this wild Amazon deal will not imply you are screwed out of recent video games come spring 2021: The Oculus Rift S is down $100, getting you a stellar VR expertise for $299. Although it will not be in inventory till late December, ordering now locks down the value — its lowest in Amazon history.
Evaluating the Rift S and the Quest or Quest 2, the Rift S is the needy youngster. It isn’t wi-fi just like the Quest and requires hookup to a PC with a robust graphics card. Nevertheless, by slashing the variety of ports and ditching lighthouse sensors for the Oculus’ Perception monitoring, arrange is way simpler than it was with the unique Rift. A extra direct comparability could be to the $699 PC-powered HTC Vive Cosmos. Laptop Mag’s side-by-side discovered that the Rift S was extra compact and extra comfy, and its immaculate monitoring ran laps round HTC’s spastic loading.
Decision is as much as 2,560 x 1,440, making environments considerably clearer, little particulars extra apparent, and tiny textual content far much less blurry. The screen door effect is not almost as a lot of a difficulty, both.
