They say good things come to those who wait, and gamers all over the globe have waited patiently for the next step in gaming.
Finally, the much awaited virtual reality headset will soon be hitting the shelves for avid gamers to drool on and save up for. Facebook-owned Oculus VR lately revealed at a San Francisco press conference the consumer version of the Oculus Rift, which will also be playable on the show floor on June 16-18 at the E3 in Los Angeles.
The VR headset comes with an Xbox One controller and a wireless adapter for connecting it to a PC. The Rift will offer native support for Windows 10 making it accessible for using the device with the upcoming operating system. Oculus Rift owners will also be able to stream Xbox One games through a PC to the headset.
The Rift will include accessories like wireless hand controllers that resemble bracelets. These controllers enable users to use their hands to interact with games. A gamer can experience pulling a trigger on a virtual gun or using communicative signals with other players, making the gaming experience more interactive and relational.
The Oculus Rift will be available for release in the first quarter of 2016. While all of us wait with abated breath, check out the list of games you can start dreaming of playing using your own Oculus Rift.
List of Games:
- 4089: Ghost Within
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- AirMech
- Alan Wake
- Alice: Madness Returns
- Aliens: Colonial Marines
- Arma 2
- Arma 3
- Assassin's Creed
- Assassin's Creed 2
- Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
- Batman Arkham City
- Battlefield 3
- Battlefield 4
- Bioshock
- Bioshock 2
- Bioshock Infinite
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
- Chronos
- Crysis
- Crysis 2
- Crysis 3
- Damaged Core
- Dead Space
- Dead Space 2
- Dead Space 3
- Dear Esther
- Deus Ex - Human Revolution
- Dirt 2
- Dirt 3
- Dishonored
- Dragon Age
- Dragon Age 2
- Edge of Nowhere
- Elder Scrolls: Morrowind
- Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
- Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
- Esper
- Euro Truck Simulator 2
- Eve Valkyrie
- Fallout 3
- Fallout New Vegas
- Far Cry
- Far Cry 3
- Formula 1 2011
- Formula 1 2012
- Forza Horizon 2
- Gothic
- Half-Life
- Half-Life 2
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Hawken
- Kairo
- Lucky's Tale
- Lunar Flight
- Mafia 2
- Mass Effect
- Mass Effect 2
- Mass Effect 3
- Metro 2033
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X
- Montas
- Mount and Blade: Warband
- Myst V
- Need for Speed Most Wanted
- Outlast
- Portal
- Portal 2
- Probably Archery
- Quake
- Race Driver Grid
- Racer
- rFactor
- Riptide GP2
- Risen
- Risen 2
- Shift 2
- Shufflepuck Cantina Deluxe
- Slender: The Arrival
- Splinter Cell 3
- Splinter Cell Blacklist
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat
- Strike Suit Zero
- Sunset Overdrive
- Surgeon Simulator 2013
- Synergy (HL2 Coop Mod)
- System Shock 2
- Tomb Raider Anniversary
- Tomb Raider Underworld
- Team Fortress 2
- The Witcher
- Vampire: Redemption
- Venetica
- Vertiginous Golf
-VR Sports: Challenge
- Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
- World of Warcraft
- X3
Facebook purchased Oculus VR for 2 billion dollars last March 25, 2014. The reported agreement comprised of $400 million in cash and $1.6 billion in Facebook stock.
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