Oculus Rift

Oculus Rift

Earlier this year, Oculus VR brought to CES an improved version of its virtual reality headset, the Oculus Rift. While previous prototypes let gamers turn and look around within a virtual world in 360 degrees, the new version added a camera that let them reposition their heads, too — which meant looking down cliffs, peering around corners and leaning in to inspect small details more closely. Now that same functionality will be out in the wild, albeit in a second “developer kit” rather than a full consumer version. The kit, which opens for preorders Wednesday, costs $350 and is estimated to ship in July. At a demo area on Tuesday, Oculus representatives encouraged press to start by trying the first development kit — “Feel how blurry it is?” I heard one rep saying to a reporter — before trying the new kit. And it is a noticeable difference: The second kit, called DK2, has a higher-resolution display and less latency than its predecessor.

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