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The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is apparently "close" to being available to consumers, according to quotes from Oculus VR CEO Brendan Iribe.
But it's stlil "months, not years away, but many months" from consumer use, Iribe said at Web Summit 2014 in Dublin on Tuesday.
That might sound promising, but don't get your hopes up just yet. As Reddit users have pointed out, Oculus VR representatives have apparently been using the "months, not years" line for a while now, since at least June 2013
That doesn't mean Oculus VR isn't making progress with the headset, of course, but it might be wise to take the vague "months" timeframe with a grain of salt. It's telling that Iribe declined to provide a more specific time frame at the conference, but he did say that the latest Crescent Bay prototype was almost ready for consumer use. And to its credit, Oculus VR seems be taking its time for a reason. Read more...
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