Oculus Rift VR Headset Could Arrive For Mobile Devices

The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is currently supported by some PC games. It has yet to become a widely adopted peripheral that games are designed around, but with its virtual reality capabilities,  it would making gaming a much more immersive experience.

“I love consoles but internally we’re a lot more excited about where mobile’s going to go, and being able to plug it right into a next gen cellphone. It’s the innovation, and how fast cellphones are now improving – where we’ll be with the next Galaxy or the next iPhone compared to where consoles are.”, said Oculus Rift’s CEO Brendan Iribe to Edge.

Iribe also explained the company’s vague 2014 target release window, saying there are still some technological hurdles to be cleared.

“We don’t want to announce any dates because frankly we just don’t know when it’s going to be really ready for the consumer market where everything is tied together,” Iribe said. “You have the form factor, HD, motion blur eliminated… so we don’t know how long that will take, but it’s close. We have internal prototypes which have a lot of each thing solved and it’s such a magical experience when you see it all together.”, he added.

Iribe has said that when Oculus Rift does arrive, the goal is to keep the launch price as close to $300 as possible.

Source: ubergizmo.com, www.gamesindustry.biz