Oculus Rift S is dead — here's what to buy instead

Oculus Rift Southward is dead — here'south what to buy instead

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Information technology looks like information technology's the end of the road for the Oculus Rift Southward, equally stock of the virtual reality headset won't be replaced, effectively consigning it to an 'end-of-life position.

A Facebook representative told UploadVR that the social network no longer plans to sell the Rift S this yr, adding: "More often than not speaking, as channels sell out of stock, they won't exist replenished moving forward."

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Currently, the Oculus Rift S holds the 2nd spot on our best VR headsets listing, offer built-in room tracking, solid bear upon controls and an expansive game library for $399. It's an impressive VR headset and a successor to the headset that basically brought VR into the 21st century. However, it requires tethering to a gaming PC, different the Oculus Quest 2, which is our peak VR headset pick.

And in many ways the Quest ii overshadows the Rift South. The latter has a sharper display resolution, but the Quest two offers a college refresh rate and a cocky-contained VR experience, whereas the Rift S needs to be connected to a PC.

While these headsets serve different types of VR experiences, an optional cable allows the Quest 2 to be tethered to a PC, substantially turning it into a Rift S replacement. So the Quest ii arguably renders the Rift Due south a piffling moot.

If you can observe the Rift S at a good cost equally it enters its twilight years, then information technology's worth getting. Just otherwise, the Quest 2 is the VR headset of choice at Tom's Guide. Check out our where to purchase Oculus Quest ii guide for a selection of U.Due south and U.K retailers offering the stellar VR headset.

As for what's side by side for Facebook and VR, it'll keep edifice out the Oculus ecosystem. And rumors are pointing towards an Oculus Quest three, though nosotros don't expect to see that until at least 2022 given the Quest ii only came out in the second half of 2020.

And then nosotros tin enhance a glass to the Oculus Rift S and how it offered a solid VR headset for people with powerful PCs. But we can also keep an eye on the horizon for what could happen next with the Oculus Quest 2 and its potential successor.

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