Today Oculus announced the Oculus Rift S, which is basically the next generation of the popular VR headset.
The device will come this spring for $399, sporting improved optics with higher pixel density and increased comfort thanks to a design partnership with Lenovo (including better weight distribution and light blocking).
It includes the same integrated audio system from the Oculus Quest and Oculus Go, but still comes with an audio jack if you want to use your own.
While the Oculus Rift S uses the power of your PC to deliver its graphics and gameplay, another similarity with the Oculus Quest is the implementation of Oculus Insight, so it doesn’t need external sensors to do room-scale tracking.
Below you can find the hardware requirements, both on the recommended and minimum sides.
Recommended:
- Graphics Card
NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480 or greater - Alternative Graphics Card
NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 290 or greater - CPU
Intel i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or greater - Memory
8GB+ RAM - Video Output
Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output - USB Ports
3x USB 3.0 ports plus 1x USB 2.0 port - OS
Windows 10
Minimum
- Graphics Card
NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti / AMD Radeon RX 470 or greater - Alternative Graphics Card
NVIDIA GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 290 or greater - CPU
Intel i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, FX4350 or greater - Memory
8GB+ RAM - Video Output
DisplayPortTM 1.2 source, Mini DisplayPortTM to DisplayPort Adapter (with mDP to DP adapter that is included in the box) - USB Ports
1x USB 3.0 port - OS
Windows 10
You can check out a trailer showing off the Oculus Rift S below.
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