Oculus Rift Consumer Version Release Date To Be Announced At CES 2015? Fall 2015 Launch Date Of The VR Headset Rumored As Specs Of The Device Revealed

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Gamers might want to keep an eye out for CES 2015 as the Oculus Rift consumer version release date could be announced there if the reports and rumors are to be believed.

Becca Johnson of TechPalooza has reported that Brendan Iribe of Oculus VR is rumored to announce the Oculus Rift consumer version release date at CES 2015.

The Oculus Rift consumer version release date was rumored to be set on Fall 2015 following reports of an alleged leaked document from Oculus VR highlighting their plans for the Oculus Rift appearing on the popular image board, 4Chan, and this document allegedly shows that the Oculus Rift consumer version release date is planned for a Fall 2015.

It should be noted that Brendan Iribe has confirmed that the launch date for the Oculus Rift consumer version is very close:

"We're now very close to day one, which will be the consumer launch." said Iribe to Telegraph.co.uk

But what are the specs of the Oculus Rift consumer version? PC Advisor notes:

"The consumer-oriented version of the Oculus Rift is in development and will feature at greater than 1080p low-persistence-of-vision OLED display. We hope to see wireless connectivity, although there is some debate on this point. Expect there to be 7in displays, with 24-bit colour depth."

"That 7in display will use stereoscopic 3D to mimic normal human vision. This means that the left eye sees extra space to the left and the right eye sees more to the right. This gives Oculus Rift a great field of view than previous VR headsets."

"The Oculus Rift for developers weighs 379g. The headset also has a motion-tracking system that uses an external camera which tracks infrared dots located on the headset. The consumer Oculus Rift will include a 1000 Hz Adjacent Reality Tracker. This should reduce to almost nothing the sensation of lag in tracking. Oculus Rift uses a combination of 3-axis gyros, accelerometers, and magnetometers."

"Expect DVI and HDMI inputs. There's also a USB interface for sending tracking data, and a power adapter to connect the control box to a power outlet."

VG 24/7 has also reported on the price of the Oculus Rift Consumer version:

"We want to stay in that $200-$400 price range," OVR co-founder Nate Mitchell said. "That could slide in either direction depending on scale, pre-orders, the components we end up using, business negotiations."

"Whatever it is, it's going to be as cheap as possible," added co-founder Palmer Luckey. "That's really the goal."

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