Fed up of being locked down in your house, however don’t wish to danger your well being by stepping outdoors? Get your self an Oculus Quest and trick your eyes into pondering you’re someplace else, as a result of it’s lastly again in inventory over within the US.
It’s been weeks since Oculus’ standalone headset has been in inventory wherever, however in the event you’re within the United States and act rapidly, you have to be in luck. Both the 64 and 128GB variations are again in inventory direct from Oculus, with an estimated supply date of Friday July third.
If that seems like too lengthy a wait and also you’d reasonably line the pockets of billionaire Jeff Bezos reasonably than billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, the 64GB model is available for pre-order on Amazon with a dispatch date of June sixth. The 128GB mannequin, in the meantime, enigmatically says that it “usually ships within three to five weeks”, however I’d in all probability belief the Oculus web site over that imprecise optimism.
There’s no low cost concerned – you don’t develop into as wealthy as Facebook by discounting merchandise which might be promoting like gold-encrusted scorching truffles – so it’s nonetheless $399 for the 64GB mannequin, or $499 for the 128GB model wherever you select to buy.
- Oculus Quest 64GB – $399 from Oculus
- Oculus Quest 64GB – $399 from Amazon
- Oculus Quest 128GB – $499 from Oculus
The benefit of the Oculus Quest, for these not acquainted, is that it not solely performs wire-free cell VR games, however will be tethered to a gaming PC for just about something, including the recently released Half-Life: Alyx. It even has a better decision than the common PC-bound Oculus Rift S, though as Katharine notes in her review, it’s fairly a bit much less comfy for prolonged put on.
Still, it’s undoubtedly essentially the most versatile VR headset round, so in the event you’ve been ready for it to return to inventory, then strike now and wait impatiently for June/July to roll round…
