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When it comes to virtual reality, one name stands above all else: Oculus, and their self-titled Oculus Rift VR headset. The Rift was the first VR headse to gain mainstream attention, first appearing on Kickstarter in 2012, and becoming increasingly well known as the first two developer kits were released. Now the retail version has begun to arrive to pre-order customers, and early reviews are in.
Today, we’re looking at five of the best apps to be released so far for VR headsets like the Galaxy Gear VR and the Oculus Rift. All of the apps shown below are available in the Oculus Store, so if you’ve got a compatible headset then check ’em out!
The Gear VR is a brilliant smartphone-based VR headset, which has launched to strong reviews in the UK and abroad. At £80 RRP it’s far cheaper than the Oculus Rift (£530 plus high-end gaming PC), and it only requires a 2015-era Galaxy smartphone to operate. It’s an ideal introduction to virtual reality too, thanks to excellent movement tracking (and hence low nausea), a wide range of polished apps and games, and rapid setup anywhere: just pop your phone in the headset and put it on.
E3 is the biggest gaming event of the year, where games companies and console manufacturers gather to show off their latest big ideas. Oculus took the stage in Los Angeles today to kick off the E3 season, and to show off the final version of its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. It may be five days until E3 proper, but already we’ve got some cool news to share – take a look!