Really dumb question about the occulus rift device...

[CurrentlySober]

When it gets released is the top end version gonna like a self contained unit, ie all the tech you need is already inside it, or is it just a viewer that needs to be plugged into something else like a playstaion or xbox etc?

[Idigmygirls]

Originally Posted by CurrentlySober

When it gets released is the top end version gonna like a self contained unit, ie all the tech you need is already inside it, or is it just a viewer that needs to be plugged into something else like a playstaion or xbox etc?

The Oculus Rift Consumer Version (CV1) is just a viewing device. It will have some tech built in, but it will need to be plugged in (by cable) to a PC computer. (It will not work on a game-system).

The best VR headsets, imho, are those that work with your mobile phone. Samsung's GearVR is a unit that requires a Samsung phone, but once you put the phone into the unit, it is a self-contained, mobile VR HMD (Head mounted display) that is wireless.

Of course, if you are looking for VR for hardcore gaming, then the Rift, the Vive or SonyVR will be better. For porn or entertainment experiences, the GearVR is the best.

[CurrentlySober]

Originally Posted by Idigmygirls

The Oculus Rift Consumer Version (CV1) is just a viewing device. It will have some tech built in, but it will need to be plugged in (by cable) to a PC computer. (It will not work on a game-system).

The best VR headsets, imho, are those that work with your mobile phone. Samsung's GearVR is a unit that requires a Samsung phone, but once you put the phone into the unit, it is a self-contained, mobile VR HMD (Head mounted display) that is wireless.

Of course, if you are looking for VR for hardcore gaming, then the Rift, the Vive or SonyVR will be better. For porn or entertainment experiences, the GearVR is the best.

Thanks. I dont have a fancy phone so I was hoping that if I did decide to get the OR it would be the same as having a fancy phone in a headset. Obviously not though.

Anyway, that makes sense - Thanks

I'll just wait a year or so to update my phone and get a headset then I suppose Two birds - One stone