Testseek.com have collected 179 expert reviews of the Oculus Rift VR and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Oculus Rift VR.
October 2017
(81%)
179 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(73%)
3 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Phenomenal story
The experience of using echolocation
Perfect execution of story for a mystery game
Comfort
Construction
Display
Speakers
Weight
Immersive VR experience
Works with Oculus and SteamVR platforms
Now includes both conventional gamepad and Oculus Touch controllers
Better (sturdier) design than predecessors
Meets all of Oculus's initial goals for seated VR
Oculus brings plenty of software to launch
With more on the way
Looks great
Intuitie controls
Relationship strategy
Fun level designs
Authentic spymovie charm
Excellent presentation
Challenging puzzle designs
Great parkour feel
Excellent immersion
Great use of Touch
Fun unlocks
Lots of content
Cool soundtrack
Amazing concept
Pounding soundtrack
Charming graphics
The Oculus Touch controllers add impressive finger and hand movement
Plus physical buttons for traditional games. The Rift headset is well-designed and compact. A strong collection of software offers many apps to explore
Sleek
Comfortable design
Easy setup
Solid library of VR games and apps
Intuitive interface
Costs $600
$200 less than the Vive
The Touch controllers are awesome
The HMD is lighter than the Vive
It is easy to play seated
Very immersive
Interactive
Easy to use
It's capable of fully immersing you in virtual worlds
The headset is light and comfortable
Offers a solid ecosystem of VR apps and games
The editors didn't like
Puzzles are difficultly specific
Controls a shotty when it comes to actually try to beat the game and not messing around with echolocation
Available software caters to casual gamers
Cost
Lack of hand controls
No passthrough camera
Requires four USB ports (three 3.0
One 2.0) to fully function
Clearly not designed with room-scale VR in mind
Oculus Store needs work
Xbox controller is a stopgap solution at best
Sluggish ship controls
Repetitive combat
Short game
Limited replay potential
Progression gates
Getting stuck with no grabsurface
Needs more music
Physically exhausting
Sore arms the next day
Steep difficulty spikes
Repetitious
The motion tracking lacks the HTC Vive's full-room scale. It takes a while to adjust to the controls. Total cost of headset plus controllers is expensive -- and that doesn't include the pricey gaming PC you need
Too
Can't install games from headset
Touch controllers aren't available at launch
$600 is expensive
You need a powerful PC
Roomscale VR is not ideal
Harder to setup
Not the most comfortable
It's too expensive for most
And requires a powerful gaming PC
Glasses wearers will have to deal with some slight discomfort
Abstract: Comparing VR headsets—whether it's the Oculus Rift vs. the HTC Vive, or one generation of Rift vs. another—invariably means fighting a losing battle against my own memory. Usually hours, days, or even months separate my tests. It may be easy to remember t...
Abstract: Since first hearing about the Kickstarter project that raised nearly 2.5 million dollars from over 9,500 contributors, I have eagerly been awaiting the arrival of my Oculus Rift development kit. Not because I plan on quitting the hardware review busi...
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Published: 2013-02-14, Author: Jonathan , review by: newatlas.com
Abstract: The Oculus Rift VR system has been steadily gaining more attention in the past several months, thanks to glowing endorsements from some major figures in the the video game industry and a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign that brought in almost US$2.5...
Published: 2016-12-11, Author: Mike , review by: cgmagonline.com
Abstract: Almost half a year after its initial release, the Oculus Rift's status as a piece of high-end consumer technology has been overshadowed by its larger place in popular culture. The nitty-gritty of the Rift itself almost doesn't matter any more; now you hav...
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Published: 2017-02-12, Author: Arnold , review by: mrgadget.com.au
Abstract: This blog posts seeks to answer this question as well as share with you the specs of the machine that I am currently building.In a nutshell, to get the most of the Oculus Rift, your machine has to be able to render 1080p video smoothly. In other words, it...
The Oculus Touch controllers add impressive finger and hand movement, plus physical buttons for traditional games. The Rift headset is well-designed and compact. A strong collection of software offers many apps to explore
The motion tracking lacks the HTC Vive's full-room scale. It takes a while to adjust to the controls. Total cost of headset plus controllers is expensive -- and that doesn't include the pricey gaming PC you need, too
The Oculus Rift now offers a great combination of controls and apps for next-level VR and some room tracking, but it offers a less expansive experience than the Vive...
Snug fit, Best VR games, Growing list of movies and apps
No Touch Controllers, Lacks roomscale option, Expensive, Can cause nausea
I'm not convinced the Oculus RIft is the all-encompassing "future of entertainment," but I'm optimistic that it might earn that title in the coming weeks, months and years...
Abstract: I've been waiting over twenty years for the Virtual Reality revolution to finally catch up to the lofty expectations Snow Crash gave me, and in that time barely a handful of overpriced, puke-inducing headsets have made their way into my test lab. Yet in t...
