From CNET: If price is keeping you from buying virtual reality gear, Mark Zuckerberg has a new headset for you.
The Oculus Quest, a $399 VR headset that Facebook's CEO unveiled Wednesday and that's due out next spring (the company typically announces new prototypes months before they go on sale), is designed to address several nagging complaints early VR users have had about the current generation of headsets.
On the outside, the Quest looks like a typical VR headset: A big black box slips over your head and rests just above your nose, placing the screen inside so close to your eyes that your brain is tricked into believing you're in a computer-generated world. It also has a set of cameras built into its sides looking out into the real world to pinpoint your location in a room and work with a set of hand controllers that will come in the box.
"This is the all-in-one VR experience we've all been waiting for," Zuckerberg said at Facebook's Oculus Connect developer conference in San Jose, California. "This is it."
At its heart, the Quest represents Zuckerberg's strongest push yet to get us to buy into VR. In the four years since he bought Oculus VR for more than $2 billion, Facebook has released a series of devices to appeal to hardcore fans and newcomers alike.
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