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Up close with the Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch

A first look at the new hardware

Casey Newton
is the editor of the Platformer newsletter and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast.

When Oculus Rift invited the media to a special event ahead of E3, it promised a handful of updates to prepare the world for what it expected to show off. Instead, it gave us an unexpected glimpse of not one but two pieces of hardware: the final design for the Oculus Rift consumer version, which will ship in the first quarter of next year, and a prototype of Oculus Touch, a next-generation input method that will enable future experiences inside virtual reality. Here’s a look at the hardware up close.

Up close with the Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch
Up close with the Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch
Up close with the Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch
Up close with the Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch
Up close with the Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch
Up close with the Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch
Up close with the Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch
Up close with the Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch
Up close with the Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch
Up close with the Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch
Up close with the Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch
Up close with the Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch
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