Oculus’ pre-E3 gaming showcase was a bigger deal than any of us expected. Oculus didn’t just show us the final Rift virtual reality headset for the first time. It revealed that it had partnered with Microsoft to ship every Rift with an Xbox One gamepad. And that if you already own an Xbox One, you can stream its games to the Rift through your PC (they’ll appear on a virtual big screen inside it). And that it’s also making a new motion controller called the Oculus Touch, which will be selling alongside the Rift.
Catch everything from Oculus’ big gaming event in eight minutes
is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011.
We’ll probably be hearing a lot more about Oculus (and seeing some of the games it just announced) at E3 next week. For now, though, we’ve put together all the best parts of yesterday’s event.
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