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Oculus' virtual-reality headset to simulate touch, gestures

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Oculus showed off Rift along with a dazzling array of games promised to be ready at launch, the exact date of which was not disclosed.

"In virtual reality, you are going to find yourself reminding your brain that this is not real," Oculus chief executive Brendan Iribe said during a media event at a studio space in San Francisco.

"It is a paradigm change."

Oculus did not disclose pricing for Rift, which will come with an Xbox controller due to an alliance with console maker Microsoft.

"The opportunity for us to bring our wireless controller to every Oculus user at launch is incredibly exciting for us," Xbox division leader Phil Spencer said at the event.

"We believe we will be able to create state-of-the-art virtual reality experiences on the Oculus on top of Windows (computer operating system)."

Combining Xbox controllers with Oculus is a win for Microsoft and Oculus, according to Gartner analyst Brian Blau.

The alliance raises the potential for Oculus virtual reality gear to synch with Xbox consoles as well as across the range of devices that will be powered by Windows 10 computer operating software set for release later this year, the analyst said.


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