VR fans will finally wrap their hands around the Oculus Touch controllers starting on Dec. 6 for $199, Oculus announced Thursday.
Oculus Touch, a set of controllers that lets virtual reality users bring their hands inside simulations, was announced in June 2015 — just prior to E3. The controllers were first promised to arrive a few months after the Oculus Rift release in March, but their release continued to slide later and later into 2016.
The Touch controllers — as we’ve talked about — are essential for getting closer to VR’s promise of “presence,” the feeling of actually being somewhere else. Their exclusion at Oculus Rift’s launch was a huge detractor compared to headsets like the HTC Vive, which includes two wand controllers to approximate hands. The Oculus currently ships with an Xbox One gamepad and a small remote, both of which can be used to navigate inside VR. Read more…
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Source: Oculus Touch controllers arriving Dec. 6 for $199
