Brings Oculus 0.7 SDK support and game optimization

AMD has released its newest Catalyst 15.8 Beta drivers which add support for recently released graphics cards, integrates Oculus 0.7 SDK and brings performance optimizations and fixes for some games.

Beta support for GameWorks VR

Nvidia has released its newest set of WHQL-certified Geforce drivers, the Geforce 355.60 WHQL.  These are Game Ready drivers for the upcoming Ashes of the Singulary tech demo which is coming from Stardock.

2160×1200 at 90Hz split over dual displays

We were recently asked what we would want to see with the CV1 Oculus consumer version. 

Final version gets announced

After three years since we first saw it, Oculus VR has finally unveiled the final consumer version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset at its dedicated press event in San Francisco.

Accidentally leaks the final Oculus Rift?

Oculus has announced that it will stream its pre-E3 2015 press conference and has recently launched a new website for the Oculus Rift headset, which is the source of a major leak showing what appears to be a final product.

5 days ahead of E3

Oculus has already showed rendered pictures of the next Rift and the company even talked about a possible launch date in early 2016. 

Expensive technology

Now there is another player in the Virtual Reality arena and it goes under the name FOVE. 

Lots of GPU power needed

Oculus Rift is coming as a commercial device in 2016, and this might be one of the hottest VR products next year. However, its appeal will be limited to high-end gamers. 

Will end in tears for more than just Samsung and Qualcomm

The CTO of Oculus has hit out at Nvidia's on-going patent infringement scrap against Samsung and Qualcomm.

Cooperation, not VR headsets

We became aware of a few VR-related things back in mid-2014, and one of them was that both AMD and Nvidia were investing a lot of resources in Virtual Reality.