Yesterday at Gamesbeat 2013 Chief Executive Officer Brenden Iribe announced that Oculus Rift would be releasing a light version of their headset for Android devices. He stated that the mobile version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality unit will be a “head mounted display with a system on a chip” that works with your Android device. The vision has been confirmed for Android devices although he stated nothing about releasing a version for iOS.
The Oculus Rift will be one of the most anticipated and in our opinion popular Android accessories for gamers across the board. You no longer need a large console to get the virtual experience your looking for and the announcement yesterday will be a “game changer” in the VR world as well as mobile.
If you have never heard of the Oculus Rift, its a virtual reality headset to allow the same experience you normally get from an expensive setup in a mall or amusement park. The difference is this unit can be used in you home or office with a much smaller accessory. There is a lot of hype about the product and we are excited to see it coming to mobile devices and even more excited that Android will see it first.
The Oculus Rift for Android is supposed to be shipped at the same time as the PC version of the headset although no release date has been mentioned at this point. When looking for a price there has been nothing we can find for the PC or mobile version but should be announced before long. We will keep you updated and hopefully get a video review up for it as soon as possible.