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Bad news that may be good news guys. Oculus is almost out of DK1's and wont be manufacturing anymore,some think its because DK2 is around the corner.If DK2 is right around the corner at least I got a couple of months out of DK1 and could always re-sell it for 200 bucks lol

No discount on retail.If money is tight I would wait for the consumer version.The problem is no one knows how long that will be,it may be in 6 months or a year or so .If you got 300 dollars burning a hole in your pocket like I was then absolutely 100 percent get it,just keep in mind you wont be playing any games on this version.its best for just demos since it doesnt have 6dof and its low res.

Thankfully it's not too noticeable on most demos,I may try this and see if it works.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4q2rzx1MAw

So here is my first knock on the rift DK1 and I hope its an easy fix. I left it on overnight by mistake and it has screen burn in. I didnt think LCD's would do that.Any ideas?

Weight is a non issue,it is literally a ski mask with an lcd taped to it.

Thanks Cichlidfan lol

I found the link,keep in mind I know absolutely nothing about twitter or how to re-tweet etc. Apparently this guy is some kind of game reporter or something and got to test a version we havent seen or heard of yet. Scroll down to his Feb 13th posts.

I have a DK1 and I think that demo was a very bad example. Keep in mind that using minecraft to demo the rift's resolution was a horrible idea,and that demo does not factor in the immersion. If I put you in my DK1 and put in Half-Life 2 you would be blown away,a little sick to the stomach but still blown away. And I just read somewhere that Oculus has another prototype that blows away the one valve had at steam dev days.

I agree,I get totally immersed in the rift,the FPS games make me sick tho. Stupid question,I dont have a 4k monitor so I cant truly see what it looks like in that demo correct?

I think maybe what you are looking for is binaural audio which is awesome!! Try this demo with some good headphones,the closed ear type if possible.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUDTlvagjJA Make sure you turn the volume up loud and keep your eyes closed during the demo or it will break the immersion.

I have the rift,the rift is simply a tablet/smartphone display strapped to your face with built in tracking,nothing more.The rift has absolutely nothing to do with sound in a game,that is dictated by the game itself,the rift does not add or take away from the sound of any game.If half-life 2 has awesome sound in the rift it's because it has awesome sound even without the rift.Also if you had 100 percent realistic sound in DCS all you would hear is very loud engine noise that sounds muffled because you are wearing ear protection,so I wouldnt worry about accurate sound for DCS.

I'm pretty sure DCS already has some type of positional audio,when I use trackir during startup in A-10C I can hear the difference in sound when i turn my head.

I know youre under NDA but can we get a "riftview" video of it to view inside our own DK's?

I'd like for it it to be as much like the real deal as possible,I want my cockpit environment to be the same as a real A-10 pilot sees it so I wont miss a second monitor . I'm hoping they come up with some way to put markers on HOTAS so you dont fumble around for them,that would be awesome,I know I'm getting ahead of myself:D

I wonder how many forum members have a dev kit,might come in handy for testing!

Thanks for the update,I'm thinking the guys in Moscow will be playing with demos for a few weeks before they start anything lol

This will help a lot with the controls issues http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/05/oculus-rift-and-thalmics-myo-armband-are-a-match-made-in-heaven-say-founders-and-investors/

And the plot thickens.Sony "accidently" announces that a VR hmd is in development for the PS4.And it is supposedly on par with Valve's VR demo. I dont see any way in hell they are gonna be able to pull that off with a PS4 unless they use graphics from the 90's!! http://www.techradar.com/au/news/gaming/did-sony-just-confirm-its-ps4-virtual-reality-headset--1221045

What I would like to know is when they get rift support integrated into DCS are they going to release it to us or wait for the Consumer rift to come out since it will have higher resolution and 6dof.

Thanks a lot,that fixed the problem:)

So what are we waiting for,lets get this show on the road!!!:D

I think with lunar flight you stare at a panel for a second then the cursor comes up,in half life its always there

Thats a good idea,another good idea would be the way they use the aiming reticule in half-life2,where your nose controls where the reticule goes.Man I wish I knew how to code lol.

My throttle works,it just constantly goes up and down wildly for no reason,its a known issue with Outerra I believe.

Yeah,Outerra is outstanding with the rift,too bad I cant get my warthog throttle to work properly with it,its all over the place.