Oculus Quest and Rift S VR headsets launch on May 21

Get your credit cards ready because Oculus is celebrating Christmas in May.

At Facebook's annual F8 developer conference, Oculus announced its standalone and wireless Quest and second-generation Rift S VR headsets will launch on May 21. Pre-orders for both headsets begin immediately.

Both headsets are priced at $399, and while the two headsets share some similarities, there are plenty of differences.

Whereas the new Rift S is a direct successor to the Oculus Rift, meaning it needs to connect to a PC with a powerful graphics card to operate, the Oculus Quest is powered by a mobile chip and completely standalone and wireless. Read more...