I was then handed a set of Oculus Touch controllers and put inside the latest version of the Oculus Rift VR headset. Looking across the void, I saw Palmer – only he wasn't himself. He was a ...

UPDATE December 5 2016: We've added a section on Oculus Touch motion controllers. We strongly recommend them if you're thinking of getting an Oculus Rift or, indeed, if you've bought one already.

Beyond being controllers for Vision Pro, there’s the possibility that Surreal Touch could become the defacto ‘open’ third-party motion controller for any number of VR headsets.

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Nate Mitchell, the cofounder of Oculus, the Facebook-owned VR company, said on Twitter on Friday that the company inadvertently printed some unusual messages in its Touch controllers, handheld ...

Best Buy spokeswoman Carly Charlson said stores that no longer offer demos will continue to sell the Oculus Rift headset and accompanying touch controllers, which cost $600 and $200 respectively.

And on the subject of controllers, Oculus’ are still pretty superb. The new Touch controllers have the same layout button as before: two lettered buttons, an analogue stick and a pair of triggers on ...