Oculus Rift review roundup: VR wow factor despite high price

Facebook liked the VR headset so much it bought the company behind it for $2bn, and most reviewers of the first consumer version are impressed

The Oculus Rift isn't the first of the new generation of virtual reality (VR) headsets to go on sale - that was Samsung's Gear VR - and it will face stiff competition in 2016 from HTC's Vive and Sony's PlayStation VR among other devices.

Still, the consumer launch of the Rift, with its parent company now a $2bn subsidiary of Facebook, is still a big moment for the latest rebirth of VR.