Hi,
So my name is Ollie and I'm 14, soon to be 15 on the 15th of august. Basically, in short, i got a job in February and built myself a PC with a Ryzen 7 3700x and a 2070s and 16gb of RAM at the start of lockdown in the UK. I was looking at Oculus Rifts for my birthday and they are way too expensive for the budget that my birthday will allow me! So i hopped onto eBay and was surprised to see all these rifts called "CV1" for sale for around the £150+ mark! These seem really good value to a VR noob like me that knows NOTHING about VR. Now i have been told that they can have a whole ton of issues that you can't just see from photos on eBay. Also is there some sought of a problem with the CV1 unit because there are loads for sale even with controllers. I will leave a link to one of the many eBay listings so you can see for yourselves what I'm talking about: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oculus-Rift-Virtual-Reality-Headset-With-Two-Sensors-And-Two-Touch-Controlers/143677769496?epid=831392616&hash=item2173dcc718:g:91oAAOSwcQNfLsTS
Now I'm not very experienced with VR at all so feel free to call me an idiot in the comments below if i am saying completely the wrong stuff. This is just what i understand at the moment:
For VR you need obviously a PC, a Headset, Controllers and these sought of camera things that get your location? So how many of the camera things do i need for good tracking?
(Sorry for the long post!)
So these are all my questions:
Will my PC run VR decently demanding VR games?
2. Should i buy secondhand, if so what am i checking for to make sure the unit is fine?
3. What headset do you recommend to buy secondhand?
4. What are the advantages of a "new" Rift s over older models? (I don't mind saving longer for a new one be honest!)
5. How much space in my room do i need for the vast majority of games?
6. Does VR have a good game library, is it worth it? (I don't mind different genres except for really scary horror)
7. Is there going to be a new rift soon, Should i wait a couple of months for the newer model?
8. What is the average VR game price?
9. What extra things do i need to get up and running? (camera's, controllers?) (A new Rift s comes with controllers but what about the camera things)
In England, I will be having examinations at around the late spring next year so i won't be able to use it much before then so i really don't mind waiting until summer 2021 will a new model be out by then? Again I don't know how frequently they come out so maybe a new one will be out by then?
Finally, if anyone replies to this, I would like to say a massive thank you to you as I am clearly incompetent and really need help in my understanding of this product category.
This is my first time on the forum so if I have done ANYTHING wrong do not hesitate to tell me off!
Many thanks once again,
Ollie