Oculus Touch VR motion controller review

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[@thibaultmol]

Sound is weird on this video

[@Verdigo76]

This video understates the finger sensing by the controllers. I tested one out at best buy. Rather than "play" a game I spent my time testing the accuracy of responses and placement. The placement of the virtual hands and fingers in your view is spot on. It simulates more than just whether your fingers are curled or extended. It also can tell the placement of your fingers and thumbs hovering over each button. So when it says press X you instinctively look down at your hands. You can watch your virtual thumb slide over to the button in real time. It could tell the hovering distance above the X Y A B buttons as far as an inch and a half. More than you would every reach for a button. I haven't tried a vive but if it doesn't have this then it might be a deal breaker. Also in case anyone was wondering; I don't have binocular vision meaning my right eye doesn't look where my dominant left eye is looking. Lots of people have this problem. While I personally can see out of both eyes my depth perception is off. Despite this the 3D effect still worked perfectly for me. If you have the same problem then it is not a show stopper.

[@ShannonMcCraryH]

Anyone else think the sound is terrible in this video? Like it was recorded in a long hallway...?

[@Candyrock15]

Shannon McCrary might just be you, dude

[@adityasinghaswal4923]

Shannon McCrary the cracky beats in the background music made me think on the same

[@kael13]

It's a bit muffled, yeah.

Agree, it is like I turned the treble way down and the bass way up on my speakers.

[@TheRealdealdude2]

I used them yesterday at Best Buy. I like them a little more than the Vive's.

[@niekocastermovies]

that is a very weird sentence.....

[@andyh63]

lvlaple4Ever so they are much bigger but less clunky OK !

[@ditlevholtpedersen9086]

I rarely comment, but this was a nice and clean review

[@tonemedia5935]

I rarely reply to comments, but I agree with your comment.

[@AnOriginalKiwi]

TONEMEDIA I rarely reply to replies replying to a comment but I must agree with you

[@mr9.rahman]

One of the best videos from The Verge so far.

[@DapperNurd]

This was a great video. It truly explained the differences, pros, and cons between the Vive and the OR. Subscribed :D

[@bellezadaniel]

4:20 that armpit hairs need some trimming thoooo lmao

[@milkyshame73]

Her voice sounds pretty muffled.

[@humperdinger]

You can give a thumbs up with the touch controllers. I give a thumb up for Adi for all her VR-reviews.

[@Tech4U21]

Could these controllers work with gear vr???

[@atomsbudgetreviews8713]

Great job. Impressed!

[@maddeandersson8210]

Cool video!😎

[@evanrhynold]

So you can move around with the analog sticks?

[@reszegiroland4619]

Hello. I can use the ocolus touch whitout the rift in the VRchat?

[@user-sr6qt2fh4h]

Question! ! There is PiMax vr! Buy only one Oculus touch. Does it work in both steam games?ㆍ

[@Rerry1000]

is possible to play non vr games using this like a controller?

[@NonsenseSystems]

Can i just get a pair of motion controllers and get a vr headset for a phone and connect it to a pc?

[@Justinlandonline]

The Dinging background music through the entire Video was super distracting.

[@Nerdhaunt]

Verge is got their own Tomb Raider

[@faisal28926]

Where do you get music for you video, verge? They are pretty awesome.

[@Sunesen]

Can't wait for my controllers to arrive in a few days.

[@patrickjung488]

good analysis.

[@Astrobiologica]

Adi, have you played Orbusvr reborn, you should make a video review !

[@natorouu6639]

Does it work without the Rift..? With iPhone?

[@pelvist]

When I was playing earlier I noticed that with shooting games like Super Hot the controllers arent quite as precise as Vives wands and I often lost tracking when trying to pick things up off the floor. The Touch controllers are pretty good but not having a built in rechargeable battery was disappointing and they felt cheaply made. I am very excited for the new Vive controllers next year that they showed off at Steam Dev Days, being able to physically let go of your controller will add so much to immersion.

[@CanalDojogames]

can wë use 4 câmeras or more? it Will helps no drift

[@theichytype]

Wow, I'm glad I sold my Vive. Even though I'm not getting Oculus Rift anytime soon, it looks great for people like me who have under room scale play area. The hand gestures seem more natural (though Vive could still be better in terms of gun or sword types games due to the weight) Plus you can change the battery unlike the Vive's are built in and gonna die at some point.

[@garrysfrog]

outfit says legends of rock, apartment says pinterest bookmarker

[@desaturated6049]

PLEASE BRING BACK 90 SEC VERGE. I NEED QUICK NEWS!

[@howtofixyourosx1978]

Which mouse is this at 4:37 ?

[@adityakotia7174]

nice video

[@t.meyers00]

how do you move

[@MittySmitty]

Are you able to use the Oculus touch on an htc vive?

[@whopperlover1772]

Nope. Gotta buy an Oculus m8.

[@spacevalyrian]

Nice video. And weird how I recognize the Breather room. I think...

[@ParanoidPixel]

When we get haptic feedback gloves give me a call.

[@blackpete]

Thats the point, i will join the "vr club".... maybe next year?

[@kael13]

Like a PowerGlove? :D

[@DucksDoctor]

ParanoidPixel The problem with haptic feedback gloves is that you won't actually be holding anything in real lifelike you would in a game. A sword, a flashlight, a gun for all of these things you'll just be awkwardly making that shape with your gloved hands which will be completely immersion breaking.

[@ParanoidPixel]

DucksDoctor We can already simulate resistance through a variety of methods, creating artificial muscles. We already do this in robotics. With the addition of haptics the simulation wouldn't have to be very strong. Your brain should fill in the gaps. At the very least the point of entry into creating artificial rigidity would be very low.

[@DucksDoctor]

ParanoidPixel Fair point, but this isn't something that just haptic gloves can offer. This is something only available in labs in a very specific use case scenario and it's purely experimental. It definitely will not be available in the consumer space for years to come. There are some haptic gloves available for vive though (the caveat being that they are still under R&D) check out ManusVr if you're interested.

[@guillermo5310001]

What is the name of the song from 2:45

[@thomasnegrete5298]

Let the VR Wars continue. HTC Vive is already taking pre-orders for an upgrade kit that will make the Vive wireless. Competition is great! Both of these products will just continue to get better.

[@graystarstudios1179]

Thomas Negrete is wireless really that worth it? How much will it really affect you?

[@thomasnegrete5298]

Most definitely. Wireless is going to be great!

[@graystarstudios1179]

Thomas Negrete consider this, you go the same distance as you would with a cable, and all it does is prevent your feet from feeling a cable, is it that big of a deal? no, is it worth the price? Hell no. Would I buy it if it were like $10 sure. but the fact of the matter is wireless affects vr about as much as a wireless controller affected xbox, (vs wired) Not a huge difference.

[@thomasnegrete5298]

I hate it when my feet get tangled up in the cord when playing room scale, to me it's definitely worth it. It may not be for you but for many it is. If you can afford it why not?

[@thomasnegrete5298]

I'm not trying to be a fan boy for the HTC Vive. The point of my comment is that competition is great & these products will continue to get better because of it.

[@jrjubach]

Anyone read Ready Player One? Things are getting to be like the Oasis. Only a matter of time, guys.

[@jrjubach]

nalorcs I speak fluent sarcasm, and let me tell you. You're so awesome.

[@mitcHELLOworld]

Yes ! i listened to the audio book, read by wil wheaton :) it was amazing. one of the best books ive read (listened to) lately!

[@wills1644]

love that book! can't wait for the movie! it's directed by Spielberg

[@CandyHam]

what music starts @ 2:44?

[@dominickcastro7482]

Would these controllers be comparable with Xbox ???

[@jakenader2265]

the prob with the rift is that its already out of date, eye tracking is gonna make vr look better and require drastically less gpu power. star vr is coming out spring time with 5k eye tracking and 240 fov which is gonna make vr headsets now look like junk. also alot of other vr headsets are going to have eye tracking.

[@Thatlankydude1232]

That wasn't really much of a "review" as much as it was an "overview".

[@SkeleCrafteronYT]

an overeview?

[@rot9291]

still waiting for new power glove

[@camwheel]

I played both the vive and oculus before deciding to buy the oculus. I still don't know if I made the right choice, or if there really is one. There are some vive games I want to play that are vive only, which I didn't really pay attention to until after I purchased my oculus. So that I regret, and hope they become cross platform compatible. But the controllers for the rift feel more natural and less "controller" like. It feels more natural to hold. The other thing is the store where I tested the Vive, wouldn't let me put my glasses in the Vive and try wearing it. So with me being near sighted it was like, "cool, I'm in a video game! Blind!" So knowing that my glasses fit the Rift was nice. IDK how many usb ports the Vive requires, but the Rift takes 3 (headset, and both sensors) and they say the ports should be USB 3.0. I rebuilt my computer using my old case, so the new MoBo has two 3.0 slots and one 3.1 which is currently occupied by my wireless internet receiver. The USB ports on the front of my case are 2.0 (I bought this case in 2008, still going strong). So the headset is in one 3.0 slot and one sensor is in the other. The second sensor is in a USB 2.0 slot and has worked fine. So far I am happy with my purchase, it is super impressive technology. I just wish there was a more substantial list of games for these things (I want a good strategy game so bad). But these are the early days, and those are always the most painful for new gaming platforms. So if you're wanting one of these, I would hold off awhile longer until the game libraries develop further.

[@paulm.9875]

Cam On the vive only games, you can play them if you have touch controllers. Just install steam and steam VR and run the room setup (make sure you either have 3 sensors or opposite corner 2 camera setup) and you can play any steam VR game even if it only has the vive support listing.

[@dlaroc]

Woah!! @4:20, Look like she got Don King in a headlock!!!

[@Jayceh2]

Will it work on the gear vr?

[@Jonny2myren]

No

[@SkeleCrafteronYT]

GearVR is so basic. Definitely not. GearVR doesn't even have positional tracking how will it have this.

[@gustavojavier2353]

where is the 'touch' part? I only see joysticks..

[@cang559]

there are sensors in the control that can determine where your fingers are, so you can grab things and give a thumbs up. watch the video next time.

[@CanalDojogames]

im crazy for this control. and i love psmove controls. but this one Go a little further.

[@user-on6do4iv8h]

notification squad

[@falcon9gxgc]

Going to wait for a few reasons, many of which were stated on the video: - More software development - More hardware development w/ increased ease of use - SLI support for nVidia cards

[@cristianconstantin6496]

falcon9gxgc, let's also add to the list better resolution per eye (or at least RGB subpixel arrangement), 120 fps with adaptive sync. And to trump it all: wireless. There is a Vive kit that makes it wireless and adds about 16ms to response times, but vive+ good headphones + that kit = 1kg on the head

[@falcon9gxgc]

Cristian Constantin yes and yes! Make it also user friendly for ppl who wear glasses.

[@oceannewf]

Please oh please tell me someone is watching this in 2019!? I want to know what that magic game is!! 1:54

[@carparked]

The unspoken

[@jimmysgameclips]

I'd seriously consider it if the Rift wasn't so unfriendly to glasses wearers

[@dayelu6028]

Yes, you have a wider eyewear than most people (at least Oculus think is, as most of them including CEO wear glasses)

[@jimmysgameclips]

Daye Lu Oddly I have smaller glasses, although the problem isn't that anyway, when I used my friends Rift my glasses were pressing against my face and that makes me really nauseous. I can get inserts (I actually have some for something else that might work) but it's still a problem for anyone else coming to try it

[@scottstobbe]

The lens inserts from vr-lens-lab.com/ are a decent way to solve this.

[@jimmysgameclips]

Oh dear :/ I have respirator inserts from an old job but tbh I'll likely go for the Vive. Close call though

[@manishbhandari4969]

Wow

[@TheJimiles]

But which is better is the question! Of course it doesn't matter if VR doesn't make it as a medium because of the lack of games, I'll only buy one if it does make it. And if it does become a thing, the primary question IS "which is better?".

[@ChristianMCI]

Vive is better.

[@TheJimiles]

Oh I know, I'm just commenting on the way they avoid picking which is better. Obviously they do so to not piss anyone off, but that's not an honest review then

[@whopperlover1772]

Oculus is loads better in terms of comfort and the touch controllers are amazingly comfortable and natural.

[@pikanoob]

idk still pretty worried about a platform war from Oculus's side because they keep making rift exclusives

[@whopperlover1772]

They stopped making exclusives many months ago.

[@Zombiecow7799]

pikanoob The reason oculus has exclusives is because they're funding these games. The game wouldn't exist at all if oculus wasn't paying to have them made

[@CanalDojogames]

if i buy touchs i receive one câmera? if Yes,its amazing!!!!!

[@Amirhamza96960]

how much

[@chrischeaptech5053]

Check out my channel, I make reviews of affordable stuff! :) Thanks!

[@Cinnabuns2009]

Hahahaha! Hilarious. If you want room scale like the Vive has except with less-than-laser tracking, You need 3 cameras. So.. $280. 4 cameras? $360. And don't forget to buy a USB 3 pcie card to power those 3-4 if your motherboard doesn't have that many ports left over. Oh... and batteries. lots and lots and lots of batteries. Or rechargeables and a charger. Extra cords, USB3 hub, batteries, charger... what are we up to now? And the tracking isn't as good. And doe these not have haptic feedback like the Vive or do they? Its really cool. I'll just plug my Vive controllers in and recharge them while you're thinking about it.

[@SirDragonClaw]

Its a shame she didn't setup the cameras in the 360 degree config. Its much better.

[@bstone100]

This needs a poweglove

[@vincemertens699]

Input performer roughly course contract defense

[@domgreen1859]

who mixed this...

[@benjaminschneider]

What's the name of the game at 3:01?

[@VertexNull]

notyetnamed89 super hot

[@ditlevholtpedersen9086]

notyetnamed89 Darude Sandstorm

[@benjaminschneider]

Thermashock 007 thanks!

[@FALprofessional]

Hardpore corn?

[@FALprofessional]

Jar Jar Martin That's what I thought. Brazzers.

[@VertexNull]

I'm still not getting an Oculus since they like to lock down their platform

[@cloudenvy000]

If you don't want an Iphone that's fine, just get an android instead.

[@VertexNull]

Cloud-Envy I don't know what you mean. I'm taking about me having a Vive and never supporting Oculus

[@mitcHELLOworld]

Lock down their platform? youve got to be kidding me. Oculus has done more for VR and to push it forward than any other company in the world. Do you realize that they are funding a TON of these games made by other studios ? who otherwise would not be making VR content. Oculus is singlehandedly pushing VR farther constantly. And for everything they give, do they ask for permenant exclusivity? NO. They dont even Lock it down... They ask for an initial launch period where the game is exclusive to Rift. Lets be perfectly clear, this is NOTHING like what microsoft and sony do, where they literally pay a third party company to keep their games off of a competing platform. What Oculus has been doing is completely or largely funding games by these developers, and asking absolutely no profit in return. On top of that, they make their engineers and in house devs available to these teams and help them with troubleshooting and technical problems that arise in VR. They simply ask for their games to be launched FIRST on their platform, after a period time they are free to launch their games elsewhere... So, yeah before shooting off from the mouth, you really should do some research.

[@PrakashKalapala]

From the looks of it, that wire coming out from oculus seems way too annoying...I guess, I will sit this out for atleast 2 more years from now.

[@Nerdule]

It's really, really hard to get rid of the wire. You need extremely high bandwidth to stream high-resolution video, and you need really, *really* low latency in order to avoid nausea. Not to mention, driving the display takes a fair amount of power. That said, there's a lot of interesting development going on in this area, so while I'd be a little skeptical it's possible that 2 years from now really is about the right timeframe. And the cable really isn't that bad. I've tried the Vive and it doesn't take long before you stop noticing it.

[@PrakashKalapala]

Eldritch Yup, I truly understand it's need here. Even I also believe that it's not going to vanish just like that in just mere two years. Especially considering the fact that just now in this quarter only the very first commercial VR release has released to the masses. And it would certainly take an huge amount of effort to not only bring new features but to also polish the older one; including this wire too. P:S; Except from Gear VR and Google's Cardboard, I haven't actually had an real opportunity to play with these advanced VR headsets. So, my observations are largely are based on the blogs and KZbin reviews. So, there's that.

[@Magneira]

VR is still a perifephal e not something that stands by itself, this is why PS VR will do well because you will have real games like RES7, Gran Turismo with the option to use this periferal.

[@Magneira]

How much VRs you can buy by itself? How much VRs are cheap for mass consuming? OK then.

[@Magneira]

It's obvious I don't have experience with English, what's does this have to do with anything fake profile? Fell better or superior now? Coward. Anyway answer my questions, in not talking to Google I'm talking to you fake profile.

[@Magneira]

Said the fake profile, hilarious.

[@Magneira]

You are cowards who think are funny, but have no life. May you should seek professional help about this fear of saying your opinion with a real profile.

[@Magneira]

You should realty stop wasting your time replying to me and go treat yourself, learn to respect others and grow some balls. You are desperately need that my friend, maybe getting laid would help.

[@benneale8506]

Music is way too loud compared to the narration in this video.

[@stephenmusic69420]

Oh yeah these were a thing

[@gustavojavier2353]

It seems more of a Oculus AD instead of a review

[@Ybalrid]

No AD, like in Advertisement. A commercial... But I will not agree with that ^^"

[@tonizio4958]

WHERE YOUR WRIST BANDS!

[@Tammyisthebestmovieever]

You have a faint moustache

[@garciacelso12]

Positivity Tam ? Okay and?

[@Tammyisthebestmovieever]

IS gross!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mikejc96]

Vive >

[@Skibbityboo0580]

The vive is coming out with a system like this next year. I personally love the competition, it just means better things for the consumer!

[@Skibbityboo0580]

Check out the verve article on the new vive controller.

[@remedyjustice11]

But dose it work on PS4 😭 I need to know I’ve been looking for this on PS4 for like 2 hours like come on pls I need to know pls write back

[@ayusharora2019]

No. It is google who is going to commercialize VR to general people by using daydream

[@SexualPotatoes]

so you can see the future eh

[@ayusharora2019]

No, but it is so clear. Just like how Henry Ford commercialized vehicles so that even middle class could afford it, the same way google will bring VR to millions of people within 1 or 2 years and thousands of jobs will be created to fulfil that demand. This is so clear. :)

[@samsonsliteye]

voice audio sounds muffled, FYI no platform war? then how else would you describe oculus pushing developers to sell two versions of their games? one on the oculus store that ONLY works with oculus, and another version of the same game on steam that ONLY works with vive? oculus platform war 2.0 is what i call this nonsense... :/ and im surprised nobody mentioned that most oculus touch games were developed for vive and ported over, or, even worse, were delayed or even canceled for vive after oculus threw a ton of money at the devs to make it an oculus touch exclusive or time exclusive. and then everybody ends up calling the oculus touch games "more refined" than vive games, even though theyre literally made for vive and just ported to oculus touch? sad... sorry but thats really bad reporting and journalism... was hoping for more from the verge than a third party comercial and thumbs up for oculus touch... this is the oculus rift as it was meant to be? hmmmm im pretty sure luckey didnt have plans for motion touch controllers from the start

[@banaarasiyaa]

finally.. someone who looks cute using a VR headset

[@Phongryu]

From what others have said, the oculus rift and touch isn't nearly as a immersive as the vive. In the oculus, you don't get to walk around and are limited to either standing or sitting. If you drop something in job simulator, and try to pick it up, you'll lose tracking.

[@VertexNull]

Aleknil that's kind of contradictory since the third sensor is another $80

[@easyluckable]

While Oculus just released their motion controller, Vive already went to cable free.

[@Nerdule]

The way things have ended up - with one always a half-step behind the other - seems in many ways like the best possibility. First Oculus had the better headset, but Vive was the only one with controls ... now, for the moment, Oculus is ahead, but before their next release Vive's going to leapfrog them, and then Oculus will release their next generation to leapfrog Vive ... competition like this is the best possible situation for VR. If one of them 'wins', we all lose, because then we'd be dealing with a monopoly on PC VR.

[@easyluckable]

Ture though, it's probably the best for VR. As customers however, if we want to have the ultimate VR experience , we probably have to buy both Oculus and VIve just someone have both PS4 and Xbox one.

[@shirobuta_]

Didn't put on the straps. Lol

[@Larwood.]

That constant clicking in the soundtrack is incredibly distracting.

[@transformersloverjon]

I'm an Oculus fan, but there is some serious payola going on here.

[@tannerlee7421]

Vive was first and is still better

[@MianWei]

Why is she so pissed

[@AzimythicLive]

Oculus = playstation Vive = Xbox OSVR = Nintendo

[@eduardozunigas]

some make up and clothes for this pretty girl will be ok!!... i mean she is beatifull but the look is also important!!

[@lukegalt8105]

Plz get rid of her

[@yourboyman7410]

hot

[@Techy_Andrew]

1 first

[@neolynxer]

This is an ad

[@NotRealValty]

the background music is actually shi* i can't handle it...

[@benjaminaguilar34]

Why is she always doing VR headset reviews? I don't trust her point of view

[@elitespa]

Shave that arms..... XD 4:25 is disgusting..

[@adamfrisk956]

The more you shave - the harder it grows.

[@bryanleebmy]

Change your profile picture...... XD you're disgusting.. Doesn't feel good, does it?

[@adamfrisk956]

Bryan Lee Just checked his profile picture. I know that Razer gets a bad rep., but DAMN it's a stylish setup. The only thing missing is a gorgeous blond to suck you off while you're popping caps in (insert your fav. FPS here).

[@ljvasey]

I've got news for you: women are covered in hair, just like you are.

[@ilqrd.6608]

actually you are disgusting

[@SmokeAwayyy]

Too little, too late. Years ago I thought Oculus would lead the VR era. In reality it looks like they will always be playing catch up. I guess that's what they get for rushing to market with an inferior product and attempting to make the rift platform a walled garden. Vive > Rift

[@zman948]

Smoke Away They're not playing catch up. Unlike the Vive they spent time developing and perfecting their controller. It's not like they spent all of these months just to be on the same level as the Vive. They spent it to be higher than The Vive. Now Vive needs to catch up

[@ubaid497]

hairy arms though

[@infintitybader]

Not on camera though

[@anthonymitev502]

You can see them on camera xd

[@Daniel-mr8eb]

ew hairy arms

[@maxchilla732]

Oculus lost it's Advantage ! vive is the thing to Go with !

[@zman948]

max chilla Other way around

[@Aunubus69]

Wrong. Vive is for people who wanted a rushed unfinished product with less research and development. oculus is for a more finished and polished product higher end quality and better features.

[@Aunubus69]

its still a rushed unfinished product which is why they are making a new one already to try and perfect them. Not to mention htc was a business that was going under. It was only the rushed vive that kept them going. Their shares was going down and they was going to shut doors. Which is why the vive was released in its current state.

[@DucksDoctor]

Master Anubis Vive has 4 years of development behind it, the concept started in valves room back in 2012 they shared what they had with oculus before it was bought out by Facebook. At which point HTC and valve partnered up. There is no conceivable way that vive is unfinished. The fact that it came to production so fast after a reveal is because oculus did not have a proper manufacturing plant (which is where the component delay came from) while HTC is an international electronics manufacturer. Also vive will not save HTC, they have only one vr product on the shelves unlike their phone business. They have no reason to rush their only and first vr product because producing a terrible one will shoot them in the foot. Also there isn't anything that the oculus rift features that the vive didn't already own other than software exclusivity and that's because they refuse to play oculus is game. Including games that HTC themselves are funding. Finally the vive offers roomscale tracking at a larger range than the rift with only 2 trackers while the rift requires 3 plus usb cords leading from the cameras to the pc. On top of that the vive has a camera built in to the HMD for extra safety it is very clear that from the ground up the entire kit was designed to do roomscale, sitting, and standing from the very beginning. While the rift started as seated with a gamepad then with touch turned into standing, now it can do roomscale with 3 trackers. One of those 2 is clearly more refined for a roomscale vr experience and it isn't rift.

[@drifter4training]

amen to that...

[@getmarked4066]

I hate hairy arms on women..

[@garciacelso12]

MarkSoldier why? It's a natural thing Plenty of woman have hair on their arms' Some more noticeable than others

[@bredita09]

Stopped watching due to the annoying background music.

[@getmarked4066]

Cant oculus afford better looking woman?