Oculus Santa Cruz is Quest, will offer standalone VR in spring for $399

After teases and public demonstrations, Oculus is finally ready to make its third virtual reality headset — previously codenamed Project Santa Cruz — official. Renamed Oculus Quest, it was originally revealed in 2016 in early prototype form, then updated in 2017 with new controllers and demos, and began shipping to developers in November. Today, it’s been officially announced for a spring release with over 50 compatible titles including Moss, Robo Recall, and The Climb, at a price of $399 for a 64GB model.

Oculus Quest will occupy a unique middle ground between the Oculus Go and Oculus Rift headsets, which were developed to appeal to low-end and high-end VR consumers, respectively. While the standalone $200 Go requires no additional hardware and provides a highly compromised VR experience with limited graphics and controls, Rift demands a physical connection to an expensive standalone PC, yet provides much more realistic VR experiences.