Dance Central is coming to the Oculus Quest and Rift devices.
Dance Central is coming to the Oculus Quest and Rift devices.
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Dance Central is gyrating to the Oculus Quest and Rift

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Do you remember the days when we could play Harmonix’s Dance Central and become dancing stars in the privacy of our homes? Well, those days are back with Dance Central for virtual reality.

Oculus is announcing today that Harmonix is making Dance Central for the Oculus Quest wireless VR headset and the Oculus Rift wired headset. It’s not the Microsoft Kinect, but, hey, thank god it’s not the Kinect.

Dance Central is gyrating to the Oculus VR headsets.

It will have 32 songs and immerse you in a club “where the music never stops.” You can customize your character’s look, take an in-game selfie, and then shake your full-body avatar. If you’re good, you can dance with Aubrey in the VIP room.

Up to three friends can join in Dance Central’s multiplayer modes. Or you can perfect your routine in the studio before hitting the floor to dance with your favorite Dance Central characters. The title is coming this spring and the price is to be determined.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.