Oculus has opened up pre-orders for its new improved dev kit, DK2, with a price-tag of $350 and with units expected to ship in July. As with the last Oculus release, it's not the final commercial build, although it's a significant step towards that. "We've had some huge breakthroughs in the last year, trying to find what VR needs to be for consumers to accept as something that's really good. DK2 isn't quite that, but it has all the core features that the core product has," Oculus' Palmer Luckey told Eurogamer.
DK2 features a 1080p display, as well as the Crystal Cove camera that improves the quality of head-tracking. At 440g, it's also significantly lighter than the units that have already shipped.
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