Atari Jaguar
A virtual reality headset compatible with the console, tentatively titled the Jaguar VR, was unveiled by Atari at the 1995 Winter Consumer Electronics Show. The development of the peripheral was a response to Nintendo's virtual reality console, the Virtual Boy, which had been announced the previous year. The headset was developed in cooperation with Virtuality, who had previously created many virtual reality arcade systems, and was already developing a similar headset for practical purposes, named Project Elysium, for IBM. The peripheral was targeted for a commercial release before Christmas 1995. However, the deal with Virtuality was abandoned in October 1995. After Atari's merger with JTS in 1996, all prototypes of the headset were allegedly destroyed. However, two working units, one low-resolution prototype with red and grey-colored graphics and one high-resolution prototype with blue and grey-colored graphics, have since been recovered, and are regularly showcased at retrogaming-themed conventions and festivals. Only one game was developed for the Jaguar VR prototype: a 3D-rendered version of the 1980 arcade game "Missile Command", entitled "Missile Command 3D", though a demo of Virtuality's "Zone Hunter" was also created for Jaguar VR demonstrations.
Oculus VR
On September 26, 2018 Oculus VR announced a stand-alone virtual reality headset named "Oculus Quest". It uses motion controllers similar to Oculus Touch and has four wide-angle cameras for positional tracking and displays with resolution of 1600 x 1440 per eye with an option to adjust the lens spacing. The Headset will be launching in the spring of 2019. The starting price is $399 USD. The Quest is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 mobile chip. The stand-alone headset is not as powerful as the high-powered Oculus Rift. The Quest, unlike the Oculus Rift, does not require a personal computer to operate or sensor towers to track one’s movement. This makes it possible to move around more easily in a virtual environment without tripping over physical wires or wearing a cumbersome backpack that contains a PC. The headset is lighter and more comfortable to wear with the weight more evenly distributed.