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The
headset is 22 percent lighter than the previous version and will
work with all of Samsung's 2015 line of smartphones, including
the Galaxy Note 5, Edge Plus, S6 and S6 Edge, Peter Koo, senior
vice president of Samsung Mobile, said at an Oculus conference
on Thursday.
Oculus also said it was partnering with Netflix Inc, Hulu, Vimeo
and Amazon Inc-owned Twitch, among others, to bring video
content and live streaming to virtual reality over the next few
months.
Oculus said it is also working with movie studios for users to
buy and rent films.
The company also announced the Oculus Arcade which will bring
games such as Pac-Man to virtual reality and said it partnered
with publishers such as Sega, Midway Games and Bandai Namco
Entertainment.
(Reporting by Abhirup Roy in Bengaluru)
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