That's pretty debatable. In many ways they are very close and have gotten closer since launch. Vive was better for the brief period where Touch was unavailable

That's pretty debatable. In many ways they are very close and have gotten closer since launch. Vive was better for the brief period where Touch was unavailable simply because you either have tracked controllers or you don't. Post Touch it comes down a bunch of other things because you can get either and not regret it. * The Vive tracking system has more usable range, but that doesn't mean anything for > 80% of spaces. * Touch controllers are much better than the Vive wands (pick your reasons). * Oculus USB requirements are a disaster as is the USB extension situation. * Oculus can run four sensors with fewer occlusion issues, and yes I still have occlusion with 4 sensors. * Optically you find people on either side in terms of which is better. Without double blind testing several samples of each I wouldn't assume anything. * I'm not sure if they have parity for reprojection performance * Vive has the passthrough camera which seems to be poorly utilized. * Oculus comes with built-in headphones, that's 100$ add on for the Vive. * Rift doesn't come with a third camera that's a 60$ add on. * Rift was lighter, but newer Vive units have gone on a diet bringing them closer. * Vive has a longer cable and if you have a primo space like mine it's a big deal. You need a biiig space though. The Vive is more expensive right now. Optically I think the Rift is better, and it's dirt cheap to add prescription lenses to (<30$). The Rift works with Oculus Home without hacks, but the reverse is not true of the Vive.