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Oculus Rift VR headset pre-orders start later this year, shipping in Q1 2016
July 04, 2025
Nearly three years afterOculustook to Kickstarter to fund its firstvirtual realitykit, theFacebook-owned companyis finally getting ready to sell its VR products to the general public. Oculus has just announced that pre-orders for the Oculus Rift will begin sometime later this year, with orders shipping out to consumers sometime in Q1 2016.
In the announcement post, Oculus wasn’t exactly clear as to whether or not users will need to use a separate device to power the Rift. It’s entirely possible that the Rift will require some other power source that plugs into the headset, similar toSamsung’sGear VR headset, which requires either aGalaxy Note 4,S6orS6 Edgeto run. There is mention of a “fully-integrated hardware/software tech stack designed specifically for virtual reality” in the announcement, though details aren’t exactly clear at the moment. The company says it will reveal hardware, software, input and gaming information in the weeks to come, so we’ll have to wait to find out for sure.
As for what users will experience with the headset, Oculus explains:
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If you’re a developer who would like to build your own virtual reality applications for the Rift, head on over to theOculus Developer Centerfor more information.
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