It’s been a long wait but the price-tag for the consumer version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has finally been confirmed now that pre-orders are open — and it costs $599 (plus shipping). U.K. pricing for the headset is £499.
We know because TC editor Matthew Panzarino just managed to order one…
Remember you’ll also need to own a PC capable of powering Rift to enter its VR playground — so if not you’ll need to factor in that additional cost.
Also confirmed: the month the Rift is slated to ship — which is March. Previously Oculus has said to expect the headset to arrive in Q1 2016. So no delays yet.
As previously confirmed, the Touch controller for the headset, which will let wearers interact with the stuff they’re seeing in VR, enabling them to pick up virtual objects and so on, is not shipping at the same time as the Rift but there is an option to get “in line” for it during pre-order checkout process, which then leads to an Oculus account sign up page.
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