Oculus has set up a certification program so consumers can look for a sticker on PCs that support the Rift.
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He compared the first year of Oculus with the first year of smartphones like Blackberry and Palm Treo, which both sold around only a few hundreds of thousands of units.
Oculus’ VR-specific controller called Touch, which aims to make the user’s hand motions feel natural, is still being perfected.
You can pre-order your Oculus Rift for $599 at shop.oculus.com and we’ll be shipping at the end of March to 20 countries initially.
But Luckey also pointed to previous comments in which Oculus had described the all-in cost of a Rift and capable PC as “around $1500 combined”. The Oculus Rift costs $599 United States dollars and will come with a number of extras including – for those that pre-ordered- CCP Games’ EVE: Valkyrie.
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Oculus noted that preordering a Rift will also secure a preorder position for the Touch, the company’s VR-oriented controller shipping in the second half of 2016.
Luckey went on to apologize that the official price for the Rift didn’t match the public’s expectations, but that doesn’t mean the headset will be seeing a reduction in price anytime soon. Many of those games will need to be partially rewritten to explicitly work on the latest Rift device for consumers, and that could take time for some more complex games and experiences. In April, it will start selling the device “in limited locations at select retailers”, according to the Oculus blog.
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Facebook acquired Oculus for $2 billion in 2014.
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The company also released its recommended specifications for a computer ready to run Oculus Rift experiences.
