Oculus Rift, which was purchased by Facebook in 2014, announced on Wednesday that the VR headset is now available for pre-order, with a one unit per customer limit and a price tag of $599.
Shipping will start March 28, but will only be available in the following countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United States, according to the Oculus website.
The Oculus Rift is not a console, but a headset gear that will be wired to a PC. In order for Rift to work perfectly, the computer should have the following specs, according to CNet: A graphics card: Nvidia GTX 970, or AMD R9 290 (equivalent or greater); An Intel i5-4590 (equivalent or greater) processor; at least 8GB+ RAM memory; compatible HDMI 1.3 video output; at least three USB 3.0 ports, plus a USB 2.0 port; Windows 7 SP1 64 bit operating system or newer.
For PCs that fail to reach these specs, Oculus also made available a downloadable Rift compatibility tool that users can set up in their PCs that will help configure how to make the VR headset work well, according to BGR.
Buying a unit of the Oculus Rift this year entitles the customer to be treated to two free games - combat game "EVE Valkyrie" and platform game "Lucky's Tale." Oculus also made a deal with Microsoft, so each purchase of the headset will also come with an Xbox One gamepad.
Motion controllers, dubbed "Oculus Touch," will also be made available, which will arrive at some point in the second half of 2016, according to Tech Insider.
Visit the Oculus shop to purchase your pre-order.
