Oculus Rift Pre-Order Starts This January [Specs, Features & Price]

Folks who are eager to get into what the new age of virtual reality brings get the chance to reserve their very own Oculus Rift headsets when pre-orders for it kick off tomorrow, Jan. 6.

Pre-orders for the Oculus Rift will start at 11 a.m. ET/ 8 a.m. PT and will include some freebies. With each purchase of the Rift, customers will also get a copy of the free game Lucky’s Tale from Playful as mentioned via Oculus.com.

Now if that sounds sweet, there is more. The Oculus Team will be also throwing in another free game in EVE: Valkyrie, a sci-fi adventure game for the early bird buyers.

The consumer version of the Rift is expected to be out by the first quarter though the specific date of its release has yet to be known as well as how much it will retail in the market. However, Oculus executives did hint that the Rift headset and a computer could cost no more than $1,500, where the PC is believed to be most likely the one taking up brunt of that price ($1,000) as hinted by CNet.

But with the 2016 CES just around the corner, latest updates on the Oculus Rift could be out so interested buyers are encouraged to stay tuned.

For now it remains to be seen if the next coming of virtual reality will be successful. The past year saw a couple of headsets come out in the open, the Google Cardboard and the Samsung Gear VR.

The Oculus Rift was one of the highly anticipated devices that would come out for 2016, the others being the Sony PlayStation VR and the HTC Vive.

For those who are unaware, the Oculus Rift design is made up of fabric where the fascia is removable with the headset redefined for users who require glasses to use it.

It also features and adjustable dial to make up for the varying distances for the benefit of the gamer’s sight and is overall a lighter rendition compared to the prototypes the initially came out.

One thing that some people may find annoying is the wires requires since the Rift requires it to be plugged to a PC. Unlike the Gear VR which is wireless since it projects graphics from a compatible Samsung mobile phone.

But if graphical representation is to be a basis, the Rift is by all means a lot better in that department together with physical controls.

Will the Facebook-owned Oculus Rift truly change the world of gaming and media rendering? We will certainly find out soon!