Oculus Rift prepares for early 2016 launch

Oculus co-founder and creator Palmer Luckey revealed in some tweets this week that the Oculus Rift virtual reality device is on track for release during the first quarter of 2016. Luckey also indicates that the company will start to accept pre-orders “soon after new year” and that the company will be sure to provide advance warning for interested consumers.

Thrilled to share some news: Manufacturing continues to go well, and we are still on-target for an awesome Rift launch in Q1!

— Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey) December 22, 2015

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Oculus recently started sending out what they hope is the final version of the virtual reality headset to developers for the final round of testing.

Along with the news regarding the Oculus Rift release window, Luckey revealed the company has been working with CCP Games on a space shooter game called EVE: Valkyrie. The new game will be included with all Oculus Rift pre-orders.

The Oculus Rift will be joining the Samsung Gear VR and devices from other manufacturers slated to hit the virtual reality headset market. If you are on the fence about buying a VR headset, a market that some think is poised for huge growth, check out what TalkAndroid’s own Brent D’Alessandro thought about the Samsung Gear VR after spending some time with it.

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source: Palmer Luckey (Twitter)
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