And so the age of VR truly begins. It’s been a long time coming, but 2016 is the year we finally find out if facebox gaming will sink or swim. I’m extremely excited personally, but still doubtful that it can reach far outside an adoring techno-niche: something far more elegant is needed for that, I feel. But that’s for the future. Right now, today, the long-awaited consumer version of the Oculus Rift [official site] has gone on pre-sale. It won’t ship until later this year, but you can put your name on the list to be part of the first wave. It’ll cost you a terrifying $600 if you’re Stateside, and it gets even worse if you’re based in the UK or Europe – £500 for the former, €700 for the latter – before shipping. Talk about a punch in the stomach.
Though you won’t actually have to stump that hideous sum up until the thing’s about to be posted out, which we now know will be in March.
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