Oculus Rift Out of Stock

Preorders for the Oculus Rift kit went on sale this morning at 11 PM Eastern Time, and it took less than 15 minutes for the entire stock to be claimed. Shipment dates originally set for March 2016 have also been pushed back to April 2016. For those that said Virtual Reality gaming was never going to catch one, well, unless Oculus only had 5 units to sell, I would argue you are probably wrong.

As the first VR to really go big, and now going public to consumers, it is no surprise that it sold out so quickly. What will be really interesting to see is how Oculus Rift performs over the next few months and years. Have all of these individuals bought into a viable sub-platform – requires connection to a PC to use – or is this a gaming and media gimmick that will run its course quickly?

Virtual Reality Gaming will have legs, there is no doubt about it. As long as big publishers continue to step up to the plate to offer VR options, the platform will live on. With a great selection of games just around the corner, the first year or two of the Rift looks incredibly bright. Whether it can extend this type of success for 3 or more years has yet to be seen.

We have reached out to Oculus to get more information about their product, and what they plan to do going forward. The Oculus Rift has a retail price of 599.99 USD and includes the Lucky’s Tale game and an Xbox One controller; a preorder bonus of EVE: Valkyrie from CCP Games is also being included.