Oculus Rift Releasing in April for $599

The VR headset Oculus Rift will be releasing this April and will cost $599. This is according to the headset’s pre-order page which recently went live and limits each pre-order to one per customer. Interestingly, those who pre-order in the United States won’t have to pay any money until the actual headset ships. This isn’t the case for UK consumers though – you’ll need to pay £499 when pre-ordering.

Oculus Rift will ship with the headset, a sensor, an Xbox One controller, the Oculus remote and two games – EVE: Valkyrie and Lucky’s Tale. You can check how compatible your system is for Rift by downloading the compatibility check application on the pre-order page.

What are your thoughts on the prices for Oculus Rift, especially considering it’s more expensive than either current gen console? Let us know in the comments and stay tuned for more information on the headset en route to its release.