Just after HTC VIVE confirmed that it would open for pre-order in February this year, Oculus Rift also confirmed that it would open for pre-order at 8:00 a.m. Pacific time on January 6 (early morning of January 7 Taiwan time), and would be bundled with the two games "Lucky's Tale" and "Valkyrie", but the specific price has not yet been announced.
According toOculus announced earlierThe commercial version of the Oculus Rift will be available for pre-order at 8:1 AM PST on January 6th, and will include a bundle with the games Lucky's Tale and Valkyrie. The exact price will likely be determined after pre-orders open. Oculus previously stated that the official release of the Oculus Touch controller, which allows users to operate their hands, will be delayed until the second half of this year due to precision adjustments.
Currently, both HTC VIVE and Oculus Rift are compatible with Valve's Steam VR platform services, but Oculus Rift has additionally partnered with Microsoft for bundled sales, and is expected to have deeper application performance in gaming applications.
HTC VIVE will be open for pre-order in February this year, and is expected to be officially launched around April this year at the earliest. As for Oculus Rift, it is still expected to be launched around the first quarter of this year.
