Oculus’ VR headset, the Rift, has had a troubled launch thanks to what the company described as an “unexpected component shortage.” Now, four months after the headset was launched, Oculus has announced that it has finally fulfilled all pre-orders.
With all Rift pre-orders having been fulfilled, Oculus has stated that any new Rift orders from this point forward will ship out within two to four business days. Also, Oculus will also be working on expanding its retail demo program in the United States and will begin shipping Rift headsets to selected Microsoft Stores. The company states that it expects to ship out enough Rift headsets for demonstration purposes to over 500 Best Buy stores in the States.
As for the Oculus Touch controller, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe has confirmed that the Touch is expected to ship sometime in the fourth quarter of 2016. Originally scheduled to launch at the same time as the Rift headset, the Touch controller will give full hand-tracking capabilities to Rift games.
Source: Ars Technica, Oculus
