{"id":84999,"date":"2016-01-05T16:30:51","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T14:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=84999"},"modified":"2016-01-05T16:46:31","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T14:46:31","slug":"oculus-rift-available-for-pre-order-tomorrow-january-6th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/84999-oculus-rift-available-for-pre-order-tomorrow-january-6th","title":{"rendered":"Oculus Rift available for pre-order tomorrow, January 6th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While we still don\u2019t have an official release date for the Oculus Rift, there\u2019s a good chance we\u2019ll know more when pre-orders of the virtual reality headset open on January 6<sup>th<\/sup>, at 8AM Pacific Time \u2013 that\u2019s 6PM locally.<\/p>\n<p>That news comes courtesy of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/en-us\/blog\/oculus-rift-pre-orders-to-open-on-jan-6\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oculus Team themselves<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They also made sure to mention that every Oculus Rift comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/en-us\/blog\/luckys-tale-to-be-bundled-with-every-oculus-rift\/\" target=\"_blank\">bundled with a free copy of <em>Lucky\u2019s Tale<\/em><\/a>, by developer Playful. And pre-ordering the game will also mean a free version of <em>EVE: Valkyrie<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/playfulcorp.com\/#lucky\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Lucky\u2019s Tale<\/em><\/a> is charming adventure title that puts you in control of the lovable fox Lucky.<\/p>\n<p>Designed exclusively for the Oculus Rift, <em>Lucky\u2019s Tale<\/em> puts you inside a rather vibrant, inviting world, and tasks you with \u201cracing with Lucky through lush trees, dodging swamp pits, battling menacing bosses, or mastering mini-games\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jqEm1fXBWKg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evevalkyrie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">EVE: Valkyrie<\/a><\/em> is a virtual reality multiplayer space combat game set in the EVE universe.<\/p>\n<p>Built from the ground up for the Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR, it promises the most authentic and immersive dogfighting game yet.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s team-based, gorgeous to look at and more than likely going to garner a good deal of pre-orders for Oculus.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/amtBUkmHS0w\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DZ4gpjwJa08\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oculus\u2019 founder, Palmer Luckey, will also be taking part in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/IAmA\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit AMA<\/a> at 6PM tomorrow, which means 4AM for us.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no word on price, but that\u2019ll be made clear the moment pre-orders are made available.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re excited. Having used the Oculus Rift, we know full well the potential it has, even if it is a little expensive.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/en-us\/blog\/oculus-rift-pre-orders-to-open-on-jan-6\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oculus<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Everything VR related<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/ps4\/84799-take-a-look-at-playstation-vrs-external-processor.html\">Take a look at PlayStation VR\u2019s external processor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/84703-oculus-rift-will-require-four-usb-ports-three-of-them-usb-3-0.html\">Oculus Rift will require four USB ports, three of them USB 3.0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/82534-analysts-optimistically-predict-5-million-oculus-rifts-to-be-sold-in-2016.html\">Analysts optimistically predict 5 million Oculus Rifts to be sold in 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/81369-nvidia-expects-virtual-reality-to-be-an-expensive-experience.html\">NVIDIA expects virtual reality to be an expensive experience<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And that means a price, finally. 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