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Oculus Rift VR first set of pre-orders sold out

Facebook owned virtual reality company Oculus, said the Rift, the much-awaited virtual reality headset will be priced at $599.

Oculus Rift, will come bundled with the games Lucky’s Tale and EVE: Valkyrie will start shipping from March 28 to 20 countries, including Australia, Canada, Japan, the UK and the United States, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday.

Rift will also be available in limited locations at select retailers starting in April, according to the blog post.

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The Rift box will include the headset with built-in headphones and mic, sensor and an Xbox One controller. Apart from these usual accessories, a new input device has been introduced Oculus Remote, which helps users navigate through the Oculus store or explore video content with a black track-pad and plus-minus buttons.

The company also said that bundles that include an Oculus Ready PC and a Rift would be available for preorder in February starting at $1,499.

Oculus promises that more than 100 virtual reality games and other experiences will be available by this year end. The first pre-orders for the Oculus have already been sold out in the first half an hour of its availability and next pre-orders will be starting soon.