The Oculus Rift is on its way.
Facebook-owned company Oculus VR finally revealed a release window for its virtual reality headset Wednesday: Quarter 1 of 2016.
The company also offered first images of the final consumer headset.
You'll be able to plunk down money to reserve a headset starting later this year; there's no word on pricing or retail availability just yet.
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There also aren't firm details on what exactly the headset will come with – the first look at the final version is all we've got for now, with more information on games coming to the Rift promised for the next few weeks.
Here's a second look at the headset, straight from the folks at Oculus VR:
The consumer version of the Oculus Rift has been a long time coming. Several versions of the Rift headset have been shown across the past few years: prototype development kits intended to show off the promise of the hardware and to enable software developers to get working on games and apps for the eventual consumer version.
The version shown today is different from previous versions in a few important ways, according to the folks at Oculus VR. It features an "improved tracking system," aimed at both seated VR experiences and standing ones. The design is also slightly different – a bit prettier than the most recent development kit, known as "Crescent Bay" – and it apparently has "updated ergonomics."
Here's a close-up of that development kit for comparison:
The version unveiled today by Oculus VR looks somewhat similar to the original concept shown in the company's incredibly popular Kickstarter. Here's a look at that (a rendered vision – this is not an actual device that exists):
