One of the hottest new products to get unveiled during CES this year is the Oculus Rift. The Virtual Reality headset has had a storied development history, but has always been at the forefront of the technology compared to other competitors like the Samsung Gear VR and the Google Cardboard devices.
Because of its development pedigree (including Founder Palmer Luckey, John Carmack - who developed some software for it, and the new owner of the company Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook fame), expectations are running high for the device. Perhaps unsurprisingly, when they launched it yesterday, the price is a bit higher than folks originally expected. The buzz for a while on the price ranged from $350 to $1500. The reality sits in the middle but is closer to the cheaper price, as the final retail for the Oculus Rift ended up at $599.
Keep in mind that the VR headset also comes with a remote, an Xbox One controller (compatible with PC) and two games: EVE Valkyrie and Lucky’s Tale, so the price is relatively decent considering the cutting edge nature of the "super-premium" hardware. You can already preorder the Oculus Rift, and it has an estimated “March 2016" ship date.
Here's the link for folks who want to be early adopters: Oculus -- Shop