The international rollout of the Oculus Rift has been happening in fits and starts, but today the VR headset takes a big plunge into markets outside the US. Oculus has announced that the Rift will be available to buy in a number of European and Canadian stores from September 20th, with online preorders from the same retailers starting today for a suggested price of £549 or €699.
Oculus Rift arrives in European and Canadian stores on September 20th
Available to preorder now
Available to preorder now
In the UK, the Rift will be available from Amazon.co.uk, John Lewis, PC World, Game, and London’s Harrods department store. In France, the headset will be sold at Amazon.fr and FNAC; in Germany at Amazon.de, MediaMarkt, and Saturn; and in Canada from Best Buy and the Microsoft Store. Oculus also says a number of these partners will also be offering in-store demos, bringing the total number of locations for these experiences to more than 600 across the US, Canada, and Europe. But remember: check your PC is ready for virtual reality before you splash out on a VR headset.
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