Have you been jonesing to get your hands on the long-awaited Oculus Rift? Most of us will have to wait until the first quarter of 2016, when a consumer version of the VR headset is slated to launch, but a few lucky developers can play with it right now.
Oculus on Monday announced it has started shipping out SDK 1.0, as well as early builds of the final Rift hardware, to developers working on launch titles for the device.
"If you're shipping a Rift title in Q1, you'll need early access to Rift hardware and new platform features to finalize your game or application," the team wrote. "The Rift SDK 1.0 and runtime include features tied to the consumer product, so we've currently limited the release to developers putting final touches on launch titles."
Oculus said it's planning to ship Rift hardware out to developers "every week" leading up to the launch. If you're working on a launch title and don't yet have hardware, you can upload a preview of your app through the Oculus submission tool, and the team will be in touch with next steps.
Everyone else can continue using the Rift Development Kit 2 (DK2) and SDK 0.8 for early Rift development. You'll only need SDK 1.0 if you're planning to ship in time for the Rift's launch.
"We're looking forward to seeing your VR experiences on Rift when it launches in Q1," the team wrote.
At its Connect conference in September, Oculus promised that the Rift will offer numerous new ways to enjoy VR, everything from immersive film, peer-to-peer connections and games built by the more than 200,000 Development Center users.