Oculus VR might finally be ready to share its Rift VR headset with the world.
Two weeks after announcing an early-2016 consumer Rift launch date, Oculus VR on Tuesday sent out invitations for a June 11 event in San Francisco.
"Step into the Rift," the invite says, below a shadowy image of the headset.
The June 11 event will take place ahead of E3, which kicks off in Los Angeles on June 16 and will feature demos from Oculus VR.
Earlier this month, the company revealed that the consumer version of the Rift will arrive in the first quarter of 2016. Pre-orders begin later this year—presumably in time for the holiday rush. There is still, however, no word on exactly when VR enthusiasts can request their headset, how much it will cost, or when the first units will ship.
"In the weeks ahead, we'll be revealing the details around hardware, software, input, and many of our unannounced made-for-VR games and experiences coming to the Rift," Oculus said in a May 6 blog post.
Last week, Oculus published the specs it recommends your gaming system have in order to have a flawless experience on the Oculus Rift. Users will need a graphics card as least as powerful as an Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or AMD R9 290, as well as a CPU the quality of an Intel i5-4590.
The system also requires at least 8GB of RAM, two free USB 3.0 ports, and Windows 7 SP1 or higher. Not to mention an HDMI 1.3 connection to a desktop machine—making it almost impossible for HDMI-less laptop users to link devices.
Developers have been tinkering with dev kits for three years, clamoring to meet the needs of virtual reality explorers even before they've strapped on the headset. Users can expect to find games, museum tours, global excursions, ... and porn.
This week, Oculus confirmed that it has no plans to prevent the adult entertainment industry from using its VR platform, Variety reported.
"The Rift is an open platform," Oculus founder Palmer Luckey said during a recent panel at the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference. "We don't control what software can run on it. And that's a big deal."
For more, see PMCag's review of the Oculus Rift Development Kit (DK2) and the slideshow above.