And Oculus Rift, And Vive Problems With

As is known, Oculus Vr And HTC They decided the first to rush to the market of virtual reality and earlier competitors (like Sony with its PlayStation VR) release their helmets Rift and Vive, respectively. It is a pity, we did not have time to ship and the first batch of goods, how did they have problems.

As we put it Oculus Vr In a letter to one of the affected consumers, the plant had a “unforeseen shortage of components”, which, “unfortunately, influenced the original delivery time.” One of the first pre-orders “helmet of the device.

In compensation, the manufacturer promises to cover all the costs of delivering Oculus Rift to any point of the planet to everyone who issued a pre-order from January 6 to April 1, 2016. Plus, they say, until April 12, all buyers will already be able to get accurate information about the official website regarding the status of delivery of their order.

As for Vive, its shipments should start only tomorrow (April 5). But, as it was called, the day before the payment processing system was illuminated. As a result, the “limited number” of buyers suffered from automatic cancellation of pre-orders. Now HTC advises those who ordered a helmet, first of all to contact their bank and “warn about the upcoming write-off of funds”.

Recall that if you suddenly get rid of buy Oculus Rift for $ 599 right today, then you will take it no earlier than July. Whereas Vive for $ 799, apparently, will arrive in May.