Oculus Rift will begin shipping to customers March 28, and those first boxes will contain the headset, sensor, Oculus remote and an Xbox One controller.

We had a chance to see exactly what will be included in the boxes going out for the Oculus Rift early adopters. We also saw the Oculus Touch controller, which won't be part of the first wave of Rifts to roll out to consumers.


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The Oculus Touch controller has been delayed until the second half of 2016. The company said the delay is because it wants to improve "hand pose recognition" and work out some of the ergonomics in order to ensure the device is comfortable for users.

Oculus Rift pre-orders opened on January 6, and the device will cost $600. That's in addition to costs associated with a PC that can keep pace with the Oculus Rift's demands on hardware.

In spite of the $600 price tag, CEO Palmer Luckey called it "obscenely cheap" for what the device is capable of.