Gamers who still haven’t received their order of the Oculus Rift will have received an email notice from the company stating that Oculus is currently experiencing shipping delays due to ‘unexpected component shortages’, which could mean a significant delay on customer orders. To make amends for the company’s failure to have the pre-orders ready by launch time, CEO Brendan Iribe confirmed that the company would be removing all shipping and handling charges from the remaining pre-orders, including those shipping outside of the United States.
Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus, declined to make any promises on when the units would arrive, and made the following comment on Reddit:
While Luckey stated earlier that Apple doesn’t make good enough computers for the Rift, he may want to take notice of their consistent supply channels.
Meanwhile, those who pre-ordered the HTC Vive may have received an unexpected notice stating their their orders were not only declined by their financial institution, but then automatically cancelled by HTC. This was the result of a processing error, and HTC has stated that it is now working to fix the unexpected problem. Some customers have already had their orders re-instated after contacting HTC directly, and the company has promised to work with customers to get everything back on track and get the Vive units delivered as scheduled. In the meantime, HTC suggests that affected customers contact their financial institutions to notify them of the upcoming charges.
Once gamers eventually get their hands on either VR headset, they’ll be able to access a huge library of titles, and the battle to become the King of VR will be on in full-force. Prior to the eventual arrival of these pre-orders, those looking to get their VR fix can always ride a rollercoaster at select Six Flags locations, which is either the most terrifying idea of all time, or the greatest.
What do you think about the delays between both VR producers, Ranters?
Source: GameInformer
