Oculus Rift Pre-Orders

My CV1 is still MIA, paid for a week ago and nothing since, emailed Oculus Help 3 days ago asking for tracking details and so far no response.

I finally got Dirt Rally downloaded in between getting my other VR computer loaded up with games ready for my Vive, which has been in my home State since Friday but which I expect will be delivered Monday. I may get around to setting Dirt Rally up to do the motion profile, but will likely leave it at that until VR support is updated.

These days my DK2 is hooked up to my development machine, so I don't have a lot of incentive to mess with the sim at the moment, content related projects are soaking up my time. Still it would be nice if Oculus got its act together with Rift deliveries, they have said this month but given past and current experiences I am still a skeptic who will believe it when it lands in my hands.

That is double cause for celebration @Cantsitstill

My Rift is still MIA, payment was processed 9 days ago and Oculus Help is following up to try and find out why no shipping tracking has resulted.

You are in for a great time, I hope you do not have many other pressing obligations as there is plenty that is compelling in the first gen VR. There can also be some time wasting frustrations, but that goes with the territory for being an early adopter.

One tip with the Vive, do the firmware updates and reboot prior to doing the room setup.

Also spend some time with the straps to get your eyes in the sweet spot but the weight support at the back of your head.

It is hard not to be dismayed with Oculus over the pre-order debacle, which has played out in many different forms, not just the component shortage.

Aussie orders have been on hold for at least the last 2 weeks because Oculus failed to keep up with compliance requirements. The latest advice is that Oculus will now ship out of order to Canberra, Victoria, Melbourne and Sydney until compliance can be secured for the rest of Australia: https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/com...ping_megathread_discuss_your_shipping/d2dpa88

Sadly I am in Tasmania and while I was charged 2 weeks ago, which is when my Rift should have shipped, it is still an indeterminate wait.

At this rate I may end up in the same boat, as I have pending project obligations.

Yep that is getting a lot of air time on Reddit, particularly as some have managed to buy the bundle in the US but get a refund on the PC, with 2-4 days free shipping.

The contract with 3rd party sellers would most likely have been made prior to the pre-orders, but compounds the wide range of pre-order issues.

Oculus has the resources but has failed in so many business related areas, from assuring the supply chain to customer service and communication.

Buying in the expertise to conduct the business is no different from buying in the expertise to create the product.

What has been evident and consistent across the DK1, Dk2 and now CV1 pre-orders is that Oculus has repeatedly stuffed it up, particularly in relation to international markets.

The irony is that Vive owners are actually getting to sample Oculus exclusive content long before a large potion of Rift customers, with the Revive project now starting to include Touch style emulation: https://github.com/LibreVR/Revive/releases/tag/0.4

Australian Rift orders are finally starting up again, after Oculus dropped the ball and failed to ensure compliance.

Mine landed in Australia yesterday and still has to make its way to Tasmania. It should have shipped on the 11th of April.

Oculus still has not got its act together with respect to email notifications, it seems communications is even harder to fix than international compliance requirements, which is sort of ironic for the worlds largest social media company...Rift pre-orders really have been an epic debacle.

I expect there will be some catching up @JAD, after such a ridiculous delay. The ones going out at the moment seem to be like mine, charged on the 11th April, but then the hold lapsed.

Some got lucky around Sydney last week, as Oculus were shipping out of order to people who lived near the FedEx depot.

I am keeping my purchases to Steam, as for me it is pretty pointless buying things like Pcars again from Oculus Home, only to be restricted to only playing against others with a Rift on the Oculus servers. There are also a bunch of other restrictions, like not being able to add non Home games.

For me the tech is exciting, it is the business practices that let it down, wrapped in way too much corporate spin for and enthusiasts niche market.