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Thank you from Oculus
Friends,
On August 1, 2012, we launched a Kickstarter campaign to seed the development of a groundbreaking virtual reality headset – Oculus Rift.
Tomorrow, we'll be opening Rift pre-orders on Oculus.com. This is a major milestone on the path to putting great VR in the hands of millions.
You’re going to experience thrilling adventures in Lucky’s Tale and Edge of Nowhere, feel your heart race as you scale mountains in The Climb, and become a rockstar in Rockband VR. You’ll create and share something magical in Oculus Medium and participate in the ultimate space dogfighting in EVE: Valkyrie. As one of the early supporters of Oculus, you helped make this revolution happen. And before we open Rift pre-orders to the world, we wanted to share one more special update with you, our Kickstarter community.
As a small token of our appreciation for your support, all Kickstarter backers who pledged for a Rift development kit will get a free Kickstarter Edition Oculus Rift! And like all Rift pre-order purchasers, you’ll receive a bundled copy of Lucky’s Tale and EVE: Valkyrie.
To claim your free Rift, fill out the survey you’ll receive from Kickstarter before February 1, 2016 and provide a shipping address that is located in one of the 20 countries Rift is launching in. For those who don’t live in one of those 20 countries, we’re working on an alternative, and you can let us know your preference in the form.
You were there at the beginning of our journey -- we couldn’t have done it without you. Today marks a new chapter.
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-- Palmer, Brendan, Nate, Michael
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Creator Dylan Hunter 2 minutes ago
This is unbelievable, thank you guys! You deserve all the accolades! -
Creator Eamon Ho123 13 minutes ago
This was my first email in the morning and I'm really excited to see the final hardware. How about launch party tickets in Menlo Park? :) -
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Creator Chuong Nguyen 22 minutes ago
Good morning from Australia.
This is a wonderful and great surprise to start my day and the new year. I thought this was an error on the Kickstarter website sending old announcements. I had to read several time to fully understand. This gift to old supporters is a rare and kind gesture people have these days. So thank you very much.
After long wait, it is great that Oculus starts to be commercially available. I wish you all best best for this launch. -
Creator michael finnigan 32 minutes ago
What about those that dropped $10 and asked for nothing back? We're the real heroes!! :) -
Creator Aaron M. Peay about 1 hour ago
Thank you guy's so much for this very gracious gift. I plan to put to good use, Actions like these give people strong motivation to believe in something. I think you know how powerful a force that can be. See yall in the rift! -
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Creator cryxan about 1 hour ago
I'll just add myself to the people expressing their thanks. This news has certainly brightened up my New Year. -
Creator Bernd about 1 hour ago
Thanks a lot! After waiting 20 years for the resurrection of virtual reality, I backed this as my first Kickstarter ever and although sometimes good things need longer than expected, it was a joyride to follow the first crawls from VR 2.0. Now we can make the first steps together soon. I am still waiting for my treadmills, stem and have to build a rig strong enough to support all that stuff including mocap. The time is near we pioneers can proudly say: ,Ready Player One!' :) -
Creator James about 1 hour ago
Literally made my day! Best news ever. Building a new PC just for this too. -
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Creator Elias about 1 hour ago
Thank you a lot! Despite the price for the DK1, this gift makes the investment feel like this project is the one with the highest return value. If it comes early enough I might consider the ability to use it with my master thesis. I wish you the best in future developments of the rift and associated products :) -
Creator Jared Pham about 1 hour ago
Here I was preparing to wake up early and spend whatever I needed to. Thanks for this gift; as a poor college student, I definitely appreciate it! -
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Creator gannebamm about 1 hour ago
There was a time I seriously thought you guys had forgotten where you came from. THIS just made me so happy seeing I was utterly wrong.
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Creator Thibaut Girka about 1 hour ago
Wow! That was unexpected! I read the survey page over and over again, and I'm still not quite sure I understand what's going on: are we really getting the first end-user Rift version for free?
Not sure what I'll be able to do with it using free software, but definitely not an offer one can refused!
Thanks a lot! -
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Creator Jeff DuBay about 2 hours ago
This is excellent, unbelievable news. I'm speechless. This kind of generosity in the business world just doesn't happen any more.I really can't thank Palmer and the entire team enough. Thank you to everyone at Oculus! Have a great launch and a super-successful 2016! -
Creator Daniel Parham about 2 hours ago
Wow, is this for real? Are the 10k of us really getting free Rifts? Holy crap that's awesome. I won't believe it until I see it in my hands. I loved the Rift and playing Dear Esther on it was one of the most immersive experiences I've ever had playing a video game. Unfortunately, motion sickness was a huge issue for me, but I have faith the new Rift (along with games tailor made for it) will help in that department. Thanks a lot Palmer, definitely glad we're facebook friends ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) -
Creator Oliver Connolly about 2 hours ago
What?! This is amazing and totally unexpected, thank you so much! -
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Creator Stephen Jones about 2 hours ago
I am emotional and shocked, all I wanted was to be at the front of the queue.
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Creator RandomTiger about 2 hours ago
Thank you again, I had to read the email three times to be sure I wasn't misunderstanding this "small token". This is really big deal for me, when I originally backed it was by far the biggest risk and pledge I had made with kickstarter.Now I have more financial responsibilities and dropping crash for the retail version would have been difficult for me. This gesture is a brilliant PR move I'm sure but its also a fantastic reward for peoples trust in you and faith in crowd funding in general. I can't wait to try it out. Thank you for your hard work and generosity. -
Creator Ahmed Jaber about 2 hours ago
Holy crap, that is amazing and incredibly generous!
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So if I'm a $10 backer, any chance I can get $10 off a Kickstarter Edition CV1? :p -
Creator M.C.A. Caspers about 2 hours ago
How a good deed shines in a weary world. Amazing, absolutely amazing! Thank you for remembering your community! -
Creator Michael Swanson about 2 hours ago
Thank you! Not only was this unexpected, but it is a first class act. It's been an exciting journey so far, and I can't wait to see how VR continues to redefine reality. -
Creator deadweight about 2 hours ago
Stunned. I am absolutely stunned at the generosity of Oculus towrds their early backers. Really amazing.If this is a sign of how well they will treat the future community as well, it will go a long way towards my recommendation to friends and co-workers when it comes to which VR headset to choose. Thank you again to the Oculus team! -
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Creator BigDaddy0790 about 2 hours ago
Okay, this is pretty amazing! Shame that my country is apparently not on the list to receive the Rift, which is really, really sad. I'm not sure what's included in the "Swag Bag", so I can't make the decision between that and waiting for a possible Rift. :( -
Creator ICOM Productions about 2 hours ago
Incredible! Thank you, Oculus team! This was unanticipated - you have really gone above and beyond to make us backers feel the love, and it is greatly appreciated! Looking forward to stepping into the game with you this year! All the best! -
Creator Alexander Morano about 2 hours ago
AMAZING! More excited than I was for Xmas! Its Xmas 2016 already. Hats off to you and the team and congratulations! -
Creator Ken Adams about 2 hours ago
I'm really glad to see VR taking off, finally :) Thanks, and good luck! -
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Creator Ian Peters about 3 hours ago
So amazing! Thank you, and good luck for tomorrow! VR has been on my wish list for decades, and it's so great to see it advance so quickly in the last few years. Thanks for all your hard work, hope you have a great CES, and I can't wait to play on my CV1! -
Creator Tom Wang about 3 hours ago
Thank you oculus. You guys were the best run and most successful kickstarter I have backed. I am proud to have been there at the start! -
Creator Sean Wood about 3 hours ago
The only thing more exciting than hearing yesterday that pre-orders were opening was hearing this morning that I already was getting one! -
Creator Artin Matousian about 3 hours ago
You guys rock! Thanks for being so awesome! I feel like a kid on Christmas morning :) Thank you! -
Creator Wout Standaert about 3 hours ago
Guys, thank you so much! Almost 4 years ago, Palmer Luckey and John Carmack got me completely moist for VR and what a ride it has been since.DK 1, the HD prototype, Crystal Cove, the DK2, Gear VR, the split with Valve, the Facebook acquisition, Crescent Bay,... lots of drama, not to mention all the other companies it has brought forth :)Thanks to you guys, I'm now working with VR in my job every day. Congratulations to the entire team! -
Creator Michael Novak about 3 hours ago
I literally gave a shout of joy in the middle of my office. Then had to run outside in 19 degree weather to call people. Palmer I doff mine hat to you!!! -
Creator John Rockefeller about 3 hours ago
WOW. I did not expect this! Holy man, this is amazing! Thank you :) -
Creator martinP about 3 hours ago
Wow, that was not expected.
Yes shipping to more countries for additional fee would be great. It seems the "Shipping problem" will be hunting us for ever. -
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