Oculus VR announced today (May 6) that the Oculus Rift VR headset will be shipping to consumers in Q1 2016, with pre-orders later this year.

“The Rift delivers on the dream of consumer VR with compelling content, a full ecosystem, and a fully-integrated hardware/software tech stack designed specifically for virtual reality,” Oculus VR said in the blog post. “It’s a system designed by a team of extremely passionate gamers, developers, and engineers to reimagine what gaming can be.

“In the weeks ahead, we’ll be revealing the details around hardware, software, input, and many of our unannounced made-for-VR games and experiences coming to the Rift,” the company said. “Next week, we’ll share more of the technical specifications here on the Oculus blog.

“Virtual reality is going to transform gaming, film, entertainment, communication, and much more. If you’re interested in building a next-generation VR game or application, everything you need to start developing for the Rift is available at the Oculus Developer Center.”

The revolutionary Oculus Rift stereoscopic head-mounted VR display was announced in a Kickstarter campaign, raising about $2.2 million. Facebook bought the company for $2 billion in 2014.