Oculus Rift VR headset to go on sale in time for Christmas 2015

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If you’re desperate to get your hands on a consumer version of Oculus VR’s flagship virtual reality headset, there’s good news and bad.

Speaking at the Web Summit technology conference in Dublin on Tuesday, Brendan Iribe, founder and CEO of Oculus VR, said that it would be "months, not years" before the highly anticipated product is made available to buy. But before you get too excited, Iribe clarified his statement by adding he meant "many months" -- so not any time soon.

From that information, it’s realistic to suggest that Oculus VR is hoping to get a version of its flagship Oculus Rift headset into consumers’ hands (and over their eyes) in time for next Christmas, which would be perfect timing.

Iribe admits he’s worried about the number of low quality rival virtual reality products that are already available, expressing concern that a poor experience with one of those will put people off trying -- and buying -- the Oculus Rift.

"We're a little worried about bigger companies putting out products that aren't ready. Disorientation and motion sickness is the elephant in the room. We're encouraging big companies not to put out a product before it’s ready," he said.

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