Playstation have announced that the Playstation VR will be available for preorder this Tuesday, at 7am PST, in the US. (At the time of this writing, this is basically tomorrow morning. Set your alarm clock!)

There are a few “catches” with this preorder batch, though.

First of all, only a “bundle” including the PS VR itself, a game, 2 move controllers, and a PS4 camera, will be available for preorder. Sony have announced that the VR Headset alone will not be available for preorder. It’s unclear if they mean “will not be part of this preorder batch”, or if they really mean the headset will never be available for preorder outside of a bundle.

This kinda sucks for Sony fans like myself. I already own the PS4 camera and have no interest in getting a second one. I’m sure some people already own PS Move controllers too and would be bothered “having” to buy them just so they can secure a Playstation VR headset on launch day. In other words, you’re going to pay $500 for the bundle, when what you really want is the $400 Headset. I can picture a bunch of people reselling the PS4 Camera or VR World game at a loss once they get the bundle. My strategy is going to be to preorder the bundle on Tuesday morning, and potentially cancel that preorder in the future if the Headset alone ever becomes available.

Secondly, some sources working for big retailers have told me they expect this first batch of preorders to sell out within minutes. People have told me they don’t expect big retailers like Amazon to have the product on stock for more than 2 minutes. You’re going to have to be trigger happy on Tuesday if you badly want the Playstation VR.

Nevertheless, if you want to give it a try, here is the Playstation VR page on Amazon. This is an affiliate link: if you get the bundle through my link, you don’t pay anything extra, but I get a small commission from the sale. Thanks!