---
title: "Experience What Virtual Reality Has to Offer: Oculus Hits Stores This Week"
description: "The Rift will be in Best Buy stores this week, but there's limited availability, and they are only popping up in 48 stores. Here's where you can snag one."
date: "2016-05-03"
modified: "2016-05-03"
authors:
  - name: "June Javelosa"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/javelosa-junegmail-com"
url: "https://futurism.com/oculus-rift-finally-hits-stores-later-week"
categories:
  - "Future Society"
  - "Virtual Reality"
tags:
  - "best buy"
  - "oculus rift"
  - "rift demo"
---

# Experience What Virtual Reality Has to Offer: Oculus Hits Stores This Week

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dead-and-buried-oculus-touch.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: London Heist/Oculus\</em\>*

Finally, after months of anticipation, Oculus’ immersive VR offering, Rift, is hitting store shelves on May 7th—specifically, it will be in 48 Best Buy stores.

However, take note: Since the company is still trying to catch up with pre-orders, only a limited number of Rifts will be available for purchase. The device will also be available online from Microsoft and Amazon beginning May 6 at 9am (PST).

For anyone seeking a demonstration, Oculus is also working on expanding their retail, in-store demos where they can enjoy VR vignettes with Oculus Dreamdeck, experience virtual rock climbing with The Climb, or explore an alien world in Farlands.

You can visit [Oculus Live](<https://live.oculus.com/>) to find the nearest location offering a demo and schedule it in advance, which means it could be likely that you might to get in line as well for this one.