Vive developer edition has begun shipping

Valve have announced that shipping of the developer editions of the Vive VR headset have begun shipping.

"This first wave includes a wide range of developers from major movie studios, triple A developers, to small indie teams working on their first title. We will continue to ship to additional developers through the spring and summer."

The kits sent out include "a headset, 2 Lighthouse base stations, 2 wireless Steam VR controllers, various cables, instructions, and everything else needed to get started".

Vive is currently scheduled to launch later this year to consumers.