A couple of months after Sony and Valve/HTC announced release windows for their virtual reality headsets, Facebook-owned Oculus on Wednesday announced the first consumer version of the long-awaited Rift headset will begin shipping early next year, with pre-orders beginning as early as this year.

With this announcement, here's the rundown of VR headset launches:

Valve and HTC's Vive headset will arrive later this year.

Sony's Morpheus headset for PlayStation 4 will arrive in the first half of next year.

Oculus Rift headset will start shipping in "Q1 2016."

Each of these headsets has its own strengths. Let's look at each one in more detail.