With the new year coming close to the end, many VR fans are wondering if Oculus will be announcing pre-orders for the consumer version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset will finally be made available.

In a recent post on Twitter, when Oculus founder Palmer Luckey was asked if Rift pre-orders could be expected to begin before the Christmas holiday is over, Luckey replied, “Ask for a raincheck!”.

@Tech_Demo Ask for a raincheck! Can't say when they will open just yet.

— Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey) December 8, 2015

Oculus has already confirmed that it remains on track to launch the consumer Rift in the first quarter of 2016, however, the company plans to release its own VR controller, the Oculus Touch, which won’t be ready to ship until later in the first half of next year. Stay tuned for more details, as it develops.