Chances are, like me, you didn’t score a PlayStation VR bundle when they went up for pre-order earlier this morning. That’s because the $499 bundle, which includes a handful of items that you can read about here, sold out on Amazon within minutes. Those visiting Amazon, no matter the country will likely be greeted with something similar to this:

 We’re sorry. The item PlayStation VR Launch Bundle – PlayStation 4 is no longer available from the seller you selected. To see if it’s available from another seller, click here to return to the item’s product detail page. 

It’s worth noting that pre-orders have yet to go live for the standalone PlayStation VR and there is no word yet on when those will be available. While a good sign, it’s unclear how many units Sony made available to Amazon so don’t take this, or other stories like Rift and Vive pre-orders selling out, as real indicators of where the path for VR lies. The true strength of VR won’t be determined in 2016 but in 2017 and truly 2018 when consumer awareness and content increases while pricing of hardware decreases. After all, when PlayStation Move and Kinect launched, they also sold out.

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