PlayStation 4 VR pre-orders have already sold out in the US.

PS4 VR [C] Sony Playstation

PS4 VR [C] Sony Playstation

Pre-orders for the virtual reality headset are no longer available after they went "within minutes", according to IGN, and fans will now have to wait until the October release date to try to snap one up.

Meanwhile, it was previously claimed that 'Stars Wars Battlefront's PlayStation 4 Virtual Reality game will play a "very special" role in enticing gamers into the world of VR.

Sony's vice-president of marketing John Koller said the VR version of the title is going to be "very different [to] the PlayStation 4 game" and explained: "We are working with EA, DICE, Lucasfilm, and Disney to try and make that experience something so special and so intrinsic to what's in many people's DNA, which is how can I be in that world of 'Star Wars'.

"'Battlefront' is going to be one of those games that will really show gamers what it means to be in the world of VR. It's very special. And just by the nature of it being designed as a VR experience, it's going to be very different than the PlayStation 4 game."

PlayStation's VR headset is formally known as Project Morpheus and John thinks the release of the upcoming product will be an even more exciting experience for gamers compared to a new console launch.

He said: "The role of exclusive VR games is a little different than what we see in the general console space.

"For example, I don't believe that there needs to be one particular killer app. There can be a range of killer apps. VR is so personal. It really depends on what experience that person wants and what they think is really great.

"That's different than our (console) platform launches, where you generally can say 'that's the game' (that will help drive hardware sales)."

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