Yeah, I was thinking I might finally try Unity again, but $1500 is pretty expensive for hobby experimentation, so I'd rather not do the limited time trial thing. I'm hoping the UDK (or new version of the UDK) ends up supporting it for free. It would kind of suck if all major engine support for the new hardware ends up being behind $1000+ pay walls or limited demos.
Also, from the official Oculus site, they had said:
So I guess there may have been a change of plans regarding the "free versions"?
Also:
It sounds like the racing game from that earlier picture may just be a demo they made themselves, rather than any existing product.