GinoFelino
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I call 249/299/349/399/449/499/549/599 dollars/euros/pounds!!!
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Seriously, we've done this so many times now.
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Seriously, we've done this so many times now.
I call 249/299/349/399/449/499/549/599 dollars/euros/pounds!!!
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Seriously, we've done this so many times now.
The closest headset (technically) to the PSVR is OSVR - and that's $299.
Sony will have production efficiency on their side, but will need to pay for the headmount and breakout box.
Personally, I think $3xx-4xx seems likely (including tax).
Which is 100EUR more than the PSVR if it was 450EUR. Seems fair.TBF, a lot les than the $599 rift.
Why do people keep making these threads about price listings at retailers when we already know retailers set place holder prices?
LMAO ...299
Its nice to want things.
Hahaha. Unrealistic. Way unrealistic.
The thing is though last year companies seemed to use words like 'mass market' and projected 'millions' of sales which indicated it was targeted towards me. Whether they have gone back on it now or there had always been a miscommunication between publisher and consumer is irrelevant. These companies set an expectation which they failed to meet and they therefore deserve this backlash.Anyone who says "too expensive" need to understand - this isn't being targeted towards you.
The Rift was also 499.- on several Swiss sites before the offical price was announced, so this is useless.
http://www.toppreise.ch/chart_426839.html
Exactly, which means it could cost $599.
Well you say that but that's the price they had to hit for me to be even remotely interested and that goes pretty much for all of my friends, even those who actually have a job and could afford it no problem
None of you have an early adopter mindset then.
This pricing issue isn't hard to work out - if you aren't interested over a certain price point, that will determine when you jump in. Early adopters tend to be prepared to pay a significant premium on what amounts to a bet that their purchase will be a successful product.
You and your friends, and many others, aren't prepared to pay that premium. As a general rule neither am I but for VR I'm making an exception.
The thing is though last year companies seemed to use words like 'mass market' and projected 'millions' of sales which indicated it was targeted towards me. Whether they have gone back on it now or there had always been a miscommunication between publisher and consumer is irrelevant. These companies set an expectation which they failed to meet and they therefore deserve this backlash.
I can't wait to try out VR but it's unlikely that I'll buy it for a good few years at this point.
With how bad the CAD is, the difference would be more than $50.
Personally I expect 299~359 USD (assuming bare VR product ie no controllers/camera).
If only. 350 US is like 500 CAD right now.
Keep dreaming. The headset and box will be priced at around £400 IMO, and I'll buy it day one.Way too high. Sony has to hit $299.
this first run is going to be like the disc add-ons in the late 80s and early 90s: necessary steps for developers, and wowing the audience who can afford them, but not successful commercially.
they're growing pains for what we'll get 5 years from now, when prices are mainstream and developers have had time to understand the tech better.
To be honest I'm still not convinced VR will reach the mainstream.By coming down in price as the hardware evolves like any new technology. They don't hit mainstream appeal straight away.
The same was said about TVs, HDTVs and PCs. Don't forget that systems like a Pentium 60 with a whopping 1GB of space were between $2k and $4k at launch. "Never going to be mainstream."
Yup I'm expecting $399I'm still betting on $399. They said it would be the price of a console about, so I really don't see them making it more expensive than the PS4 was at launch
I'm thinking what they will pack in with the headset. One the one hand, PS4 camera is a must, I think, but I (and a lot of other people) already have it. So there could be some price tiers, like Headset bare (399), Headset+Camera "normal" bundle (449), Headset+Camera+PS Move controller(s) - 499. + Download code for RIGS in every box.
Sony is a billion dollar company. They can easily afford it.
The question should be would it be considered worth doing it? It would be yes if you look at their history of pushing certain media before.
PS1 = CD's (won)
PS2 = DVD's (won)
PS3 = Blu-ray (won, but at a huge cost)
PS4 = VR (???)
It also helps that PS4 itself is profitable, so they would only be losing half the money from pushing VR, instead of losing out on both.
Why do people keep making these threads about price listings at retailers when we already know retailers set place holder prices?
Sony isn't going to subsidize this... or any product for that matter... Sony simply can't afford it.
The times where manufacturers were willing to take a loss on every product sold are over...
People who are thinking 299 for this thing are silly.
The same goes for HTC's Vive, don't be surprised if it is priced significantly above Oculus... HTC can't afford to sell at loss either. Not only that, they have to make money on the device...HTC don't even own the eco system...
Yup the thread will be glorious just like the rift thread. Funny enough people were shouting DOA in there too tho i seem to believe the rift is already sold out.So variable. It going to be fun. I can't wait to see the meltdown.
too cheap = crap
too expensive - DOA.
inevitable
Can people mocking $299 please tell me what is in PSVR that makes it come close or even MORE than a PS4 is currently worth? Seriously, have a think about it. PSVR can only be successful if they give us a price like that, and I think they're going to deliver. I don't know whar people think is in the system to make it cost as much as a PS4, the PS4 that has a bluray drive, HDD, powerful GPU and CPU.... There's a high tech screen and some optics. Everything else is stuff found in DS4's like gyros and some LED's. A box that has a modest processor of some kind to de-warp the image and send it to a TV.. that's it.
Sarcasm? Couldn't understand if not.DOA if over 299. There is still nothing on the software side that will push the thing.
Bloodborne is too old i want uncharted 4 with it49 bundled with bloodborne and i'll bite
Here in the US, the PS4 has a msrp of $349.99 and if Sony wants PSVR to be successful they have to match that price or preferably go below.
Future folks posting, please spare me the patronizing "do you have any idea the technology that's in the headset?" Of course I do. Of course it's going to be expensive and a niche product af the beginning.
But Sony has to bite the bullet. No fucking way this product is a hit outta the gate if it's priced more than the system itself. Why? Because of optics. No way consumers will pay more money for a product that's ostensibly a peripheral.
Yup I just said it. PERIPHERAL when in the history of consumer electronics has a peripheral priced more than the product it's supposed to be used in tandem with been successful? Never.
Someone, anyone please tell me otherwise with a straight face. FOH!!
Anyone who says "too expensive" need to understand - this isn't being targeted towards you.
Can people mocking $299 please tell me what is in PSVR that makes it come close or even MORE than a PS4 is currently worth? Seriously, have a think about it. PSVR can only be successful if they give us a price like that, and I think they're going to deliver. I don't know what people think is in the system to make it cost as much as a PS4, the PS4 that has a bluray drive, HDD, powerful GPU and CPU.... There's a high tech screen and some optics. Everything else is stuff found in DS4's like gyros and some LED's. A box that has a modest processor of some kind to de-warp the image and send it to a TV.. that's it.
EDIT: I expect it to be £300 in the UK, max, for a standalone SKU. £400 max for camera and moves. PS4 was £350 on release in the UK (a lot cheaper than many expected)... I don't see PSVR going beyond that. $400 US dollars.
DOA if over 299. There is still nothing on the software side that will push the thing.