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[Goose_Se7en]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SBXBQDS/?tag=neogaf0e-20

USA Amazon pre-order link.

Not available as of yet, thanks Wario64

 

[SplitYourInfinities]

It's a great price and people saying otherwise are delusional. And yeah, i know this is a toy compared to other headsets but that's why it's gonna be a success among the casual market: a "plug and play in your PS4 for a cheap and good-enough" VR experience.

 

[daman824]

Exactly where I thought it would be. So around $500 until you can truly use it; and over that if you want a game. This thing will be niche until next gen.

I also really hope it's comparable with the ps5 or whatever Sony is planning next

 

[Marty Chinn]

I paid $15 for a PS4 Camera in December. Hopefully there will be some sales between now and Octoboer.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

October? Damn.

Good price though.

Great launch timing, honestly. Just in time for the holidays.

I dont understand the not packing in the of the camera. This is bonkers.

Keeps pack-in costs low.

if we are doing this game....then Rift and Vive are not $200-400 better experiences...see what I did here?!

It obviously isn't worth discussing this with you as you've determined the $400 headset will be on the same level as the $600 and $800 headsets that are also being powered by far more powerful machines

 

[finalflame]

So, the price is 399 WITHOUT the Move controllers or the camera, which is required?

So, the camera is $45. Bringing the price of this to $445. To give it parity with the Oculus, you'd also need a PS4 controller in the package, so another $50.

$495, $100 cheaper than Oculus. Considering the hardware specification differences, I think the pricing on ALL VR devices are perfectly correct.

 

[GTP_Daverytimes]

Uhm your being defensive for no reason when someone is trying to clarify what they want/need to get to be prepared for coverage. Leave the kidding stuff at the door.

I was trying to get a point across, his question implied shock to something that seems not shock worthy.

 

[David Ricardo]

PLEASE tell me that devs will support the Move controller

How hard is it to have Move support?? Because I want to play most of this with Move

Maybe you have 8+ feet between where you sit and your TV, but I only have 5/6 feet and move doesn't work properly at that distance. So I hope all games have DS4 support.

 

[EvB]

Sony is treating it as a platform not a periferal.

Ah that's ok then.

Vita was a platform once too.

 

[TalonJH]

Perfect, already have the camera.

 

[kobu]

already have a camera and move so this sounds good to me

 

[Noisepurge]

I suggest buying a PS4 camera now as it can be bought for 30$

 

[XiaNaphryz]

you know, they would be really smart to have PC support as well, since they will be cheapest on the market

That would actually be OSVR, which is $299.

 

[benny_a]

The DS4 is about as much of a VR controller as any other dual analog controller.

yeahyeahsure.gif

Becaus tracking in 3D space and gyros amount to nothing at all.

 

[Deleted member 10571]

Got the move and the camera.. Hoping the move controllers batteries didn't die!

Related:

heh, pretty good

 

[synce]

Good price if it can be hacked to work with PC.

 

[Rizific]

Sony is treating it as a platform not a periferal.

a platform that requires a ps4 to play. is it still not a ps4 peripheral?

 

[Vena]

Expensive (unsurprising, this is the price I had pegged but with the camera), and doesn't include functional-necessities (the camera).

They really wanted to have as low of a price as they could for the headlines but its not actually that cheap.

 

[RedAssedApe]

curious about the virtual movie theater thing. anyone tried that before?

 

[Bboy AJ]

It's on Amazon here but not available yet.

 

[Dabanton]

Ok so I can understand no move in the package but no camera seems especially stingy. Especially if it's needed for the thing to function.

I hope to see an all in package announced at E3.

 

[ZarKryn7]

Just saying for those who aren't aware, this does come with a processing box, which is probably why the price is like that.

I'm still looking for a confirmation if it has a camera with it. If it doesn't, man.. Oh man. So dumb of then to do so.

 

[Kyrios]

Very reasonably priced, good stuff.

 

[TimeEffect]

That's what people are saying in this thread. Camera is needed, Move isn't.

This makes no sense. Wth?

 

[snoopeasystreet]

Not including the camera is insane.

 

[The End]

you know, they would be really smart to have PC support as well, since they will be cheapest on the market

or, you know

they're selling the HMD at cost and expect to make money back on games

 

[wenis]

That's not bad at all. Thank goodness I snagged a PS4 cam last christmas during black friday for like $20 and have 4 move controllers. I'm set.

 

[TheJoRu]

Camera is 40 bucks....and they will have a bundle with the camera most like;y . Why would they force everyone to buy the camera when millions already have it?

We get people rightfully complaining that newer versions of the 3DS doesn't include an AC adapter, which also millions already have. We get threads about it all the time. So why should this be treated any differently?

 

[AncientDiety]

Ah that's ok then.

Vita was a platform once too.

What does vita have to do with anything? Awful strawman.

 

[viveks86]

Not bad. Not bad at all.

Will wait and decide if I'd get this. I'm already sitting on a Vive AND Rift preorder. Sigh...

The news that gets me excited more than anything is that frostbite is close to having VR support. Gaddayummm

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

That would actually be OSVR, which is $299.

And OSVR is supposed to be basically the exact specs of the PSVR, no?

 

[UrbanRats]

450€ with the camera is basically what i expected.
Nice price.

 

[The Argus]

I dont understand the not packing in the of the camera. This is bonkers.

Yeah this is pretty stupid. The real price is $450 because it seems to require the camera. Add another 50 for a pair of proper controllers.

 

[LiK]

Got the move and the camera.. Hoping the move controllers batteries didn't die!

Related:

OMG LOL

 

[Disaster Nebraska]

The Adam Sessler-ing of the price in this thread is awful.

It's 400 without the camera, which can be had for less than $50. Move controllers are non-essential to the functionality of the game and honestly I wouldn't bother investing in them. Most games will likely use the lightbar on the DS4 for a lot of applications.

Where people are getting $500 is beyond me.

 

[Death Metalist]

Lower than I expected, not bad. Now to wait for the inevitable comparisons once all 3 hit the market.

 

[Darknight]

Oh shit what???

Camera and Moves to go up 1000% in sales!!

 

[PinballRJ]

Ready for round 2

 

[Newtype-001]

Got the move and the camera.. Hoping the move controllers batteries didn't die!

Related:

gdamn

 

[3AD101]

Sony said this would be "affordable". $399, regardless of the inclusion of the camera, is not that. When your accessory is more than the cost of the console, it's not going to be viewed as affordable to the average customer.

Well, I guess we could wait another year or two then?

So:

PSVR + extras (two Moves and camera) = $850 (assuming no PS4 drop this holidy plus $100 for the extras if one does not have them already)

Oculus Rift + minimal PC = About $1600

HTC Vive + minimal PC = About $1800

 

[Venom Fox]

In the thread title: £349, unless you meant the camera, in which case whats the price? (Around £38)

Thanks, title was updated with EU and UK pricing.

Probably no connection to PC out of the box, but people will try to make it work I have no doubt. Just depends if they are successful.



In the thread title...

Thread title or OP didn't state that when I entered...

Here you go: https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/466ord/i_did_some_math_to_work_out_the_apparent/

It's still cool as hell, but it's not necessarily going to be close to the full resolution yet.

Thanks man!

 

[Hasney]

Not including the Camera and Move controller really makes me think they will get really shitty support. I imagine most devs wont even bother supporting it.

Most big publishers won't until it's proven successful anyway even if they bundled in everything at that price. Game budgets now are too large so they're risk averse.

 

[Trago]

They'll sell this to the niche early adopters. Doubt that this will sell gangbusters at launch.

 

[friskykillface]

I see no reason to assume we won't see similar discounts for the next Black Friday.

hopefully but who knows, depends how much of a loss the hardware is (if any)

 

[AncientDiety]

We get people rightfully complaining that newer versions of the 3DS doesn't include an AC adapter, which also millions already have. We get threads about it all the time. So why should this be treated any differently?

I never said they didn't? You are putting words in my mouth.

 

[LegendofLex]

We get people rightfully complaining that newer versions of the 3DS doesn't include an AC adapter, which also millions already have. We get threads about it all the time. So why should this be treated any differently?

I'll be shocked if there isn't a package that includes a camera, and $399.99 isn't just the starting price.

That isn't the case for new 3DS.

 

[majik13]

The DS4 is about as much of a VR controller as any other dual analog controller.

I'm really disappointed that Vive is the only platform shipping with fully tracked dedicated VR controllers out of the box.

hmmm, no, DS4 can be fully tracked in VR. Spatially and rotationally. Most other DA controllers do neither.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfWgzJJUUu0

 

[Markitron]

Does anyone know what he was referring to with 3D sound? Is it some kind of headphones or Dolby Atmos I wonder.

 

[Duxxy3]

Nope.

A whole bunch of nope.

Though my interest in VR, in general, is low.

 

[MUnited83]

?? WTF how isn't it a 399 product? Please explain how it isn't?

At that price it should include the camera, which is cheap as fuck for Sony to manufacture. No excuses for not including it at that price point, especially when the camera is mandatory.

How much is the camera and move? did you really expect them to throw them in for free? that will essentially mean they would be selling the VR headset for less than 300 dollars, did anyone really think that was going to happen? The price is perfect for it, they just need to make consumers aware that they need the camera for it to work, but considering that early adopters have that knowledge it shouldn't be a problem.

PS camera is super cheap to manufacture. I understand not including the moves but no camera is a shitty move.