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[WhateverItTakes]

So conversion puts it just over £400 but I'm seeing them pricing it at £500?

If Valve are willing to take a more than decent loss (which they should since they own the storefront) then they can win the war before it starts

 

[Business]

Champagne must be popping at Sony.

 

[Ensirius]

Yeah I'm not getting that.

 

[The Elite]

And Blu-Ray sells nowhere near what DVD did.

DVD was expensive as fuck too when it launched.

Early technology tends to be expensive.

It's a consumer product now but this won't be the unit that is a mass market success. That's two-three years down the line.

 

[Ghost]

Damn it.

Same thing is happening to me, guess it's a load problem.

 

[shira]

1 US Dollar equals
1.41 Canadian Dollar
---------------------------
$599.00 USD
=
$843.57 CAD

That's not even including customs taxes, sales tax, and shipping.

And that price is locked in even if the CDN$ recovers

 

[Diablohead]

I was expecting 400-500 so not all surprised.

 

[Ravager61]

Did it charge your bank account yet?

Also curious about this. I might get one if it doesn't charge until it ships.

 

[Alexlf]

Wew laddy. Over 900 CAD after tax and conversion.

 

[20cent]

Lol their compatibility tool says that my i7 2600 does not meet the requirements which is at least an i5 4590. And I don't have enough USB 3.0 ports. What?

 

[InsaneTiger]

 

[Bl4ckSunsh1n3]

What are people going to say when Sony's set cost $400 to $500?

At $400 I'm going to say I'm buying it. At $500 I'm going to say the same thing as here. I'll wait for it to be less expensive.

 

[Kuga]

699€

That's crazy. Valve/HTC have a great opportunity here.

Are you kidding? Vive's tech is probably going to cost more than the Rift, even without the tie-ins. Expect $800-900.

PSVR requires an EXTERNAL processing box and methinks that will not be cheap either. It'll probably be in the $500-600 range too unless Sony decides to subsidize the hardware - why bother with that in the first year or so though?

 

[zephervack]

Almost a $1k Canadian after taxes, Im completely out, specially since we dont really have that many VR experiences that I see spending many hours in, no killer app.

 

[Pie and Beans]

499 pound sterling WITHOUT shipping is a disgraceful price.

Youve lost your shit Palmer. VR future now in jeopardy.

 

[DryvBy]

This is already the biggest disappointment of the year. I dunno how they managed to crush my hopes. I've been all over the place preaching VR. Double the price of a DK2. That's just insane. I should have never sold that thing.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xdk2.TRS0&_nkw=dk2&_sacat=0

 

[Dinjooh]

Just watched a streamer going from:

"Oh god, is the Rift preorder up!? - Gonna go preorder!"

To

"A 1000 australian bucks?.. that's... no.. no way man"

In around 1 minute. Good stuff.

So... ummm...

Hahah

 

[PdotMichael]

What happened to the dedicated vrGAF crowd?

 

[The Illiterati]

Early adopters in VR are throwing money into a hole. If VR takes off these headsets will be obsolete in a year or two.

 

[Nzyme32]

Holy shit, haha.

£500 (does not include shipping)

NOPE

I understand VR is going to be expensive, but I am not keen on those conversions at all.

 

[metareferential]

It's 699 euros plus shipping.

 

[NightShift]

I fucking knew it. No way they would have waited so long to reveal the price if it wasn't so expensive.

 

[petethepanda]

I had actually been putting away a little bit every month for a while now to put towards a headset and I have just under 450 in that fund. It wouldn't kill me to toss in another 150, but still, I'm not sure I can justify 600. I'm an early-ish adopter in general but this is probably a bit past what I'm comfortable with. If it comes out and it's holy-shit amazing and similar rigs to mine can run things perfectly maybe I'll grab one.

 

[JigglesBunny]

I really don't see how or why there's any surprise in regards to the price. We all pretty much knew to expect this, didn't we?

Either way... now I'm debating whether or not to bite.

 

[Beefy]

And without the Touch controllers!

I wonder how much they will cost? $200?

 

[Supernorn]

Looks correct to me.

Not sure what you guys were expecting, honestly.

 

[tim_pkmn89]

That argument is not what you think it is. First of all, blu-ray players aren't that popular, especially when compared to DVD players.

Second, it would have been even more dead at that price point.

Yet you still know a bunch of people who own Blu-Ray players, do you not?

It was killed by streaming, not it's price point a decade ago.

 

[Seiru]

Stupid shop keeps giving errors. Take my fucking money

 

[I'm new be nice]

Got mine!!! Yaaaass!!!

grats man

Holy fuck at the speed of this thread

 

[Camp1nCarl]

What are people going to say when Sony's set cost $400 to $500?

If Sony prices it more than than PS4 it's going to do worse than the Rift does by a large margin. Most consumers won't by a peripheral more expensive than the console itself.

 

[ShinMaruku]

"affordable for everyone" they say...

"$600" they say...

When they mean everyone they mean a specific bracket that makes $43 a hour.

 

[BrettWeir]

Got mine in. Can't wait!!!!!

 

[Shenmue]

Seeing how the dedicated GAF gamers are abandoning boat, the average consumer won't even think about buying this thing. byebye oculus

PC Gaf don't care. This is like only 1 of their 3 980tis.

 

[hawkeyye293]

Well now I know why they said there was no chance of it selling out.

 

[Mesoian]

Nope.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE.

 

[kewlmyc]

I was expecting this price considering the tech, but I probably can't even run the games properly on my PC. Guess it's PSVR for me.

 

[Mr.Marston]

Hahahaha holy shit

 

[Ferrio]

Fuck I might have to eat crow, I don't think I can handle this price with so little info.

 

[Chezzymann]

I knew it was going to be expensive, but not THAT expensive! I was expecting something like $400. Damn. Guess the majority of people will just havd to wait until the price goes down.

 

[ekim]

Anyone else not having a decimal separator?

 

[tuxfool]

This price tag is a good way to make sure it stays a niche product.

Definitely waiting on the Vive now.

Don't expect the Vive to be cheaper.

 

[Occam]

LOL at the European price. 700 EUR (= 750 USD)

 

[Sadist]

As expected. VR will have a difficult time ahead of it.

 

[panty]

Fuck that haha, would never buy it anywhere near that price. 699€ and still you fools buy this, smh.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

$850 Canadian.

Eight hundred and fifty Canadian Dollars!!!

 

[MiamiWesker]

I can't pay for it, it keeps saying something went wrong, tried all my cards. Wtf.

 

[Exile20]

What are people going to say when Sony's set cost $400 to $500?

I expect that also. I think $500 will be the price tho.

 

[Kyuur]

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/ne...first-blu-ray-player-with-1000-price-2006-06/

Holy shit guys, the first Blu-Ray player is going to cost $1000. RIP Blu-Ray, DOA.

People also acting like tons of people don't buy multi-thousand dollar TVs with fancy new 3D and curves. People also need to pay hundreds of dollars in addition to actually watch anything (if you're getting cable or a player and buying discs).

The price point is fine, it just needs content.

 

[espher]

$840 Canadian

add in a $300 PC upgrade that would take me just below the min specs. (Which means I probably would need $600 worth of upgrades to take me above the min line).

Very pricey

Yeah, I'm at recommended specs, and I'm waiting for it to be about CAD$700 (I already have two XB1 controllers, so I can always flip one) net, though that includes shipping/duty/taxes. If it had come in at that price point I was in.

 

[NakedJedi]

FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE U.S. DOLLARS