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[doctorcdcs]

I hope you ordered one too.

I don't want to be the only foolish one.

uh i'll see you back in the cdn deals thread

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

PSVR is a subpar product compared to the Rift. You are paying 600 bucks for a premium experience, not for a one watered down like the Sony alternative.

I haven't been following both of them but in all the previews from Engadget it seemed they compared favorably to each other no?

Plus even if its not the same high resolution offering or whatever the differences are if PSVR is at a consumer price point it has the chance to easily be the market leader.

 

[Lady Siara]

Pretty surprised that it's this high honestly. I know it has a lot of custom parts but oof, kind of blindsided me.

I'd imagine they're still selling at loss too.

 

[RichGS]

Glad I bought a DK2 for £230. That'll do me nicely until PSVR is released, hopefully at a better price!

 

[despire]

Rip oculus.

Don't you mean Oculus Rip?

 

[seady]

It needs a PC to play? Thought it's a stand-alone thing.

Sorry have not been following this.

 

[Shuggananas]

Champagne must be popping at Sony.

sony aren't competing with oculus and vive
also it's not the same market at all.

 

[Boke1879]

I expect PSVR to be 300-400 dollars

 

[GearDraxon]

Dammit, I can't submit my order!

Keeps saying "Something went wrong"

I ended up using PayPal to make it work - I think their CC authorization is having a moment.

 

[Chance Hale]

680 dollars with tax and shipping.

 

[LordCanti]

When he said a company would need to charge $1000 if they weren't selling at cost I knew the price would be high. I didn't expect $599 US dollars.

Thank you so much for the free one Oculus.

 

[mephixto]

Well $499 was my sweet spot, $599 was meh but I wanted anyways, fill forms, don't ship to my country. Ok maybe I dodged a bullet, gonna wait for the Vive has to offer and reviews.

 

[Jindrael]

All in all with shipping it would most likely be around 720€ in Germany, with all the good will in the world, that is just too much anyway you turn it.

I can buy a whole new PC that can use the Rift with that money ....

 

[Visualante2]

Are they heavy?

Yeah.

Then they're expensive, put 'em back.

Those controllers don't look cheap, and I need a new graphics card. I hope Valve can get the controllers in for a lower price. Sony can't match this. They have to go higher or lower. It's just a tainted price point for them.

 

[MThanded]

Yikes

 

[gamechanger87]

Judging by the costs of Oculus, Sony would only do this if they're willing to either take a massive loss up front or sell a wildly inferior product.

AKA, it's going to be almost just as expensive.

Exactly! They aren't going to sell this thing at a loss. They have already said that they aren't doing that anymore with anything.

PSVR will be a little less expensive but not by much. Remember that OR is leveraging your already built PC and does not require an external processing box.

 

[R3TRODYCE]

I want to buy it but I wonder if it'll be a fad.

 

[ViviOggi]

$599 is one thing but you can fuck right off with those outrageous fantasy conversion rates

 

[PopcornMegaphone]

Ha-ha at the shipping cost

 

[Irnbru]

Two jobs people!

 

[Mr.Sumal]

with that price point ill get vr in 3 years

 

[AHA-Lambda]

EDIT: nvm

 

[Raven77]

Do we really expect Sony's to be that much lower? I can easily see it being $399-$499.

 

[gnexus]

Not even an option for 549 SKU that doesn't include an Xbox One controller. I already have like 3 Xbox One controllers, and 1 is an elite >_>

 

[Version 3.0]

Pre-ordered. That's a hefty price, but at least there was no tax on my order. It would be really nice if it actually does ship in March.

 

[jimmypop]

Oculus failing my transaction (CC) but still dinging my card for $1.00 each time.

 

[jet1911]

That's almost 850 canadian monies. Ouch.

 

[tomhan]

Anyone else getting the "Something went wrong" error when they put their credit card information in to buy it?

 

[charpunk]

Was anyone able to reserve a preorder for the touch? Keeps saying something has gone wrong.

 

[Dark_castle]

Well, fuck you too.

 

[Linearskillz]

$914.00 CDN after shipping



my brain can't process this correctly

hahahahaha.... hahahha... ha ha... ha... haaaa.... *sobs*

 

[conweller]

Plamer Luckey never spoke in a way that should've implied any different. I wish people weren't this surprised and gave this a shot to simply give it some time to go down in price.

That's not how capitalism works?

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Seriously though. This hurts as a Canadian. Hurts like a bitch. I'm outta this country.

 

[tim_pkmn89]

Oh wait, here's an even better comparison

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_player

Prices for the first players in 1997 were $1000 and up. By the end of 2000, players were available for under $100 at discount retailers. In 2003 players became available for under $50.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

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.

You realize that DVD players were also insanely expensive when they first came out and were seen as enthusiasts only as well right? That's why the PS2 was such a big deal, it was seen as one of the first =affordable DVD players for a lot of people.

 

[Black Republican]

i cant stop laughing, this is amazing, Canadian Prices too, AHAHHAHAAAAAAAA

 

[Spukc]

699 euro

 

[wanderingprostheyltite]

Well that free Rift is certainly feeling better now...

 

[Panda In Space]

VR is dead just like 20 years ago.

 

[MarineMountie]

PSVR is a subpar product compared to the Rift. You are paying 600 bucks for a premium experience, not for a one watered down like the Sony alternative.

lol

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

I want to buy it but I wonder if it'll be a fad.

I don't think there's any doubt. At least, not in my level headed mind.

 

[Impulsor]

Ordered.

It sure is nice being gainfully employed!

I ordered too but geez, still is too much no?

 

[The Hermit]

Yup

Expected

Gg for ocuulus supporter.

 

[kaleii]

699€ for Europe, plus shipping I just preordered it at 741€...

Same here. I feel gutted

Still had to preorder one though. But still. Phew :/

 

[Bots are better than you]

Wow, are they serious with that price? Add another LOL for the € price with shipping ... why not go full Google and rip-off Italy even more?

If Sony and/or HTC/Valve are not able to get their products down to reasonable price levels, then i can't see VR having any impact for some years.

 

[Xbudz]

Ooof..

That's like $845 + tax Canadian... so like $946.. AND the Govt will ask for a Electronics Recycling Fee which is like $30+ more..

Ugh.

 

[Zombie James]

 

[Rosur]

Seems £500 + however much shipping is. Wish I backed on kickstarter now.

Cart keeps failing before getting that far. So guess I'll try again later.

 

[I'm new be nice]

People complaining the price, but they still buying it LOL

Shutup! You don't know me!!

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

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

My bill actually says customs is $0 Canadian

 

[demigod]

Wow lots of people guessed $599. No way were they pricing this under $500. PSVR will kill this thing saleswise.