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[Genio88]

600$ to try a few tech demo and play 2 or 3 little games? No thanks, VR is gonna have a bad start for sure, mass market already has no interest in VR and at that price even the niche of hardcore tech nerds who were into it and have a beast PC to use it will think twice before buying it, i can already see a newer model in a year and a consistent price drop in a few month from now.

 

[bigwinnerx]

In. Looking forward to it. Price isn't an issue (to me, understand its too much for some though).

 

[Shenmue]

But there is only 1 screen in PSVR, not 2.

And many people already have the camera and controllers, so if they do a minimal bundle of box + headset....

Also sony get royalty on all software, and maybe they could make it so PS+ is required as well. That would subsidise adoption.

Occulus just get money from the hardware only.

Sony have to go for mass market and make price in same region as console.

The money they are gonna make from vr software will be miniscule and I think Sony knows that. At least I hope they are projecting realistically. So it's basically a nonfactor.

 

[silvermember]

Which is the right approach if you really want something to take off.

The proper balance between power and price is key, much like what Sony did with PS4.

That is not true at all. Business for centuries have focused on the extreme fringe market for success. Sony and the Wii success are just anomalies in the sea of facts.

If you want mass appeal you are suppose to market your product at the fringe and ignore the mass market. The fringe market are trendsetters.

 

[Teletraan1]

I think I 100% called this price but I mouth off a lot on here.

The price in Canada plus the computer upgrades required to be above the minimum spec on my PC just aren't worth it at this point. For me buying something that expensive and then saddling yourself with the minimum is a waste of money. Gotta go big or not at all. So not at all atm it would seem.

 

[Canis lupus]

quick n dirty

 

[BrettWeir]

$30? shipping? Wow. Is anywhere paying tax?

I thought the same thing about shipping.....stupid, but whatever. Been looking forward to this for entirely too long. Yes, I'm old.

 

[Barrykins]

Does anyone think they'll be out of stock from March? The rift is great but I'd like to wait until E3 to see if there is any type of VR lineup.

 

[Rubezh]

Fuck's sake. £500 GBP is the equivalent of $730 USD.

 

[TheCowboyPoet]

and Canadians get F***** again
$850

Ahahahahaha fucccckkkkkkkkkk. Save us Trudeau.

 

[fastmower]

People forget that they don't expect the masses to adopt it yet.
I don't think that they expect to sell more than half a million over the next year at that price.

The tech is still in its infancy, but VR is here to stay and prices will come down over the next 10 years or so.

10 years???

 

[Camp1nCarl]

The Reddit AMA Palmer is going to have tonight is going to be an absolute shit-show. I'm looking forward to it based on Reddit and GAFs responses thus far lol.

 

[AbortedWalrusFetus]

Are the headphones removable?

 

[Ferrio]

At this point your paying $600+ for 2 games. Beyond those two we don't have much info one what/when stuff is coming out.

At that price I'm afraid that there won't be much interest in developing for the thing.

 

[kabel]

How expensive ist shipping to EU?

WTF@the price

I thought 500€ max.

 

[0racle]

Originally I was thinking 399 for the psvr but now I'm thinking it might be 499

If it is vr is in serious trouble.

 

[Brinbe]

Nope. Sent out to die.

omfg @ the CDN price.

 

[Seiru]

 

[SillyEskimo]

It's cheaper than an iphone!

 

[bbd23]

I was expecting this to cost more... haha

 

[Fjordson]

Holy shite. No thanks.

 

[spookyfish]

I'm calling $500 for PSVR. The only question is do they charge for all the peripherals needed for it.

They can probably have tiers. People like me, for example, already have Move and a camera. I'll just need the headset.

At least I hope that's what they do ...

 

[Exile20]

Zero chance.

Based on?

 

[Bollocks]

Thank god there are cheaper alternatives:

 

[Lucifon]

Wow, £500 + £30 shipping fee. Insane pricing.

 

[harrisk954]

Spoiler

Honestly, I was expecting this...

That is going to hurt, especially when a lot of people will also have to spend money updating their rig. Certainly for anyone who doesn't have a gaming PC, it is going to be really expensive. It will sell to hardcore early adopters, but even gamers on the borderline likely won't bite and the general public is not going to be spending that kind of money. But, this is not cheap technology... HTC Vive is next up and I expect that system to be comparable or even more... Please, Sony, don't let us down... PSVR please be under $300!

 

[Zepp Twofist]

"Something went wrong. Please try again."

You would think Facebook had servers that could handle some traffic.

 

[Hayama Akito]

Don't know why you are all surprised, this was obvious since day -999.

 

[Usobuko]

Of all prices, they go with the most infamous one.

 

[Osiris]

Man the UK always gets ripped off. You're paying $773.

He'll be paying significantly more, he forgot about the customs duty he'll be hit with for buying electronics from abroad. (About another £95 / $138US for a $599 Computer Peripheral shipped from the US)

 

[lt519]

Ouch, I'm out at that price considering I need to upgrade the PC as well. Maybe when the PSVR comes along..

 

[Raelgun]

USD$781.00 to ship to Australia...


AUD$1104.16 total...


...I hate myself so much right now for pre-ordering.............

 

[Grief.exe]

Why do people think Sony is going to be able to provide a similar VR experience for a lot less money? It's either going to be vastly inferior or around the same price unless Sony decides it can take on a ton of losses in an effort to move these.

They didn't even want to take a loss on PS4 sales, rather than a niche piece of hardware.

The answer is ignorance or inability to see big picture.

 

[Z3M0G]

That's a lot, even with the included Xbox one controller...

Wait, it's just an Xbox controller? Not even a set of dual motion controllers??

 

[Despera]

Keep getting "something went wrong" whenever I try to confirm the order :/

 

[GuitarAtomik]

They are now at April to be shipped so no more March.

Motherfucker. It still won't let me check out with my debit card or through Paypal.

lol no that's never happening

Bookmarking this lol.

 

[Balmung421]

Not in for that price. Will wait on final impressions/reviews and the games that will be available.

 

[JustinBbad]

Can't justify the purchase at that price. Would also have to invest in a better graphics card if I wanted to jump in. I hope a market develops and where the price of the units can be driven down.

PSVR, you're my only hope.

 

[CyberPunked]

I hope someone will release a simple headset. Some people just care about the headset view with 3D and nth else.

Enjoy your motion sickness!

 

[NightShift]

Suprised that the conversion to AUD isn't that extreme. $649 w/o shipping.

 

[scoobs]

Gonna enjoy the meltdown when people realize PSVR is going to cost just as much. Guess what people? Nice things cost money, I don't know what people were expecting.

 

[AnthonypUK]

There's just no way PSVR cost more than the starting price of the system.

Didn't they come out and say it'll be around the price of a console? they launched their latest console at $399...it'll be that at the most

 

[gamechanger87]

But there is only 1 screen in PSVR, not 2.

And many people already have the camera and controllers, so if they do a minimal bundle of box + headset....

Also sony get royalty on all software, and maybe they could make it so PS+ is required as well. That would subsidise adoption.

Occulus just get money from the hardware only.

Sony have to go for mass market and make price in same region as console.

PS+ won't subsidize it and people will bitch about that. PSVR will be priced like to OR targeting early adopters willing to throw money at something with minimal support. PSVR will be priced so that they can lower it over time to drive sales. They aren't going to price it at $300 and leave it there forever.

Like I said, PSVR will be $500.

 

[FullMetalx117]

It's expected to ship April now?

 

[Leafhopper]

Anyone who thought VR would be mainstream in its first iteration such as this were ill-informed.

I don't expect PSVR to be THAT much cheaper, will still probably be at least $400 if it is even cheaper.

 

[Q8D3vil]

waiting for amazon pre-order.
its cheaper than what i expected a year ago.

 

[tborsje]

It's in my order history, for $0 and without a shipping date. Lol

 

[HUELEN10]

Better deal than PlayStation VR honestly; think about it (it is guaranteed to work for your computer and the one you build 5 years from now in that sense).

Still, it will take time for these things to go down, a long time. First they need to get rid of the screen door effect to make them truly viable for all.

Pricing is gonna be tricky in the first wave or 2 across the board for these things, wether universal like this, or limited like PlayStation VR.

Expect 450-800 USD for a complete VR starter setup guys.

 

[PodcastFips]

no it won't since it won't work on pc lol

Potential market of PS4's (36 million units) is larger than the market of people having a strong PC to actually make use of Oculus Rift.

Also, people will make it work on PC in the future, that's for sure.

 

[WrenchNinja]

This is why I've treated all the VR talk over the years as just white noise.