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HTC Vive is $799, ships early April 2016

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terencecah said:
I can call HTC and see when my Vive ships?


I'm a 35 order on Oculus, so I think it might come after the Vive
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From what I've read, you can basically tell from the confirmation email you got.

If it says April, and you got it within 15 min of the pre-order going live, you're probably getting it next Tuesday.

If it's after that time frame but still says April, you're looking at wave two of the April shipments, which should arrive by the 15th-20th.

If your email says May, it's just sometime in May, and that's all we know at the moment.
 
Just got a call from my bank saying they declined the charge on my Visa for the Vive thinking it was fradulent.

HTC support seems to be on this as it's happened to a lot of other customers, so I would recommend if you haven't been charged yet, call your credit card company and notify them to approve transactions from Digital River!
 
After contacting HTC requesting a ship date, mine's still slated for "May".

That's what I get for not preordering in the first hour. Oh well, at least a few of the launch day kinks will have been worked out by then. Hopefully Hover Junkers will have a healthy community by the time I get mine.

I'm so excite!
 
libertytoast said:
From what I've read, you can basically tell from the confirmation email you got.

If it says April, and you got it within 15 min of the pre-order going live, you're probably getting it next Tuesday.

If it's after that time frame but still says April, you're looking at wave two of the April shipments, which should arrive by the 15th-20th.

If your email says May, it's just sometime in May, and that's all we know at the moment.
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THanks for this information

I will most likely cancel my Oculus pre-order since it ships so late
 
I will pick up from the retail. Game UK just has Vive shelf banner few days ago but not yet up. I think they're waiting for Vive first then will be on Steam shelf.
 
bigmac996 said:
Just got a call from my bank saying they declined the charge on my Visa for the Vive thinking it was fradulent.

HTC support seems to be on this as it's happened to a lot of other customers, so I would recommend if you haven't been charged yet, call your credit card company and notify them to approve transactions from Digital River!
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I believe I will cry if this happens.
 
OmarTheHippo said:
Just remember: VR will be a tiny market. Releasing an optional accessories to a subset of that market is tough; primarily on the developer support side. Look at the mild reaction that Rift games with the VR feature tacked on received. A good game requires gameplay designed around the feature. Indie games usually step up to fill that void in tech, but they'll be busy filling the normal VR development market

There have also been developers dismissive of gloves; the tactile/haptic aspect hasn't been solved (mainstream commercial ready, at least) and probably won't this gen. Your intuition might be disappointed
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I want gloves to use with the controllers. I'd love to have my hands tracked in the game but then be able to pick up a gun or something similar or have me hands tracked while using a steering wheel or HOTAS setup
 
I got an "It's in the works!" / "Your order's being processed now." email on Saturday, but no charge or anything else yet. Hopefully they can hold up their end better than Oculus has...
 
taoofjord said:
Jeez, I haven't been worried about a lack of launch games to play but I'm still surprised at how many I'm anticipating. Next week is going to be so good.

Launch - Must Play
Abbot’s Book
Audioshield
Budget Cuts (demo)
A Chair in a Room
Elite: Dangerous
Fantastic Contraption
The Gallery: Call of the Starseed - Episode 1
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
Hover Junkers
Job Simulator
The Lab
Modbox
Raw Data
Tilt Brush
Vanishing Realms
Waltz of the Wizard

Launch - Interested
Adventure Time Magic Man’s Head Games
Apollo 11 VR
Bazaar
Cloudlands: VR Minigolf
Crystal Rift
Everest VR
Felt Tip Circus
La Peri
Legend of Dungeon
Light Repair Team #4
Maximum Override (VR Demo)
The Pierhead Arcade
Realities.io
#SelfieTennis
Space Pirate Trainer (Early Access)

Launch - Wait for Impressions
Caffeine
CDF Starfighter VR
Descent Underground
Euclidean
Jeeboman
Irrational Exuberance
MIND: Path to Thalamus
Virtual Desktop
Windlands
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Apollo 11 is a must, IMO the best DK2 demo
 
undecided said:
I got an "It's in the works!" / "Your order's being processed now." email on Saturday, but no charge or anything else yet. Hopefully they can hold up their end better than Oculus has...
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That email means nothing. Every single person who ordered got one. Unless you've confirmed that you're in the first batch by some other means, don't expect to get a shipping notice.
 
Cartman86 said:
I believe I will cry if this happens.
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Haha yeah it's pretty brutal. I even got my confirmation email 1 minute after preorders opened, so it'd be a shame if I have to wait a while.

The lady on the phone at HTC assured me I wouldn't lose my spot in line though, but we'll see!
 
Zalusithix said:
That email means nothing. Every single person who ordered got one. Unless you've confirmed that you're in the first batch by some other means, don't expect to get a shipping notice.
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I ordered last week and haven't had one. (checked my order online and spam folders)
 
bigmac996 said:
Just got a call from my bank saying they declined the charge on my Visa for the Vive thinking it was fradulent.

HTC support seems to be on this as it's happened to a lot of other customers, so I would recommend if you haven't been charged yet, call your credit card company and notify them to approve transactions from Digital River!
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If this happens, my bank better be calling me ASAP to inform me of their 'concern' or I'll start flipping tables.
 
Zalusithix said:
That email means nothing. Every single person who ordered got one. Unless you've confirmed that you're in the first batch by some other means, don't expect to get a shipping notice.
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I never got one but I just called HTC and they told me my order is fine and that I was actually one of the very first orders in their system so I should be expecting delivery in the first batch and that that would be "any day now" HYPE!!!!!!!!!!!
 
bigmac996 said:
Dude, call your bank to notify them just to be safe. Better be safe than sorry!
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I called my bank today but they said they can only look out for the charge for 24 hours and then I'll have to call again to tell them all over again. I THINK I'm in the first wave (that's what I was told 3 weeks ago, but was later told by HTC that they can't make promises other than it arriving in April). I'm NOT going to call my bank every day though... that'd be ridiculous.
 
I'm inching closer and closer to switching to a Vive preorder. Would I be completely missing out on games for the Rift like Lucky's Tale, EVE, and Chronos?
 
Bunta said:
I'm inching closer and closer to switching to a Vive preorder. Would I be completely missing out on games for the Rift like Lucky's Tale, EVE, and Chronos?
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Not sure. All three of those interest me as well but Roomscale + motion controls at launch is way more important to me. For the majority of this year you're going to see very different types of games on the two headsets because of this. Which interests you more: familiar games with VR or more experimental/different/immersive stuff that's less polished?

I'd been planning on getting an Oculus Rift since the Kickstarter but when, on a whim, I was able to try the Vive myself it made me a complete believer in roomscale + touch/motion controls. It's what truly differentiates VR as a new medium.
 
I got ones of those Saturday emails but I ordered at 7:23am. Damn of all the times to be sleeping in. I usually wake up at least an hour earlier. Hopefully it doesn't cost me a couple days of waiting.
 
Durante said:
I don't know if it has been posted, but this table:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QHuT5nmH2Mi1X1eqRf7z8NNWaJLPpBYgOOdzY5fd3Uc/edit#gid=0
became really useful recently.

Not just because of the pretty complete launch information on most Vive games, but also because of the categorization into seated/standing/room scale and room scale space requirements (if applicable).

You can also get most of that information browsing Steam, but not all of it and not as conveniently in one place.

It should probably be in the OP of an eventual Vive launch thread.
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I'm making the OT and I was looking for something like this. Thanks a ton Durante. I'll give you credits in the OP
 
Bunta said:
I'm inching closer and closer to switching to a Vive preorder. Would I be completely missing out on games for the Rift like Lucky's Tale, EVE, and Chronos?
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Forever? Probably not.

In the short term, you'll be missing out on something either way you go. In the longer term, we'll have to wait and see.

Personally, after having dk1 and dk2 I'm more excited about room scale with motion controllers, but that's up to personal preference.
 
With the super high asking price of getting a good racing wheel, I dont think I'll be able to SLI my future Pascal/980ti card for VR and will probably have to settle for a single card instead. Peripherals are too damn expensive.
 
taoofjord said:
Not sure. All three of those interest me as well but Roomscale + motion controls at launch is way more important to me. For the majority of this year you're going to see very different types of games on the two headsets because of this. Which interests you more: familiar games with VR or more experimental/different/immersive stuff that's less polished?

I'd been planning on getting an Oculus Rift since the Kickstarter but when, on a whim, I was able to try the Vive myself it made me a complete believer in roomscale + touch/motion controls. It's what truly differentiates VR as a new medium.
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I'm really not sure. The problem is I haven't gotten to try VR at all. Messing around in games like Budget Cuts and Job Simulator looks fun. Another factor is I'd be waiting until at least July for the Rift, who knows actually how long with the shipping debacle they have going on. I guess I should wait to read impressions from the Vive launch and see. Well, I could at least put in a preorder since they don't charge until they ship.

Monger said:
Forever? Probably not.

In the short term, you'll be missing out on something either way you go. In the longer term, we'll have to wait and see.

Personally, after having dk1 and dk2 I'm more excited about room scale with motion controllers, but that's up to personal preference.
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Yeah, I currently have the space for room scale so it's tempting. My decision is just murky because I have no idea which experience I want right away.
 
Bunta said:
I'm really not sure. The problem is I haven't gotten to try VR at all. Messing around in games like Budget Cuts and Job Simulator looks fun. Another factor is I'd be waiting until at least July for the Rift, who knows actually how long with the shipping debacle they have going on. I guess I should wait to read impressions from the Vive launch and see.

Yeah, I currently have the space for room scale so it's tempting. My decision is just murky because I have no idea which experience I want right away.
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Yeah, if you don't have a burning enthusiast passion in your heart like some of us crazy people here then reading impressions for a while post-launch is a good idea (in case you feel our incoming glowing impressions are biased due to the novelty/honeymoon period).

Just remember that you can do it all with Vive (seated/standing/roomscale as well as motion controls and gamepad controlled games). If you pick up a slightly less expensive headset like the Rift and then later decide that you want to try motion controls then you'll just be closing the gap between the original cost of the Vive and unless I'm mistaken, there's no definitive word on how well Roomscale will work on the Rift anyway.

Hopefully you'll get a chance to try one or both for yourself sometime soon and then be able to confidently make your decision then. The funny thing is that I'm not sure I would be going for the Vive over the Rift right now if I hadn't tried it out already. The whole roomscale + motion control experience really something you can only get when you experience it for yourself (as you've no doubt heard many times before).
 
Sky Chief said:
HTC said on the phone that not every order gets the email
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It was either every order in certain countries, or it was nearly every order. The fact that I got the email with an order placed on the 8th that was ostensibly a May shipment, and others got one that ordered even later says volumes about how many of those were sent out.

Many people's hearts toyed with that day lol.
 
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