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[Zomba13]

Early sales are exceeding expectations?

https://twitter.com/PalmerLuckey/status/684778563862544385

"We didn't expect to sell any at that price!"

 

[xxracerxx]

Early sales are exceeding expectations?

https://twitter.com/PalmerLuckey/status/684778563862544385

Posted an hour ago, not new news.

 

[Blizzard]

Early sales are exceeding expectations?

https://twitter.com/PalmerLuckey/status/684778563862544385

eBay was popular last time, so maybe that's happening again too.

 

[Maxim726X]

But again, if the game or games aren't there to justify the purchase why would anyone invest $600 on the occulus?

Elite Dangerous?

I'm not saying Sony's vr solution is going to be better. I'm definitely saying it's going to be "cheaper".

This is what I'm wondering, and who would be willing to start developing games now with the requirements and price?

I just don't see the incentive. Unless they are moneyhatting, which another poster suggested.

 

[kavanf1]

People shouldn't deride those willing to pay for this first release. Without those guys the whole thing falls on its arse and VR won't reach a stage where it's affordable for the masses.

 

[InaudibleWhispa]

The Oculus Rift was never the device to make VR "take off" or become mainstream. Even if it was $350 it wouldn't be that device. At any price it's an early adopter enthusiast product for people with $1000+ PC's. This is the equivalent of the very first smartphone, and people are talking as if it should have immediately been the iPhone. It's going to take years.

 

[ChaosZeroX]

This hit of realism just made me change my initial prediction of PSVR's price from $99-$149 to at least $249-$299.

Your revised estimate is still unrealistic lol

Early sales are exceeding expectations?

https://twitter.com/PalmerLuckey/status/684778563862544385

Not surprising there are early adopters for everything.

 

[Mrbob]

Whats funny is, PS VR is going to be around the same price. I don't see how people are thinking that it won't be. It comes with its own mini processing box, move controller, and the headset.



It will be cheaper, but not by much.

I believe PSVR is one screen though instead of two for the rift. Should be able to drive down a decently lower cost because of this.

 

[Deleted member 20415]

Everyone cancel your pre-orders so I can get bumped up from May.

Stupid client meeting delaying my purchase!

 

[Astral Dog]

Meh

 

[xplicitone]

I'd like a version for $50 cheaper WITHOUT an xbox one controller, considering I have 4 of them as is.

 

[DrMcNulty]

Well, got mine. April batch. Can't wait.

 

[Social]

This hit of realism just made me change my initial prediction of PSVR's price from $99-$149 to at least $249-$299.

And yet, even with your updated prediction, you're still living in a dream world.

 

[Piggus]

Whats funny is, PS VR is going to be around the same price.

No, it won't be. Care to enlighten us with a breakdown of the PSVR's major components and their estimated cost? Because I guarantee you will not come up with anything near $600, let alone 400.

And yet, even with your updated prediction, you're still living in a dream world.

People who thought PS Vita would be less than $350 were "living in a dream world." Don't underestimate Sony's manufacturing advantage compared to most companies. $300 is a perfectly reasonable estimate.

 

[RK128]

Whats funny is, PS VR is going to be around the same price. I don't see how people are thinking that it won't be. It comes with its own mini processing box, move controller, and the headset.

Then how is it going to be a success then?

Sony knows they have a stigma when it comes to support add-ons to consoles (PS Eye and PS Move say hello) and just looking at the Vita is a good indication of what they do with things that aren't killer hits. Sony needs to have PS VR be a success at launch and to push the device in the smartest way, would be to make it cheaper then every other VR set on the market.

300 bucks for a PS VR would be a nice price, as people with PS4's can give it a shot without paying an arm & a leg all the while presenting chances for a 500-600$ bundle for PS VR (Move Controller, PS Camera, PS4, Game or two, PS VR Kit, ect).

Anything more then 300$ has me thinking "This will do only okay at best".

 

[FunkyPajamas]

Price is about what I expected, but can't afford right now - especially since I'll have to upgrade my PC first. Pretty excited to know it's finally coming though. Can't wait for the future!

 

[inner-G]

I think this price will play right into Sony's hands.

 

[RavenSan]

I got my order in (April)

 

[Enk]

About $100 more than my estimate but I still preordered (March!). The experiences my dk1&2 provided me are unequaled, and the consumer version will be even better than that. The higher price point should have been expected. This is new tech and with vr you especially need the experience to be as smooth as possible or you'll be getting a lot of motion sick people turn off by it. Price will go down eventually like nearly everything else in tech.

 

[Jyrii]

Outrage!

Seriously though, I somehow find it hilarious I still meet the USB requirement unlike many others with actual good rigs.

 

[BennyBlanco]

This hit of realism just made me change my initial prediction of PSVR's price from $99-$149 to at least $249-$299.

Did you think psvr was gonna be made of cardboard and elmer's glue? $100? huhh

 

[Dr.Acula]

PC VR will never be affordable, actually I expect the premium experience entry point will only increase. CV2 is no doubt 1-2 years behind CV1, requiring at minimum 120Hz 1440p equivalent rendering power--if not 4k or something in between. AAA experience developers will continue pushing fidelity further and further, requiring even faster GPU/CPU's. Nvidia and Intel own/will own 90%+ of their respective markets and have no incentive to drive their high end parts down in price, rather that will continue to increase. In the past few years i7's have climbed from high $200's to over $350+ and GTX X80's have gone from $500 to $650.

You have to consider we've been stuck at 1080p@60hz for a really long time now. We actually backslid from CRTs that would go to 1600x1200@120. With games being so heavily GPU focused, Intel has had no incentive to drop prices, because no games or peripherals have required high-end CPUs for years. If VR starts to break out and people look to upgrade to high-end CPUs the prices should actually come down.

 

[Grief.exe]

This hit of realism just made me change my initial prediction of PSVR's price from $99-$149 to at least $249-$299.

I'm curious to hear your justification for that price point.

 

[b0bbyJ03]

People always want advances in tech but don't want to pay the price. Would did u guys think this would cost after multiple years of R&D. Plus it's got a pretty hi res screen.

 

[Glassboy]

consider my order cancelled if i have to wait til may because of all this bs. No confirmation email but i do see it in order history.

I wouldn't worry about it if it is in your order history

 

[seb]

wow, they want you to have a really nice processor

Got the same message but I would ignore it according to this benchmark:
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-3770K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4590/1317vs2604

For me it's more like:

 

[JigglesBunny]

This guy is kind of a dick, huh?

 

[Hawk269]

Imagine night. Then imagine day.

LMAO. Well said.

 

[MouldyK]

Early sales are exceeding expectations?

https://twitter.com/PalmerLuckey/status/684778563862544385

Has it surpassed Virtual Boy numbers yet?!

 

[Mrbob]

Early sales are exceeding expectations?

https://twitter.com/PalmerLuckey/status/684778563862544385

Comment means nothing without knowing sales figures.

 

[ViciousDS]

wow, they want you to have a really nice processor

a 3770k is not compatible......I have your exact setup....welp fuck that then, not even going to bother. Will wait for PSVR then....will be cheaper no matter what I do because I already have hardware that can run the software they are making for it.

 

[Beer Monkey]

About the same price.

Um, that's like over $2,500 in 1996 which is over $4,100 in today's dollars.

($970 for the main module, $600 each for the PC-Engine and Sega modules, $350 for the Karaoke module).

 

[Woody Invincible]

Only two USB 3.0 ports, one USB 2.0 port (for the game controller)

Thank you! My 2500k lives on!

 

[Deadpool_X]

Anyone who expected this to be cheap was fooling themselves. Arthur Gies had said multiple time over the last year that this stuff was going to be expensive. He said some will even be closer to $1,000.

I guess I just don't know what everyone was expecting in regards to pricing...

 

[gnexus]

I'd like a version for $50 cheaper WITHOUT an xbox one controller, considering I have 4 of them as is.

Yeah, same. It even comes with a wireless adapter, too. Which I also have.. Oh well, I guess I could ebay the stuff I don't need to help "subsidize" the price.

 

[Willy Wanka]

I expected it to be expensive but maybe not quite this expensive. It doesn't change my plans though as I will wait at least a year or two before considering buying any of these headsets.

 

[TheOohChild]

I think I might wait to see what PSVR has to offer, because I am right on the fringe for the minimum specs. Jealous I won't get to be a Day 1er

 

[Warewolf]

I love all this DOA talk, yet the preorders keep rolling and rolling in.. Next we'll hear people saying June is their ship date, I highly doubt we are talking about 50 orders a month or something..

And after they start shipping we'll see people saying their ship date just got bumped up, as dozens of orders don't get paid.

When all you need is an email address and an empty paypal account to preorder, Jump in! The water's fine!

Not saying the DOA talk has any merit, just that these preorders aren't a bulletproof metric.

 

[Movalpolos]

Got my pre-order in. Stoked!

 

[Wagram]

This hit of realism just made me change my initial prediction of PSVR's price from $99-$149 to at least $249-$299.

If PSVR was made out of paper and shipped with a happy meal then it might have been $99.

 

[Grief.exe]

a 3770k is not compatible......I have your exact setup....welp fuck that then, not even going to bother. Will wait for PSVR then....will be cheaper no matter what I do because I already have hardware that can run the software they are making for it.

That system sounds somewhat fucked up in that case.

Check out 3D Mark tests instead.

 

[UrbanRats]

Just a weird way to say this combo is a good alternative, lol.

So people being able to make their own for cheaper aren't normal?

They aren't the norm (majority), no.

 

[Planet]

599 + 20%~ VAT = 718€ + shipping cost.

729€? at least.

718 DOLLARS! (Made the same mistake an hour ago) still closer to the actual price with about 670 Euro.

 

[HoodWinked]

man if i didnt get vr sickness i may consider it.

 

[opticalmace]

a 3770k is not compatible......I have your exact setup....welp fuck that then, not even going to bother. Will wait for PSVR then....will be cheaper no matter what I do because I already have hardware that can run the software they are making for it.

The 3770k is fine. The tool is inaccurate.

Cmon guys..

 

[PdotMichael]

People always want advances in tech but don't want to pay the price. Would did u guys think this would cost after multiple years of R&D. Plus it's got a pretty hi res screen.

People don't have unlimited resources, especially for consumer electronics.

 

[Artanisix]

lol fuck that

 

[Nokterian]

This guy is kind of a dick, huh?

 

[Sethista]

So it seems less than 1% of computer out there are oculus ready, amounting to roughly 13 milion devices, way lower than the 40 million PSVR will have at launch.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35220974

This is Sony's game to win.

 

[TronLight]

People don't have unlimited resources, especially for consumer electronics.

Then wait until the price goes down.