Update: Sony has gotten back to me with a comment – “This was an error by Amazon, we haven’t announced price for PlayStation VR.” They also reiterate that PS VR is still scheduled to be released in the first half of 2016. Since publishing, the Canadian listing page has been revised to not show the price or release date.
Original story below:
In the wake of the Oculus Rift going live for pre-order yesterday for the not-so-low price of $600, everyone is now looking at Valve’s Vive and PlayStation VR to see where they land in terms of cost.
Though no official prices have been set for either yet, an Amazon Canada page is circulating showing a $1,125.35 price for PlayStation VR, which translates to just over $800 USD.
That would be $200 more than the Oculus Rift, which many are already deeming as too expensive. But there are plenty of questions of whether or not this price is authentic, despite appearing on the official Canadian Sony vendor account.
It could just be a placeholder, as the listing also says that PS VR will be out on December 31st, 2016, which does seem like a pretty clear placeholder release date. Amazon listings do this sometime, though the American version of the listing has no price nor date listed. The CAD price is a “pre-order guarantee,” which means that if the price drops between now and launch, Amazon will honor the new, lower price.
Or, it could be an error, a page pushed live sooner than it was supposed to, which also happens. Given that Oculus just announced their pre-order and price, it would totally be Sony’s style to make their own announcement shortly after to steal their thunder (see PS4 vs. Xbox One at E3 2013).
