This is my guess too.$800 would be pretty funny tho.
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PS VR Listed For $800 On Amazon Canada Pre-Order Page (Link removed)
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This is my guess too.$800 would be pretty funny tho.
falconxcrunner09
Member
I was totally sold on PSVR if it was less than $500. I would have bought it day 1.
But $800? Fuck that.
But $800? Fuck that.
qa_engineer
Member
But the question still stands. It's fine to speculate but does anyone actually think its going to be $800? Oculus rift which sports higher resolution, higher pixel dense screen and is made for high end PC costs $599. Knowing the price of higher end VR product are we really going to believe a grasping-at-straws blurb from Forbes, about a placeholder price for PSVR at $800? Not arguing whether this is threadworthy, just stating the obvious as to why this price point is highly unlikely
TheCowboyPoet
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I'll pay half that!
You have to be trolling, right?
dead monkey uk
Member
I think you will be buying it day 1, its not going to be $800.
shadowfall
Member
I thought Sony said they are going to price VR around the price of console. If they price more than $400 - that would definitely hurt their sales.
This is the thread title:
PS VR Listed For $800 On Amazon Canada Pre-Order Page (Link removed)
You can see how people jumped to the conclusion that the $800 price is CAD.
InsaneTiger
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They haven't announced a price.
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
That's a difference of $600 from the actual price, so let's try this w/ PSVR......
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........PSVR $199 confirmed?
Dirtyshubb
Member
Why exactly is this thread still alive, its clearly an unofficial placeholder price.
I suppose it's good for those who want to rub their hands together at the thought PSVR will be dearer than rift when I'm willing to bet it will be quite a bit cheaper.
I suppose it's good for those who want to rub their hands together at the thought PSVR will be dearer than rift when I'm willing to bet it will be quite a bit cheaper.
The clue is in the wording. If it was likely to be the same price or less than a console, they would have said "no more than...". Instead they said "Around the price of...", which suggests to me it'll be more expensive than the PS4 at launch.
Imagine if you are right lol.
demigod
Member
Sony can profit from their games, so they dont have to profit from the headset like oculus/vive.
Everyone saw through Luckey's bullshit and knew it was not going to be priced at $349.
FonkyByNature
Member
I have a feeling it'll be 399$ US dollars and probably around 499$ Canadian dollars which is in my price range.
RocketRacoon
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As a Canadian...sounds about right. :'(
That would be fine for a bundle with camera, 2 Moves etc.
On the high side for just the headset.
SomedayTheFire
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oh...OH
Bitch Pudding
Member
Lol at all those reading too much into thread titles and cannot be bothered to actually read the OP before posting.
gamechanger87
Member
I've posted this a bunch of times but its not that easy. Sony isn't going to sell this at a loss.
The market is too small for this product for them to make it all back on licensing fees. They also need to make back the cash on R&D. If you throw a ton of money into R&D on a first generation product, you try and make a massive dent in it out of the gate. You do that via a high early adopter price not through a low entry. A low entry price also removes your ability to lower prices to drive sales in the future.
This isn't a console like scenario. The market is really small.
RedAssedApe
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gotta get all that R&D monies. $800 ps4 bundle even sounds like a lot
FonkyByNature
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I really doubt it comes with 2 Move controllers at 399$ US.
At 399$, i see the headset and camera, not much. Maybe there will be premium bundle that include more stuff.
I just hope Sony doesn't price the thing too much, it's already expensive as it is and i want to save money to buy a couple of games.
Assuming there would be a bundle option as well, that would be 4 different SKUs for PSVR... I don't see that happening.
He specifically said it wouldn't be $349.
Also Oculus has stated their goal is to make money on selling VR content and because of that, are selling the rift hardware at cost.
HTC is the most interesting one here given the state of the company. They've also tried to present the product as higher end, so most expect it to be a bit more than the Rift. If HTC intends to make money on the hardware it might be a lot more than the rift.
Deadpool_X
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According to the outrage on the OR pricing thread, it seems like very few people saw through Luckey's bullshit.
I'm just trying to keep people's expectations low for the price of the PSVR. I see people quoting outrageously cheap prices for it, and it's absurd. Good VR will not be cheap for several more iterations. Sony is not immune to this fact simply because they sell software.
Also, to people saying that Sony knows it needs to be cheap for people to buy it or it will be DOA, it didn't stop them from selling stand alone Bluray players for $1000+ for the first year and a half of the platform's life, and that was even with a competitor nipping at its heels(HDDVD).
demigod
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Who says they have to sell it at a loss? They can sell it at break even price. Whats your price guess again?
They sold PS3s for $600 which cost them over $800 to make.
Aren't Moves dirt cheap though?
They will have to take a small hit since PSVR does require a camera+2 Moves for the full experience.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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GAF > Forbes Contributor > GAF
The FUD is real. Welcome to the real. Yes, "Forbes" caught the price listing. The almighty "Forbes" was waiting there when it went up and it went down and they took screenshots and calculated the price within 5 minutes.
Yes, "Forbes" did it all.
This thread is nonsense. I actually despise these "Forbes" articles now. There's already a million threads about VR, and we needed another one discussing this when it was already discussed.
GAF > Fuck Forbes > GAF
The FUD is real. Welcome to the real. Yes, "Forbes" caught the price listing. The almighty "Forbes" was waiting there when it went up and it went down and they took screenshots and calculated the price within 5 minutes.
Yes, "Forbes" did it all.
This thread is nonsense. I actually despise these "Forbes" articles now. There's already a million threads about VR, and we needed another one discussing this when it was already discussed.
GAF > Fuck Forbes > GAF
gamechanger87
Member
$500 including camera and move. $400 for just headset. This way they can say they launched it a console price at $400 even though you've already paid in for the camera and move.
The real headline price will be $500. The external processing box will keep the ASP on this up.
Graphics Horse
Member
$320 confirmed, then.
Deadpool_X
Banned
And they are still hurting financially and a ghost of what they were in the marketplace because of it. They had to sell off most their assets including property/buildings and close most of their retail stores, laying off all the employees just to stay afloat because of decisions like that. Today's Sony cannot afford to be that foolish anymore.
Also, note that I said "stand alone" Bluray players. I was working at Best Buy during that period and couldn't keep the ps3 in stock because the home theater department kept selling them as a cheap Bluray player.
gamechanger87
Member
Sony said they won't price a product at a loss again, which is why I have my price point set.
Yes they learned their lesson well and made the PS4.
Can't see why they won't do the same with PSVR, making it with a set price in mind.
FonkyByNature
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The base experience doesn't require the Move controllers. Sure they add more immersion but the DS4 is enough for the base experience and good enough for most people i guess. On the other hand, the headset and camera are absolutely necessary to play VR games which is why i think this will be the base model at 399$ US.
But you know what, i'm just speculating. We have no real idea what the final price will be. Sony are planning an all VR event on GDC in March. My guess is, this is where they will announce their plans for VR, games, price, release date etc. and pre-orders will probably start around that time.
demigod
Member
That sounds reasonable. Mine would be $349 just for headset. I'll buy it at $399 but anything more than they can go eff themselves.
That's true and I myself will probably just get the headset at first but the experience that they are selling at shows and demos, the full experience, definitely requires the Moves as well. They are a huge part of the immersion factor that they are trying to push with VR.
Graphics Horse
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As long as it's not popular, sure.
Vyse The Legend
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Zero chance it costs more than Oculus. Less than zero even.