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[Jarmel]

I wonder how this will impact game development for the Rift. Should be interesting to see if developers start to shift more towards supporting PSVR.

 

[KooopaKid]

VR is the future, just not now.

 

[syoaran]

So I pre-ordered. I'm excited at what Oculus can provide, and I like being able to experiment with the tech, but let's see what month 1 reviews tell us.

I've avoided VR tech until it was ready - hopefully it will be worth the wait [and the £520+ price of entry]

 

[Lettuce]

Just ordered mine, £530 delivered here in the UK. They dont take the money until it ships so i can always change my mind and cancel which is nice.

BUT people who think the PSVR will be $400 are living in a dream world!!!!!!

Unless Sony sells it at a deficit.

Sony wont sell the unit at a loss in an unknown market such as VR, thats financial suicide....especially if the PSVR has to have that processor box bundled with it!

 

[blackdevil]

I'm still floored that my USB 3.0 Ports are incompatible with the rift. It makes no sense.

why?

 

[SeanR1221]

I'd imagine this is like an original iPhone thing.

Very expensive upfront but it will make a splash once it's at a mass market price.

 

[jmdajr]

I'm still floored that my USB 3.0 Ports are incompatible with the rift. It makes no sense.

How so?

 

[gcubed]

I want VR but not that badly.. Hope Vive or PSVR is more affordable. Would've bought for around $350 like they said it was at first.

neither of the other two options will be 350

 

[CyberPunked]

The custom charge on my order in £0. Is it possible they're shipping from the UK (I'm in the UK)?

 

[ironcreed]

I hope Sony charges $350 for it and not more

That is still an expensive add-on for the PS4. But it is also still cheaper and would be why I see it as the only one having any real chance of taking off.

 

[JORMBO]

Says my processor is not good enough. Can't upgrade that and buy this for $600.

 

[Kinyou]

Yeah, i've been waiting for VR for the last 3 years, feverishly, and for 740€ it's just an absurd price to pay, for what content is there and considering in 2 years there'll probably be a better version out.

True, it feels a bit like with the Apple watch. Being an early adopter just doesn't seem worth it.

 

[AgeEighty]

I got in right away and got to the final screen early while it was showing March, but every attempt at finalizing payment failed with a generic error message until another ~30 minutes or so passed. During that time of attempting over and over again, the finalization page changed to show April instead of March, but when the order finally went through I got March after all, possibly because I was held earlier in the queue due to getting to the final step quickly.

Damn it. I had to switch browsers to get it to work, so I guess I lost my spot. There was nothing to even indicate that there was a queue of any kind. Frustrating.

Congrats on getting in on the initial shipment, though. I'm hoping they find a way to push more people forward to launch day.

 

[low-G]

This meltdown right now is funny to me. I'll enjoy that meltdown as well. I can tell there are many young ones on the board who had a lot of hopes and dreams...seeing it being shattered to the realities of the world...priceless.

FWIW I'm genuinely hurt as an adult that can afford an Oculus because I know the product can no longer be a success nor can I rationally throw $600 on this particular revision of the product.

VR future has shattered.

 

[CrunchyFrog]

$100 too much without the touch included. There just isn't enough software yet to justify that investment, especially on gen one tech. will wait on Vive, but I could easily see that going north of $699 itself

 

[Corto]

Priced accordingly to the niche first adopters enthusiasts that are its target audience in the first years. No surprise from me.

 

[mauaus]

so, realistically if i dont have a gaming PC and wanted to jump on the Oculus train, how much would I be looking at?

 

[wanderingprostheyltite]

Well I hope the KS folks will be included in first shipment (assuming they redeemed it ahead of time).

 

[Fury451]

VR is the future, just not now.

Yeah, like all new tech, this will be revolutionary once the common household can afford one.

 

[Guymelef]

Remember.

http://dsky9.com/rift/palmer-luckey-oculus-cv1/

Responding to a question about why he made the jump to Oculus, Planck described a consumer model falling in the 300-400 dollar price range and was quoted saying, “Plus, May is getting close.”

 

[Sciortino]

I said goddamn. That is expensive.

 

[Alienous]

Perfect, haha.

I guess I'll have to wait for the CV2.

 

[Mifec]

Feels great not having to care about the price.

Caring about games that interest me doesn't feel great.

 

[Father_Brain]

The tech is no doubt impressive and I'd love to spend more time with it, but there's a certain particularly insufferable subset of VR fanboys that gets very, very defensive at any suggestion that the devices might be prohibitively expensive for the mass market, or, more fundamentally, that consumers might not want to spend hours at a time wearing a bulky headset that cuts them off from all external visual stimuli.

These people are due for a wake-up call.

 

[piratepwnsninja]

I got in right away and got to the final screen early while it was showing March, but every attempt at finalizing payment failed with a generic error message until another ~30 minutes or so passed. During that time of attempting over and over again, the finalization page changed to show April instead of March, but when the order finally went through I got March after all, possibly because I was held earlier in the queue due to getting to the final step quickly.

I'd check the order number itself. Mine said March on the final purchase page, but when I checked the order number on the site, it said April and I was sad.

 

[Tahnit]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuucccccccckkkkkkkk that.

 

[UrbanRats]

Off topic but i've never understood why you dont include the whole price right away. It's like that in regular stores as well?

Not American, but i think because different states have different taxes and handle them differently?

 

[Steel]

How so?

I ran the compatibility test and it said they weren't compatible. I clicked the learn more link and got directed to a page which said:

Why am I getting this error?
If you received this error message, our compatibility tool detected that your computer's USB 3.0 ports are incompatible with Rift.

Flat out zero other explanation.

 

[dmr87]

Ship date is now May.

 

[Busty]

Looks like it's time for y'all to look into another hobby.

Throwing bitcoins from a bridge at passing traffic?

 

[Hero Prinny]

wooow thats really expensive, I wouldn't even consider it at that price.

 

[digitalflame]

700 euros is...
750 USD. Not including shipping.
Not happening anytime soon for me i guess...

 

[Lilalaunebaer]

Why are there people yelling VR will fail because the Generation 1 devices are expensive?

It´s too expensive for me right now, but that´s how it is. I´d rather have them start off with tech that is good and therefore expensive rather than some piece of shit that is cheap and not work right and have bad impressions.

What would actually make VR fail is not a high price but a shitty product.

Also yeah, HD TVs will fail, 8000$? DVD will fail, 1000$?

Just wait a couple of years for the price to come down. The "main stream" market right now is absolutely irrelevant. The most important part right now is to have a good product.

 

[Alucardx23]

It's not letting me Pre order it!!!!

"Your payment couldn't be processed. If you're sure you entered your information correctly, please contact your credit card provider for assistance."

My shipping and billing address are not the same.

 

[SmartWaffles]

How so?

Don't know about the retail version but on DK2 the camera thing can only be plugged in into a USB 2.0 port and USB 2.0 ONLY.

 

[kencey]

LMAO that's ridiculous. good luck with that
In Brazil that's gonna be like R$ 5.000,00 or more.

 

[Ricker]

Well at that price,even more Canadian,I think i'll pass,as many will...oh well,waiting for the PSVR anyway.

 

[darkinstinct]

I was joking^^ I know that the US has very low taxes. With taxes that would be 650$ if we take 10%. Let's say 670$ with shipping. That 625€. Hmm...

The fact that Oculus is apparently charing over 750€ (some say even 800-900€ :/) is just ... disgusting.

20 % sales tax in most of Europe. 20 % of $599 is $120. $719 in € is 668 €. Add customs fee and shipping and 741 € doesn't seem too far off the mark, considering the Euro is getting weaker and weaker and they have to anticipate future currency value for their prices.

 

[The Elite]

so, realistically if i dont have a gaming PC and wanted to jump on the Oculus train, how much would I be looking at?

If you're in the states maybe $1300 to $1600 before taxes all in.

 

[quesalupa]

Can somebody who's successfully preordered confirm that this thing doesn't try to take $599 out of your bank account because I do not have that much in the bank right now.

 

[Evo X]

The custom charge on my order in £0. Is it possible they're shipping from the UK (I'm in the UK)?

All customs and taxes are included in the base price.

Can somebody who's successfully preordered confirm that this thing doesn't try to take $599 out of your bank account because I do not have that much in the bank right now.

It doesn't. Only a small authorization charge. Full charge only when shipped.

 

[viHuGi]

PC VR loooooool 2000e for that.

 

[IaN_GAF]

Can I just say that I'm very excited for all of you that got your orders in? I'm looking forward to reading your first impressions soon!

 

[CyberPunked]

I'm still floored that my USB 3.0 Ports are incompatible with the rift. It makes no sense.

If you got that from the Oculus Comparability app it's meaningless. It also said my i7 3930k was insufficient...

All customs and taxes are included in the base price.

Then why is the total price broken down into: Price, Customs, and Shipping?

 

[PdotMichael]

Priced accordingly to the niche first adopters enthusiasts that are its target audience in the first years. No surprise from me.

I would say the real target group for the first wave are companies for commercial use.

 

[Calm waterfall]

To be honest it was foolish expecting any less. Everytime a new technology emerges it will cost a fortune in the first couple of years. Second generation should be better both on the tech side and price side.

 

[Linkup]

Ship date is now May.

Yup, Wow.

 

[CrunchyFrog]

so, realistically if i dont have a gaming PC and wanted to jump on the Oculus train, how much would I be looking at?

With tax, you're looking at close to $1800, and that's not counting peripherals.

 

[oti]

I think my PC is good enough to play it but I'm not interested in playing Beta tester. Everything they've shown so far looks neat and all, but not "I'd rather buy this thing instead of a bunch of games or other cool stuff"-neat.

And I'm not that surprised by the price.

 

[Seiru]

so, realistically if i dont have a gaming PC and wanted to jump on the Oculus train, how much would I be looking at?

Palmer just tweeted $1499.