I bet there were lots of people that thought 'why do I need a touchscreen phone' when Iphone first launched.
Oculus Rift available for preorder for $599.99, shipping in March
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I bet there were lots of people that thought 'why do I need a touchscreen phone' when Iphone first launched.
If you think a piece of gear that obstructs your entire vision around you is gonna get bought by tons of casuals, then you need to rethink, casuals want chill and social gaming experiences, not intense ones where you don't have a sense of what's around you.
It's a nice piece of technology for sure, but it's never going to overcome the main form of gaming as we know today.
My i7-3930K doesn't cut it either, at least according to that tool.
wow, they want you to have a really nice processor
Bro...
opticalmace
Member
Better yet, just run 3dmark: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166048
Or tell us your specs.
Beautiful Ninja
Member
It's a design decision for those games to chase maximum graphics quality while aiming for 30 FPS. VR games will be designed around hitting higher FPS and lowering graphics quality accordingly to hit there. It's not like PS4 can't do that, the product is already being demoed at trade shows and people who have used it say it works just fine.
... How can it be rhetoric if it's true?
What fantasy world are you living in, exactly? I'd like an invite.
thequickandthedead
Member
Is this sold out?
The use of "normal people" in this tweet really rubs me the wrong way.
Might as well have said plebs, lol.
I think you're projecting.
Still, i'm curious how that price is possible, given that Oculus ready PCs start at 949.
We'll be lucky if it's $399.
Buggy Loop
Member
PSVR is a very good tech attempt by Sony, but no matter how cheap they make it, it simply doesnt interest me. I would not consider gaming with Oculus @ 90fps with a Nvidia 750ti, even less with a subpar PS4 performance. Oculus dev kits also has shown that the community for VR is really great, games got unofficial VR support, the mod/dev community is something that wont exist on PS4 so you're stuck with what Sony is feeding you.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
People have already been developing for it for years. Oculus will continue to moneyhat devs like Insomniac.
Also people are sleeping on the potential here with porn and other non video game applications.
NeuAscension
Banned
"We’re roughly in that ballpark… but it’s going to cost more than that. And the reason for that is that we’ve added a lot of technology to this thing beyond what existed in the DK1 and DK2 days." -Luckey
...as my friend Jules says "ain't the same ballpark, ain't the same league, ain't even the same fuckin' sport"
...as my friend Jules says "ain't the same ballpark, ain't the same league, ain't even the same fuckin' sport"
Teletraan1
Banned
It being sold out in its first few months of shipping really doesn't indicate much. They might have extremely limited stock or only be able to produce so many units. Until we get some hard numbers it is way too early to decipher anything from the shipping situation.
I hope it does well. As I said in the past I have had very little interest in what amounts to the VR equivalent of a 1x CD ROM. I will wait for the 52x CD ROM version that is half the price and a much better product. Early adopters gonna adopt early.
I hope it does well. As I said in the past I have had very little interest in what amounts to the VR equivalent of a 1x CD ROM. I will wait for the 52x CD ROM version that is half the price and a much better product. Early adopters gonna adopt early.
DizzyCaffeine
Member
Fuck it. Preordered.
EricGRIT09
Neo Member
My specs are fine, just curious about whether or not they are going to tell me my USB 3.0 ports aren't compatible.
Running an OC'd 4770k and 970 (will upgrade to newest Nvidia card when they are released).
SkeptiMism
Member
Yeah, I'll be waiting, don't have money.
It's good that they didn't compromise so much though.
Really curious how much they're intending to ship this year, not to mention at launch.
It's good that they didn't compromise so much though.
Really curious how much they're intending to ship this year, not to mention at launch.
Reactions like this (though granted, are kind of few) are just stupid. You really have no clue about emergent technology, your anecdote means absolutely nothing and it would seem that you're happy it fails.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
You need some more realism. $99 was insane, $299 is still on the low end.
Mufausa The 3rd
Member
Bruh.. That's a video card :/
Canadian dollar is gunna fuck us hard, up here.
Canadian dollar is gunna fuck us hard, up here.
I mean, Palmer did suggest that he wanted to ship it for between $200-$400 originally.
It's far from that but then Oculus are also no longer the only players in that field when they made that prediction. Judging from news reports, the Vive and PSVR are incredibly well built and Oculus is clearly aiming to make the high-end equivalent and appeal to the enthusiast crowd. It's an Apple to Google scenario.
Will it work out? Who knows. But I don't think that $599 is all that shocking either.
Your initial price was $150? Delusional.
$299 if we are lucky. I'm expecting $399 though. Sony has said many times the price of a new console. PS4 started at $399.
Cheaper than a ROG swift monitor in which you need a beast video card to use properly. Price isn't bad for what it is. Just wish the touch controllers were included.
They ALWAYS said otherwise, until the last 2 weeks...
Muppet of a Man
Member
No, an early adopter might say that. The console masses might actually be willing to invest if it's $299. It'll likely be between $299 to $399, though.
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?
NeOak
Member
If that was only a hit, Wait until the truck of realism road kills you.
Kwansu Dudes
Member
You need a pretty high end PC to use this so I don't really get the concerns. This is for enthusiasts, not your average Joe.
man your face must be swollen as hell from all the hits of realism you encounter in life then
Ninja Scooter
Member
The "mainstream" usually doesn't know they want something until they magically one day want it. There was a time when a lot of people balked at paying $500 for a smartphone when the iPhone first came out, with no app store, no carrier price subsidy, and at a time when most people just picked whatever free shitty flip phone came with their upgrade. That your casual friends don't want VR right now doesn't really mean anything.
Expectedly expensive. I have no interest at this price given I'd have to spend well over £1000 for a decent enough PC to do it justice. Add on the £500 for the Rift and it's just too much for me.
That's not to say I think it's too expensive though; it's brand new, state of the art and we all have to accept that we shouldn't always need and want something on day one. The price will come down.
That's not to say I think it's too expensive though; it's brand new, state of the art and we all have to accept that we shouldn't always need and want something on day one. The price will come down.
Neuromancer
Member
My Macbook is out of luck
My PC is ready, but my wallet is not.
Why? Sony has a major advantage in their manufacturing ability, and there's nothing component-wise in PSVR to justify it costing more than a PS4. Oculus doesn't make money on game sales, whereas Sony does. So obviously the Rift is going to have a high markup.
Why? Sony has a major advantage in their manufacturing ability, and there's nothing component-wise in PSVR to justify it costing more than a PS4. Oculus doesn't make money on game sales, whereas Sony does. So obviously the Rift is going to have a high markup.
No, but currently ships in May.
Stiler
Member
What?
Oculus said time and time again, "350 for consumer launch" and talked about aggressive pricing to drive good early adoption.
It was around Oct or so when they started to change their tune and almost DOUBLE That price?
G'luck with that early adoption rate.
I mean, the PS3 did somewhat well at 600 bucks.....but this is just stupid :l.
If you want VR to really take off, you have to make it affordable, 600 isn't pocket change
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My bet is that they are hinging support from high-end PC gamers with a lot of money with initial release of Oculus Rift sets, then over time low the price to attract more casual PC gamers.
They are having a few things bundled with the Rift (some games, dev tools, ect) I think, so it isn't a complete waste for 600 bucks.
If you want VR to really take off, you have to make it affordable, 600 isn't pocket change
.My bet is that they are hinging support from high-end PC gamers with a lot of money with initial release of Oculus Rift sets, then over time low the price to attract more casual PC gamers.
They are having a few things bundled with the Rift (some games, dev tools, ect) I think, so it isn't a complete waste for 600 bucks.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
About the same price.
To be fair, $1499 is just the same price for a high end computer but here you just replace the price of the monitor for the oculus.
Haint
Member
Yeah, VR is priced to niche hobbyists now. I'll await till its affordable to the average joe, before I buy one. Early adopters get to test thr bugs like usual
PC VR will never be affordable, rather I expect the premium experience entry point will actually increase. CV2 is no doubt 1-2 years behind CV1, requiring at minimum 120Hz 1440p equivalent rendering power--more likely 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 they will continue to increase. In only the past few years desktop i7's have climbed from high $200's to over $350+ and GTX X80's have gone from $500 to $650.
NeOak
Member
What did you expect? They aren't gaming laptops. A 650M is barely better than the latest Intel HD stuff.
Shit, most gaming laptops won't cut it either anyway.