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HTC Vive is $799, ships early April 2016
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300 headset only and I see oculus and vive scrambling to make a cheaper sku.
The Vive was never positioned as the entry VR product.
Job Simulator and Fantastic Contraption are much better experiences than you're giving them credit for, and they showcase greatly how good room tracking, 360° tracking and motion controllers are when all properly integrated. I'd take those titles everytime instead of Portal 3 or HL3 because both of those would never be VR only titles , and so VR on it would just be tacked on. They wouldn't be built for it. Meanwhile these two games Vive comes with are built with every advantage of the Vive in mind and are titles built for VR specifically through and through. They are a actual showcase of what can be achieved in the platform.
ashecitism
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BackBackPunch
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The PSVR display panels supposedly support 120 Hz refresh. I'm sure most games wont hit 120 fps but it does support it natively.
I don't think they are dumb enough to launch anymore Playstation products at $500.
$350 barebones bundle (online only, perhaps)
$400 camera + Move controller bundle
That's only cardboard and gearvr, which aren't very good.
Captain Tuttle
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800 bucks? What can you actually do with this thing? There's Job Simulator or whatever it's called and what else? Is there any compelling software in the pipeline?
luckey positioned the oculus as affordable in the early days.
itsbenoclock
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So I'm guessing PSVR will now be posed as a holiday season gift alongside the console... we'll see a price at E3 and then hopefully somewhere to try it. I still have no experience of VR at all. Oculus and Vive pricing including a PC would be crazy for me. If PSVR worked with PC somehow it would kill...
South East Asia gets fucked over again. Not like they will buy at such a high price anyway.
shiftplusone
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after tax and shipping, my rift is going to be like 690 bucks
depending on how that goes with the rift, it might very well be a negligible amount to switch.
I'm interested in what purchasing options they offer
depending on how that goes with the rift, it might very well be a negligible amount to switch.
I'm interested in what purchasing options they offer
RealityCheque
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So once the rift releases it's controller and you buy it, the price difference between the two isn't particularly huge.
The Vive package is definitely a complete one, but it's a lot of money. Certainly enough to keep me on the sidelines for now.
The Vive package is definitely a complete one, but it's a lot of money. Certainly enough to keep me on the sidelines for now.
I doubt any of them will hit it natively. Doing it with Timewarp trades image quality for frame rate (YMMV). I suspect that is the only reason it is there, so one can easily multiply 60fps by 2.
Uncle Moe
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"Life changing" strikes me as hyperbole. The reactions you're seeing are due in part to the fact that a great many people are not yet convinced about the technology's potential.
Austria, great!
Octavianus
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Cool, I might get this alongside my free Oculus Rift.
InaudibleWhispa
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PC VR? No, it was never going to be super cheap day 1. Mobile VR, absolutely. And of course what is high-end on PC now will eventually be cheap and low-end.
No price for Europe?
799 of course.
Nice, but very curious about how international pricing pans out. As a UK geezer, I'd hope they are sub £650 as that would leave the option open to me should I run into some spare cash
Sony right now:
All Sony have to do is price it between 299-399 and they win.
Sony now know the price of their two competitors. Even 100 dollars lower than the occulus and Sony will still win
Win what exactly? The PC market ?
Lol
DeepEnigma
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This is definitely 'cheap' if you consider the cost and tech compared to over 20 years ago, lol.
Crimsonclaw111
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$800 is honestly not that bad for what seems a greater experience than OR. I own a controller for PC so maybe I'll just go with HTC here because I like the idea of potentially moving about in a VR world.
Backfoggen
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Lets hope.
Where's Netherland. I can't find it on the map.
UnrealEck
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Not really. Those who can't afford but just want VR, aren't willing to pay for Rift/Vive or don't/can't have a gaming PC, sure.
For many though, they want PC gaming VR because, well, it's on PC. It comes with the benefits of PC gaming.
I have no idea about the headsets/packages but I'm going to assume a 'you get what you pay for' situation in that Vive will be the overall on-paper superior package to both Rift and PSVR.
CyberPunked
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I'm sure the cost of these VR headsets is justified, but I am a bit concerned that affordability might affect adoption rate, which may delay quality VR software from being developed.
At least there is a low end market too, like Google cardboard and Gear VR. Hopefully a middle market will surface soon.
At least there is a low end market too, like Google cardboard and Gear VR. Hopefully a middle market will surface soon.
ashecitism
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Not for several years no. As with any new tech, enthusiasts enter at the higher price and eventually costs are driven down as things scale over time, then there will be price drops and probably new headsets anyway.
me0wish
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I could swear that one of the reasons that people argued that VR will be the future is because it will be super cheap compared to buying TV. Some Oculus Rift guy said that as well.
This is what I remember, I could be wrong.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Preorder starts February 29th.
Mr. Giggles
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Welp
PSVR it is.
PSVR it is.
DouglasteR
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- $ 800
- No Brazil
- Didnt even get mentioned
ffs
- No Brazil
- Didnt even get mentioned
ffs
Cheap accessible consumer VR was the entire point of the Rift kickstarter, then Facebook happened.
Go and check how HD and UHD TVs were initially priced.
not schadenfreude, but im legit surprised vhugi survived this long lol
That statement earlier definitely had the bold tone of a survivor.
Which of those is 800 bucks only?
InaudibleWhispa
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It really depends on the timescale you're talking about. And the market. Mobile VR is already super cheap. PC/Console VR will be super cheap over the next 10 years. It doesn't have to be super cheap in the first year to be part of the future.
Here's a list of currently confirmed games for all platforms.
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