Oculus Rift Price Released: $599

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  1. mairsil

    mairsil Officer at Arms

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    http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/...ice_finally_revealed_sticker_shock_ensues.php

    Yeah, you need a high end PC to go along with it too. I'm all for enthusiasts paying for the bleeding edge "work out the kinks" first releases, but I think that this is going to be too much. I do hope Sony can get down to a $300 price tag for the PSVR (expecting $350-400, and no, they haven't told devs how much it will be yet).
     
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    Hype = killed by that high price point. That's all I've been reading.
     
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    So we're one step closer to this?

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    I love how all the top comments have been removed haha. What were they expecting?
     
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    mairsil Officer at Arms

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    That one was a 25 question post that actually violated multiple rules. I love that it's been over a half an hour and he hasn't responded to a single question. I guess his FB handlers took the keyboard away.
     
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    I still fail to see the point of VR, even if a lot of progress has been made over the last two decades. Wake me up when the price is sane or if holographic rendering becomes practical. Zzzz.
     
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    I own a DK2 and its amazing. The sense of immersion is pretty awesome. So if the consumer rift is better than the DK2 then I can't wait to get my hands on one. But the price is way to high. I paid $372 for the DK2 shipped and I thought that was a lot. But $600? No way. I hope they lower the price.
     
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    Yeah, no. I'm not forking out more than the cost of a current-gen console on something like this.
     
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    High price point is irrelevant. VCR's cost 100s if not a 1000 dollars originally.
     
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    And that's why not everyone had them instantly, only a select few. Same with inkjet printers and every other brand new technology.
     
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    more interested in the htc vive tbh, heard much better things about it then the rift
     
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    They just pulled a 3DO

    Game over.
     
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    Wow the f*ed up the price by a 250. Now i'm really curious about Sony's announcement!
     
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    I think it's less like pulling a 3DO and more like pulling a PS3, they can recover if it holds up to other products.
     
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    Ball is in your court Playstation VR.

    Which I DO want to check out.
     
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    What the funniest part about all is when so many complain about the price. You don't have to buy it.
    Be smart with your money, it will drop in price most likely let alone quite quickly if it doesn't sell.

    Look at how expensive the iPhones are, and how expensive the PS3 was at launch ($1000 AUD). People still bought it, a person like me or you most likely won't be able to afford it for a while. There's much more important things to spend money on than a pair of goggles or a console.
     
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