The sale is 6 weeks long so still about 5 left. Both Rift and Vive are very close in experience and would be enjoyed as such. That said, those that have both often have the same perspective as noted by Tor (above). The so called roomscale in the Rift is sufficient to what is generally available and the additional play area isn't a game changer. Then again I don't roll all over the floor in my 8x10 play area. Indeed, I generally play even "RS" games seated. The game changer is the price point. This is a great bundle even for those of us who paid twice as much. At $400 bucks as said "it's a no brainer" it's Spock logic. If the Vive were at a comparable price point the choice would be more arbitrary. Pimax at a similar price point is an up and comer, but it lacks the maturity at this point so that even with the eliminated SDE they still appear to have some work to do on other issues. I think they could become a force to be reckoned with. They do need to develop the same level of 360 tracking and Touch/Grip level controllers plus a couple of other les though, before they can be in the same class and who knows what the price will be when that happens
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The new bundle has removed the Xbox and small Oculus controller (still $399 on sale), I guess they finally ran out of the Xbox controllers MS threw in to get some attention while developing their own hmd. They have stated the price after the sale for the new bundle will be $499. Still pressures Vive to compete.
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