What do you think of the price ? $ 599, 2 times the price of kickstarter (more expensive than a last generation console while it is only a display device)
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Hardware & Technical The Oculus Rift is available for pre-order. What do you think of the price ?
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It's "only a display device" with 2 custom screens in it, and a bunch of electrickery "stuff" and a tracking camera, and a game controller, and a remote, and headphones... 
To be honest I was expecting it a little cheaper but still think it's reasonable for all you're getting, and the work that has gone into it.
To be honest I was expecting it a little cheaper but still think it's reasonable for all you're getting, and the work that has gone into it.
It's "only a display device" with 2 custom screens in it, and a bunch of electrickery "stuff" and a tracking camera, and a game controller, and a remote, and headphones...
To be honest I was expecting it a little cheaper but still think it's reasonable for all you're getting, and the work that has gone into it.
I was in Novatech today, hoping to try it out. Sadly, there were tech problems so no go.
The prices will undoubtedly be exorbitant, especially at first. For my part, I'm hoping its arrival will spark a new round of innovation in this area. That can only be a good thing for Elite players and anyone else who likes their view of life, rather more spectacular than the reality.
Found a link to a compatibility checker from Oculus to see if you hardware is up to scratch.:
http://ocul.us/compat-tool
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They have a CV1 on demo or a DK2? Nothing on their website.
Um, if they have a lack of sales, they'll simply stop selling it. If it costs £500 to make they aren't going to sell it at such a loss; if anything they'll sell their stock of components back to the market and sink the loss on the plastics. The only way it's going to come down to £200 is if its sales do really well and they can apply economies of scale to their manufacturing process.
I really haven't decided when I will buy one, but I will eventually. Though as you say, the price is too high just now.
Once it's out and the dust clears, so to speak, I'll take a look at what I need by way of graphics cards and almost certainly start there. The compatibility tool says it needs a minimum of GTX 960. That will probably change as better cards become available.
More, once Rift comes out and sets a standard, others will soon follow.
3D is the way things are going though. It will be interesting to see when the movie industry jumps in. Full 3D vision, with full surround sound from headphones. I can see this becoming a lot of fun.
One important aspect will be reliability. I can imagine repairs will be pricey if possible.
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The price in France is 699 euros, without the delivery
Respectfully, prices are set to what the market is perceived to be capable of bearing divided by the relative value the marketing people seek to place upon the product. Costs are essentially irrelevant.
A further complication with these sort of exchange rate comparisons is that the exchange rate doesn't reflect the relative cost of living at all. It is the value currency speculators place on individual currencies. I have relatives in Africa who live on a family income of the equivalent of £100 a week. They actually live very well. The cost of what they buy in man hours worked is about the same as here, but in currency exchange prices are generally very low. A true comparison of their family income would be nearer £300 to £350 per week.
If there is a massive rush to buy then the prices will remain at these levels or even rise.
Like many others, I won't be buying at that price. I will expect to be able to install the entire system, including video card for that.
So I won't be buying. Not in the short or long term, at that price.
I suspect, in practice, that prices will fall, certainly after the first year, possibly sooner.
Where we will all score is the stimulus to technology that will come in its wake. We can expect the GTX 960 for example, to be referred to as old and struggling, quite soon.
That's why we should all be waiting to buy a new video card.
This is true. It depends if you're willing to settle for the baseline experience though. Right now there is no real choice - even between the Rift and Vive there's not really a lot in it. However, when that level of technology is cheap enough that in your view it's worth the asking price there will be much higher resolution devices, with wider FoVs, better ergonomic options, etc... that will be at the current prices or more. It'd be like using the DK1, or even Google Cardboard just now!
I think between 150 and 180 euros is the correct price. The value of this object is not higher. I wonder in what country it is produced ?
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I wonder how many people have put in pre-orders, vs. estimated delivery date. That would imply a certain production rate. If you go by the market forces theory, they're milking early adopters. Once supply starts to ramp up, plus we see competition, you can bet they will find a way to drop the price.
With hindsight, this makes me wish I went for a DK2 to play with. In a price vs. performance sense it is preferable.
With hindsight, this makes me wish I went for a DK2 to play with. In a price vs. performance sense it is preferable.