Very true, but it's a shame that ED does not really support them except for allowing you to use then as a split x-box style controller.
But for a general VR experience with the new apps for the Rift, (some still free) the touch controllers are well worth having.
and the combined bundle at the current price it's a no-brainer.
The Vive is nearly twice the price. Some will argue it's better, but is it really twice as good?
However, If you see Vive come down a lot in price, I think it might be the slightly better item (except for weight).
Right at this moment, for a limited budget, the Rift Is the winner
Sure ED is fine with a dk2 technically speaking.
But there are more than just elite for vr, and more coming.
And the tracked controllers are really the only functional way to interact with the virtual world.
I also have the vive, but not using it as much at all. It may have better tracking and
slightly wider fov. But with two or at least three cameras on the rift, the room tracking is more than good enough for half the price.
And the vive would need a room greater than 4m×4m to win out.
And for the fov the focused area on the vive lenses are significantly lower than the rift, the rift is slightly more picky when finding the sweetspot, but when you do you can actually than the vive ever would.
Now don't get me wrong I have nothing against the vive but with this price difference I would shake my head against anyone getting one.
I don't know about you but I sure don't have that kind of open space in my apartment, cause I like enjoy sleeping in a bed etc.