Morgan Wulver
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Posted - 2016.01.07 02:51:25 -
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I'm sure it's been said before but no one was expecting the Rift to be more than $400. That low selling point of the oculus, other than Valkyrie, was the only cut it had over the HTC Vive and Steam VR. Though the Vive was suppose to be more expensive than the Rift, I doubt that this is still the case with the unexpected price hike. Even if the Vive ends up more expensive than the Rift, I'm sure the price difference will be negligible seeing as most people who can afford a 600 dollar piece of hardware operate under the philosophy of 'what's another hundred dollars?'
Doing the math here only one percent of all PCs currently in use are expected to even be able to handle Valkyrie. Of that one percent, let's assume only a sliver of that fraction will purchase a Rift at launch. So, if you think about it, only a few hundred people globally are likely to actively play Valkyrie from launch. That means those that do will be a part of a small, elite community that can freely look down on those below us and chuckle at the plebeians that only game in two dimensions.
Essentially, VR users are going to be like capsuleers in the gaming world. And I must report with a great degree of self-loathing that I find that fact alone might be worth the price point.
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Morgan Wulver
State Protectorate
Caldari State
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Posted - 2016.01.07 07:59:54 -
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So I sat down and did the math and found something that might surprise you.
For context on the current price of the rift, the Commodore 64 was considered a similar technological advancement for its time with a sticker price of 595 usd at launch in 1982. Today, that is equal to $1,486.31 for a 64-bit gaming and programming system compared to the $600 dollar price of the Oculus.
All things being equal, that makes the Rift kit less than half the cost of the Commodore 64. I'm not saying it's cheap, but it puts things in context.
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