We'd all love to know the price, both oculus and HTC have been mum when it comes to final pricing, though we should at least know the Oculus pricing tomorrow for sure. The Vive will likely be even more expensive than the Oculus rift by $100-200.
We already have at least the 2nd, if not 3rd round of home VR tech. 1st generation was pretty bad with grainy 800x600 OLED displays, but was still immersive. Playing F.E.A.R. in early VR was frightening.
VR Gear is extremely impressive for a phone-based VR system, much better than earlier PC-based VR. I expect Vive, and the OR to be far superior to phone-based VR. They should be mindblowing.
VR is going to be so compelling that people will wind up using it too much, and neglect their lives, like people do with drugs now.
You sound almost exactly like my buddy, who expects it to fail horribly, so horribly it'll be the final nail in the coffin of the 2nd (3rd?) video games industry crash.
I'm gonna pick up a oculus tomorrow, and use it until the VIVE is ready.. I'll probably sell my oculus when the VIVE is shipping, to pay for it. It's just going to be superior in too many ways.. The expanded playspace, and laser based system, on top of the camera for AR experience is what is pushing me to the vive as my preferred platform.
and the technology is developed by Valve who owns Steam. Oculus seems more like a console experience, with launch titles like rockband using cel shading art like borderlands.
I just need something immediately for Elite Dangerous, No mans Sky, Eve Valkyrie, and of course, Star Citizen.
Exactly. Those titles you mentioned alone make it worth it (plus the really good driving sims). I also have some pretty high end motion simulator gear, and when that stuff works at the same time as VR, forget about it! I'm going to do the same, preorder the Rift and get the Vive as soon as it's available, and simply sell the Rift (unless there are exclusives or something horrible like that).
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Scabies - Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - link
April, huh? Sounds like a tax return to me.(Really Brandon? Nothing about price?)
Kaboose - Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - link
We'd all love to know the price, both oculus and HTC have been mum when it comes to final pricing, though we should at least know the Oculus pricing tomorrow for sure. The Vive will likely be even more expensive than the Oculus rift by $100-200.blackcrayon - Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - link
Not banking on it but I wouldn't be surprised if HTC revealed their price once Oculus reveals theirs today, so they have something to go on.thetuna - Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - link
P.S. I got this email from Oculus today:"We’re excited to announce that Rift is now available to pre-order for $599 USD* on Oculus.com and it will ship to 20 countries** starting March 28."
JeffFlanagan - Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - link
Good timing, a lot of us get paid three times in April, rather than the usual two, so it's a month with extra cash to spend on toys.ImSpartacus - Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - link
I want these to be awesome, but I'm feeling really nervous about the first round of vr tech.I'd rather wait until dx12 and potential multi-gpu benefits (Gemini?) are mature before jumping into an expensive vr headset.
It'll probably be awesome in a couple years, but maybe not in the near future.
JeffFlanagan - Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - link
We already have at least the 2nd, if not 3rd round of home VR tech. 1st generation was pretty bad with grainy 800x600 OLED displays, but was still immersive. Playing F.E.A.R. in early VR was frightening.VR Gear is extremely impressive for a phone-based VR system, much better than earlier PC-based VR. I expect Vive, and the OR to be far superior to phone-based VR. They should be mindblowing.
VR is going to be so compelling that people will wind up using it too much, and neglect their lives, like people do with drugs now.
pedjache - Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - link
You sound almost exactly like my buddy, who expects it to fail horribly, so horribly it'll be the final nail in the coffin of the 2nd (3rd?) video games industry crash.jasonelmore - Tuesday, January 5, 2016 - link
I'm gonna pick up a oculus tomorrow, and use it until the VIVE is ready.. I'll probably sell my oculus when the VIVE is shipping, to pay for it. It's just going to be superior in too many ways.. The expanded playspace, and laser based system, on top of the camera for AR experience is what is pushing me to the vive as my preferred platform.and the technology is developed by Valve who owns Steam. Oculus seems more like a console experience, with launch titles like rockband using cel shading art like borderlands.
I just need something immediately for Elite Dangerous, No mans Sky, Eve Valkyrie, and of course, Star Citizen.
blackcrayon - Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - link
Exactly. Those titles you mentioned alone make it worth it (plus the really good driving sims). I also have some pretty high end motion simulator gear, and when that stuff works at the same time as VR, forget about it! I'm going to do the same, preorder the Rift and get the Vive as soon as it's available, and simply sell the Rift (unless there are exclusives or something horrible like that).b4bylon - Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - link
How can someone order the Vive pre developer kit ?