Oculus Rift

jrodga2k5 · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:38

digitalx said:
How much is this in £? dunno how the conversion goes, "as is" or set amount. its looking I wont bother tbh.

I think when you select UK it defaults to £499...

Too dear for a punt for me!

xGBHxPegasus · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:39

Got mine in finally after saying I wouldn't bother.

Will see how I feel before it ships whether I cancel or not.

MadMossy · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:39

siege2 said:
its in the shopping cart btw Make sure your Windows PC is Rift ready!
"Download and run the Rift compatibility tool for Windows to find out."

That utility doesn't factor in overclocked cpu's etc

Apparently my 4.6Ghz i7 3770K isnt up to scratch... LOL

£499 is including VAT. So it's just shipping to add which shouldn't be much at all on top of that.

As for it's price, about what I expected really, and we all know usd translates 1:1 for gbp, I paid ~400 odd for my monitor and 550 for my gfx card so 500 for the rift considering the tech involved seems ok. Although I find it hard to believe that is a "subsidised price" as Oculus said.

chef-borjan · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:39

Spikey said:
For me, it's just not proven tech which makes me nervous when dropping £500. At least with a 980Ti you know what you're getting.

I think what we have seen already from DK2 and Vive developer kits makes me fairly confident that this will be an amazing experience.

Just ask Gregster how much it makes Elite Dangerous more immersive. Even if it doesn't get necessarily 10x better than that, its enough for me to say that this is proven to work.

Gregster · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:40

digitalx said:
How much is this in £? dunno how the conversion goes, "as is" or set amount. its looking I wont bother tbh.

£529 with shipping but I still think VAT will be added.

And anyone who plays ED a lot needs to try this or the DK2 or Vive. ****ing awesomes seriously.

supergt · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:40

lmao at the people spending 499 + VAT + duties + shipping on a firstgen!

So what would it have cost if FB didnt purchase oculus to be able to increase economies of scale? they are delusional

ntemples1 · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:41

got my preorder in!!

Cosimo · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:41

Gregster said:
Happy to loan you my DK2 when the CV1 arrives in March? You can see what is what then.

Thanks for the offer.

I will have an opportunity to try one out and now I've got a Gear VR coming tomorrow to play with.

Surfer · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:41

i'm really surprised and disappointed tbh

£500 + shipping for me is a bridge too far. Considering the DK2 worked out at £280 inc TAX shipping and handling.

And thats not even including the Oculus touch controllers.

I've tried the DK2 and ive seen reviews/previews of the CV1 (1 guy on frontier forums got his early "engineering sample" consumer version CV1. He has done a mini review of the CV1 in Elite Dangerous)

and the step up in build quality and screen quality/resolution doesn't for me justify the whopping price difference.

Gobsmacked...this is a price i expected the Vive to go for.

Massive own goal by Oculus imo.

hyperseven · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:41

At least mine is dropping in April so the March people can discover all the bugs and should be some patches out to fix, also if poo can cancel.

Also gives me time to sell that kidney

Digital X · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:42

Thanks for the replies, but thats wayy too much for me. Blast it.

Was looking for forward to it but not at that price..

if you wanna laugh I'd head over to /v/ or /g/ and find the oculus threads..

Ashley Jordan · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:42

supergt said:
lmao at the people spending 499 + VAT + duties + shipping on a firstgen!

So what would it have cost if FB didnt purchase oculus to be able to increase economies of scale? they are delusional

Yeah look at all these people spending their own money on something they want. idiots right.. why are you in this thread? :confused:

Robert · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:44

How much does it come to with shipping?

Nismo · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:45

Pre-order gone through now.

Nismo · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:45

Robert said:
How much does it come to with shipping?

£529.00

Goates · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:45

Has anyone got a confirmation email? Not even sure if my order has gone through after all this, also tried to order my brother one but it seems like it has just taken my order. What a mess.

Tombstone · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:45

supergt said:
lmao at the people spending 499 + VAT + duties + shipping on a firstgen!

So what would it have cost if FB didnt purchase oculus to be able to increase economies of scale? they are delusional

Depends really upon what people consider has value to them, personally I lmao off at people who spend several thousand on a new car or £120 a month on sky. For the hobby I have and the amount of time I spend gaming with my family, I consider 499 + Vat + Duties to be acceptable. For me at least. Wont be the same for everyone.

siege2 · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:46

finally Your Oculus Rift is expected to ship in April 2016. We sent an order confirmation email to: [email protected]hed off living room PC, Made a cup Off Tea then went upstairs to main Gaming PC "in profile" then logged in made the purchase;

Your Oculus Rift is expected to ship in April 2016. We sent an order confirmation email to: [email protected]

Preserved my spot for the oculus touch as well

Tombstone · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:46

Goates said:
Has anyone got a confirmation email? Not even sure if my order has gone through after all this, also tried to order my brother one but it seems like it has just taken my order. What a mess.

Yep, had my confirmation email come through straight away

leaskovski · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:47

wowzers... costs more than my PC! lol