Asked for that Sin and took your advice Ghosteh and asked for it to be changed.
Poll: Oculus Rift - HTC Vive - Have you pre-ordered or not interested?
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I'm not an early adopter any more (kids!), but I was going to make an exception for a VR headset.
The release price for the Rift is a little too heavy for what probably isn't going to be the most user friendly or effective release. For approaching £600 I'll wait for the 2nd wave/editions with more support etc to get a bit better value.
Between the two, now I am waiting, it doesn't make sense to pick on or t'other rather wait for some reviews and more importantly, game support!
The release price for the Rift is a little too heavy for what probably isn't going to be the most user friendly or effective release. For approaching £600 I'll wait for the 2nd wave/editions with more support etc to get a bit better value.
Between the two, now I am waiting, it doesn't make sense to pick on or t'other rather wait for some reviews and more importantly, game support!
Soldato
I'm getting a "free" rift as a backer on kickstarter.... so I don't really fall into any of the poll choices. Looking forward to it 
That said if I didn't get this "free" one, I would have waited for reviews. That said I'm not really sold on the Vive, I personally dont have the space to have an empty room to use the whole movement thing for it.
That said if I didn't get this "free" one, I would have waited for reviews. That said I'm not really sold on the Vive, I personally dont have the space to have an empty room to use the whole movement thing for it.
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i want to see if vive is better before buying anything
Was going to get a rift, but £500 a little steep for something I'm realistically not going to use that much. Would have ordered if they were around £300. Hopefully they drop in price.
Plus, it's the first release, so if it does well then there will no doubt be a far better version not too far away.
Plus, it's the first release, so if it does well then there will no doubt be a far better version not too far away.
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Not convinced by the Vive personally. Don't care for 'room-scale' VR, at least not in the near future, haven't seen much in the way of software, applications and games.
One thing I think they have better than Oculus is their tracking tech, that looks really neat and scalable.
The Rift looks pretty polished otherwise. It's got quite a large back-catalog of stuff, and some exclusives too.
I don't think Oculus will lock the Vive out of their drivers and API though. That'd be a dick move.
One thing I think they have better than Oculus is their tracking tech, that looks really neat and scalable.
The Rift looks pretty polished otherwise. It's got quite a large back-catalog of stuff, and some exclusives too.
I don't think Oculus will lock the Vive out of their drivers and API though. That'd be a dick move.
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Not at all interested in VR. As a glasses wearer I just imagine it is super uncomfortable and about as annoying as watching 3D movies, which don't seem to work for me and I avoid.
Edit: plus looks like it takes up a lot of space to use... I'm out.
Edit: plus looks like it takes up a lot of space to use... I'm out.
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Unless you wear massive frames, the Rift, and I assume the Vive, have been designed to accommodate them.
My Mrs wears glasses and she had no probs on the DK2.
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Waiting for prices to drop and technology to mature, most likely.
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Having just used my DK2 kit (thanks Greg!) then I think this tech has incredible potential!!!
I'll be keeping my options open for sure
I'll be keeping my options open for sure
Very interested and did infact own a DK2, but the price is a little higher than I expected since I still don't know if it has cured the motion sickness problem.
Will wait to see Vive price and some reviews before dropping any cash.
Will wait to see Vive price and some reviews before dropping any cash.
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You've just reminded me that Kinect had the same issue, a large play space is good but having to move furniture to play your game can put people off.
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Should have an option for pre-ordering the rift and the vive when its out.
Soldato
Can't recall ever pre ordering anything, ever.
I will be getting one. Cost isn't any deciding factor, double it id still be buying. Didn't go to see star wars till gone nearly two weeks after it'd been out...That guy!
Course, that's the 40 something me talking, 20 years ago, the only word I knew was, 'want' closely followed by now!
I will be getting one. Cost isn't any deciding factor, double it id still be buying. Didn't go to see star wars till gone nearly two weeks after it'd been out...That guy!
Course, that's the 40 something me talking, 20 years ago, the only word I knew was, 'want' closely followed by now!