HTC Vive to cost $799?

wordy · 23 Feb 2016 at 15:10

miller745 said:
Think I'm the only person in 3 pages to fail the test

Wait til I run it on my I7 860 system

Cosimo · 24 Feb 2016 at 09:34

Pre-orders starting on the 29th:

http://www.htcvive.com/uk/

Apparently shipping in early April.

cHk4 · 24 Feb 2016 at 10:02

Do you know if they take money from you the second you pre order it?

Five.Stars · 28 Feb 2016 at 12:54

Apparently this has leaked and has the cost. £690 inclusive of VAT.

Nismo · 28 Feb 2016 at 13:43

I may get the Vive if that price is accurate, not sure whether to keep my Rift pre-order though and sell it on

It is the $ > £ price with VAT on top so I wouldn't be surprised.

hyperseven · 28 Feb 2016 at 13:45

What about shipping?

Well suppose we will find out at 15:00 tomorrow.

chef-borjan · 28 Feb 2016 at 16:37

I think I may now just straight up cancel my Rift Pre-order. Do we really think they will sell for a profit if you get one on launch day?

My head says yes, but I'm slightly worried a lot of other people will do the same thing... supply and demand etc.

Deleted User 234324 · 28 Feb 2016 at 17:50

http://blog.htcvive.com/us/2016/02/international-pricing-for-vive-pre-order/

That price above is right, its official now. £690 and the Vive is yours. Limited to 1 per customer and you also get Tilt Brush included along side the previous 2 games mentioned.

Ghosteh · 28 Feb 2016 at 17:54

Came here to post that lol. That'll be a preorder from me for certain then.

Deleted User 234324 · 28 Feb 2016 at 17:56

For once its nice that we aren't totally screwed over, we actually get it cheaper than europe. See we don't need em at all

Ghosteh · 28 Feb 2016 at 18:06

Probably worth pointing out:

Both credit card and PayPal transactions will be accepted. For all credit card payments, a hold will be placed on the card at time of pre-order. For all PayPal transactions, the account will be charged in full at time of pre-order.

I'll need to make sure my account has the funds ready for tomorrow.

Cavallino · 28 Feb 2016 at 18:14

Im completely baffled by this now. Not sure which one to go for... is there anywhere online providing a concise review/pros/cons of each?

Cant help but feel Vvie is the proper PC "gamers" headset and rift is just the mindless zombies of facebook?

D3K · 28 Feb 2016 at 18:29

My rift pre-order is part of the May or June batch, so I'm gonna go for this first and cancel the Rift if I'm happy enough with the Vive.

I only feel I would be missing out on Valkyrie and The Climb. Never seen Tilt Brush until this thread and I'm amazed. The GF will want one too!

Cavallino · 28 Feb 2016 at 18:34

Holy crap.

Elite is listed under "STEAMVR" already in steam.

That's that then for me I guess. Rift Preorder cancelled.

sgavan · 28 Feb 2016 at 18:55

Cavallino said:
Holy crap.

Elite is listed under "STEAMVR" already in steam.

That's that then for me I guess. Rift Preorder cancelled.

Also DCS world

Cavallino · 28 Feb 2016 at 19:57

sgavan said:
Also DCS world

Woah really? That's a game Ive got but never played (one of those games you purchase in steam deals never to play!)

Another one to try out with the Vive.

Preorder with Rift now cancelled! Roll on 3pm tomorrow!

Rilot · 28 Feb 2016 at 20:02

Price looks good. I was a little concerned that there would be a straight $ = £ conversion and it would be £799. £650 is much easier to stomach.

Cavallino · 28 Feb 2016 at 20:08

Rilot said:
Price looks good. I was a little concerned that there would be a straight $ = £ conversion and it would be £799. £650 is much easier to stomach.

Exactly, my thoughts too. No Im happy about this.

sgavan · 28 Feb 2016 at 20:11

Direct on their blog but no info on any shipping costs though

http://blog.htcvive.com/us/2016/02/international-pricing-for-vive-pre-order/

Vinno · 28 Feb 2016 at 22:01

Interesting. Hopefully the shipping is free.