Oculus Rift $599.00 (£410) fair price?

kieran_read · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:16

So pre-orders are up in the US

https://shop.oculus.com/en-us/cart/

It's $599.00/£499/699Euroes (Doesn't include shipping)

Do you think this is a fair price? Will Sony/HTC be prices be similar?

For your £500 you get the headset, sensor, Oculus Rift remote, cables, Xbox One controller, and games Eve: Valkyrie and Lucky's Tale.

Source Eurogamer

PS: Apologies if it's the wrong part of the forum, not a monitor so didn't put it there

Stovepipes · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:18

It's not terrible but at that price is it going to be mainstream?

Oh Ed not again. · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:19

Plus import tax and shipping too?

Begbie · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:20

Yeah more like £520.

kieran_read · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:20

randal said:
Plus import tax and shipping too?

£499 does NOT include shipping. Tax i'm not sure UK prices usually always include them.

Skynet5 · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:25

it may include VAT, but that isnt the same as import duty....if they don't have a bonded warehouse here in the UK to dispatch from then your googles will arrive direct to your door via the shipper and *could* be stopped by customs on the way...

kieran_read · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:29

Import duty would be £12.50 if it's not included.

Oh Ed not again. · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:29

Can't calculate shipping unless you give it a PP address or CC details either.

No thanks Farcebook.

The-Plethora · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:31

£529 all in from what people are saying, yeah not intersted at that price.

kieran_read · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:33

An Oculus Rift VR headset can transport you to unbelievable fictional worlds, like a world were people will spend $599 on an Oculus Rift

In the words of Kaz Hirai (CEO of Sony)

Parody account I know, but still amusing.

MrMD · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:35

kieran_read said:
In the words of Kaz Hirai (CEO of Sony)

Could show that Sony's will be a lot cheaper.

Any better though?

You do realize that twitter account is a Parody account,not Kazs official one.

Amazing tweets from it tho on a regular basis

kieran_read · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:36

MrMD said:
You do realize that twitter account is a Parody account,not Kazs official one.

Amazing tweets from it tho on a regular basis

Yeh I just realised that it didn't have the "official" symbol but found it too amusing to notice

Though I just searched and google, and it's the top result haha. Parody ranks higher than official accounts!

WILD9 · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:38

Would really love one but its too much for me for now. People are comparing it to the iPhone in terms of wide scale adoption of a premium product but iPhone buyers didn't exclusively have to come from the dwindling pool of people who already own a £1000 gaming system.

StriderX · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:43

So wait... this is the REDUCED price that Facebook was willing to sell it for marketshare?

Confused.

Cavallino · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:45

What the hell. Ordered.

nitram100 · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:46

Had a DK2 and was going to pre order this, but not at that price.

Karateyid · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:56

Ordered. Not shipped until April tho. No money taken til then too. Can cancel if needs be

GinG · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:57

Ran the spec check and supposedly my 8350 isn't good enough for Rift.

Appreciate the gfx card...but seriously would have thought the processor would be more than up to it?!

lude1962 · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:57

Assuming 40 dollars shipping, a quick online duty calculator gives us :-

Total import duty & taxes due: £105.25

Uther · 6 Jan 2016 at 17:08

Too expensive for now.