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

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.

kieran_read · 6 Jan 2016 at 16:29

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

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.

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!

kieran_read · 8 Jan 2016 at 13:54

ImMrChris said:
Whats the bets people moaning about the price are rocking a £600 iPhone or equivalent, i'd rather have a crap phone and a rift tbh

£300 G4 pay as you go with a cheap contract, can't get better value for money imo.

I'm completely neutral with the rift I like the concept but that massive chunk stuck to my face isn't appealing in the slightest.

Remember when we were told not to sit too close to the screen a as a kid?, now their bringing screens close to our faces! How times have changed.