Rift getting permanent price drop to $399

FlukeRogi · 11 Oct 2017 at 18:39

Assuming that will translate to £399.

Oculus Go standalone headset also being released next year for $199 and shares software parity with GearVR.

Jae-So · 11 Oct 2017 at 19:15

Source?

Wrinkly · 11 Oct 2017 at 19:27

Jae-So said:
Source?

Oculus Connect 4. This is awesome news. I picked the Rift over the Vive based on the experience, not the price. No reason not to get one if you missed the Summer of Rift sale.

Jae-So · 11 Oct 2017 at 19:47

Lols just sold mine for more than that. Win if I ever want one again. Good news

Wrinkly · 11 Oct 2017 at 19:54

Jae-So said:
Lols just sold mine for more than that. Win if I ever want one again. Good news

Yeah I read, shame it didn't work out for you. Great that you didn't lose out though.

Jae-So · 11 Oct 2017 at 20:16

Wrinkly said:
Yeah I read, shame it didn't work out for you. Great that you didn't lose out though.

Yeh, I just think it needs fuller experiences and I want it to be wireless and have better clarity.
Having said that, part of the reasons I sold it was that I am in the middle of buying a house. So I may miss it and decide to buy it again later lol. But only if I found a way to suspend the main cable so it wasn't in the way.

FlukeRogi said:
Assuming that will translate to £399.

Oculus Go standalone headset also being released next year for $199 and shares software parity with GearVR.

Just checked their website it's £399

andybird123 · 11 Oct 2017 at 20:45

not surprising given the prices of other upcoming headsets

Dicehunter · 11 Oct 2017 at 22:09

So the Rift has a resolution of 2160x1200, The new Oculus Go has a resolution of 2560x1440 yet the Rift costs twice as much, Am I missing something here ?

Scottland · 11 Oct 2017 at 22:14

Really tempted now...

Uncle Petey · 11 Oct 2017 at 22:25

Dicehunter said:
So the Rift has a resolution of 2160x1200, The new Oculus Go has a resolution of 2560x1440 yet the Rift costs twice as much, Am I missing something here ?

It's basically an all in one, deluxe Gear VR with touch controllers, not a PC based HMD.

Dicehunter · 11 Oct 2017 at 22:27

Uncle Petey said:
It's basically an all in one, deluxe Gear VR with things like touch controllers, not a PC based HMD.

I got that but if the Oculus Go has a better screen and the Touch controllers only cost £100 then why does the Rift still cost £400 ? That's what I don't get if the Oculus Go is visually the better product.

Wrinkly · 11 Oct 2017 at 22:27

Dicehunter said:
So the Rift has a resolution of 2160x1200, The new Oculus Go has a resolution of 2560x1440 yet the Rift costs twice as much, Am I missing something here ?

I think the new Oculus Go has been designed for Gear VR apps.

Rannoch · 11 Oct 2017 at 22:31

Might be higher resolution but not as immersive, graphics can’t be anywhere near the Rift. Hope I’m wrong.

Dicehunter · 11 Oct 2017 at 22:34

Vargas said:
Might be higher resolution but not as immersive, graphics can’t be anywhere near the Rift. Hope I’m wrong.

Well unless they can fit at the very least an XB1X type of chip into the headset I'm guessing it will be mainly for VR videos, Small'ish simple games etc.... which come to think of it answers my original question, Yay for blonde moments

Rannoch · 11 Oct 2017 at 22:37

Dicehunter said:
Well unless they can fit at the very least an XB1X type of chip into the headset I'm guessing it will be mainly for VR videos, Small'ish simple games etc....

Exactly, getting a 1080Ti in there would be a bonus

Hope the Rift 2 has better adjustments and loses the divers mask feeling.

Dicehunter · 11 Oct 2017 at 22:38

Vargas said:
Exactly, getting a 1080Ti in there would be a bonus

Hope the Rift 2 has better adjustments and loses the divers mask feeling.

I'm guesstimating we'll see a CV2 in late 2018 with not just a small res bump but something BIG.

Rannoch · 11 Oct 2017 at 22:39

Dicehunter said:
I'm guesstimating we'll see a CV2 in late 2018 with not just a small res bump but something BIG.

Hope so.

ukxenon · 12 Oct 2017 at 04:49

I sold my vive and rift a long time ago and by now i would have thought they would have done a 2.0 by now but sadly nothing

Sc00p007 · 12 Oct 2017 at 08:41

ukxenon said:
I sold my vive and rift a long time ago and by now i would have thought they would have done a 2.0 by now but sadly nothing

I don't know about HTC, but Oculus always said, no new hardware in 2017 as they want to concentrate on bringing the price down and getting content out. Both of which I am happy about.
The quality of vr games I have bought this year have definitely stepped it up a notch or two.
Until it has become more mainstream, I like that oculus have kept it simple.

Slam · 12 Oct 2017 at 11:16

Dicehunter said:
So the Rift has a resolution of 2160x1200, The new Oculus Go has a resolution of 2560x1440 yet the Rift costs twice as much, Am I missing something here ?

The Oculus Go is only 3 degrees of Freedom not 6 like the Rift. So you can look up, down, left, right and roll your head but you can't crouch down, step closer or step back. Similar constraints to the controller too (I think). On balance I'd say it is a really positive product for the VR scene and hopefully will serve as a stepping stone to the fuller featured VR experiences by other hardware.