@guitarman86: They did hint. When the min PC specs were released several months ago they said the cost of a Rift plus a min spec PC would cost approximately $1500. A min spec PC costs approximately $900-$1000, so....

@vandel212: They also said, months ago, that a min spec PC plus the Oculus Rift would cost around $1500. A min spec PC costs approximately $900-$1000. Do the math. This price point was no secret. It was always going to cost at least $500, so $600 isn't a surprise.

@tosvus: They never said 'a little'. They said over 350. They also said Oculus plus a min req PC would cost around $1500. Knowing min spec PC cost approx $1000, this shouldn't be much of a shock. It was always going to be at least $500.

@Stiler: 60GB PS3 cost $599 on day 1 (and 20GB was $499). Cool your jets; the price will come down eventually.

@Moonco: Not on day 1... FFS, give it a year, and the price will drop, like all tech. This is a brand new cutting edge gadget - it was never going to be cheap right out of the gate.

@doonish: Couldn't agree more dooNish. It's pretty much the same price as brand new next gen consoles when they are first released, so this shouldn't be such a shock to people. How much do people really expect the coolest, most cutting edge, toy in the world to cost out of the gate? $600 is the top end for what I was expecting, but it still isn't THAT bad for such an awesome piece of technology.

I don't expect most people have been following development as closely as me, but there is actually a TON of momentum behind this tech from thousands of developers - we just haven't seen it yet because the Rift hasn't actually released, and most stuff is still in development.

Based on what I've seen (at Oculus Connect, etc...), I have little doubt that there will be a huge library of quality games within a year of Rift's release.

@stevelol Censorship is always the best course of action. It never leads to an erosion of liberty. Yay censorship!

Hysterical-wave feminism strikes again.

This may not be the score Destiny needed, but its the one it deserved. (vanishes into darkness)

@Lace3 People didn't hate the ending of ME3 because it wasn't 'happy'; they hated it because it was a disaster from a literary standpoint, and the choices made throughout the game had nearly zero impact/representation on the final outcome.