Oculus VR Founder Says $400 PlayStation VR Is "A Totally Fair Price"

It may be a fair price, but it's not one I'm ready to pay.

he PSVR is the first mass market solution. But there is no other way to put this.

The PS4 is the limiting factor. There is no way VR on the PS4 will work at more 60 or 90FPS without greatly lowering graphics quality and resolution to some extent. To put it simple. Even mid-range PCs run games at 60 FPS while on consoles the same game runs at 30 FPS.
In practice that means that a mid range PC would have no issues running a PSVR ready game at more than 90 FPS,

So, why are HTC and Oculus forcing themselves into the niche high end market when they can offer PSVR quality as well?
After all, there is nothing limiting their headsets from running games at the same setting VR games will run on the PS4.
Most gaming PCs are already more powerful than a PS4 anyway.

I think the reason is just that Oculus and HTC are companies that are focusing on VR in the long run. Not just as a device you use to attract console sales.
Their goal is to provide AAA experiences as soon as possible because AAA games really sell platforms better than anything.
People buy a PS4 because of Uncharted. Not because of iPad like games.
Oculus and HTC want AAA games to come to VR as fast as possible because that is what will drive sales faster than anything.

But for that to happen, VR has to break free from mobile like quality graphics and experiences.
I think PSVR is going to be a great headset. I'm surely going to buy it if not only because its much more affordable and let's me check VR without wasting loads of money.

I think people will in general will really enjoy the experience too. But at the same time I think AAA high quality VR experiences will only be possible on HTC Vive and Oculus coupled with a good PC.

And since prices are high, we probably will have to wait a bit more to actually get the type of experiences on VR that we are used to in AAA games.
And I'm talking about games like The Witcher, Fallout. Imagine playing the next Elder Scrolls in VR.

In one year we may be facing a situation where big studios start to show their AAA games like Elder Scrolls or CyberPunk or Mass Effect, capable of running in VR. But those games will only be VR ready on PC with a Oculus or HTC Vive.

So the situation might end up being that for small, mobile like graphics quality VR experiences, the PS4 and PSVR is enough. But for jaw dropping experiences you get on new AAA titles you'll need a PC.

People now look at the price of Oculus and the HTC Vive and a PC to be extremely high but prices will drop.

The PSVR in my opinion is simply a device Sony is building to cash in on VR. They know well that they won't be able to deliver games like Uncharted on their devices.

But Oculus and HTC do want upcoming AAA games to run on their headsets. They know, VR will only make it in the long run if AAA titles start supporting it thus leading to more people wanting to get into VR.

Personally, I'm going to wait and see how this plays out.
Once I start to see big names creating high quality games for VR, that's when I'm jumping in.

For that price the rift has to be the better option? And yeah i know you need a massive pc to run it.

Personally I think that Sonys headset looks nicest.

This won't make it work any better but it is the most aesthetically pleasing to my eye.

To all the tramps crying... just wait a couple of years and you will get one for 100 bucks. But even that is too much for tramps. This is new tech , they are not going to give it to you for 20 bucks idiot. GET A BETTER JOB OR WORK HARDER.

Messy, gimmicky, and devs still trying to figure out what to do with it. And on top of that, costs more than the system itself?

People who get it might enjoy it, but most people just want more games. I'd rather have Sony making first party games like they used to instead of feeding us crazy peripherals. That hasn't worked since '09 or so when the Wii started to lose popularity, Sony should know better :/.

400+49.9%=599$, Since when 50% difference is `Very close` price, you must be a total dumb shit or total un-alphabet to say that to press.

Man, ebay is going to be selling so many less than 30 day old VR units this year it won't even be funny :D I'd suggest that most people just skip the launch day headaches and find one used for a cheaper price to see if it's something you want to stick with. Dumping $500-800 on day one will have a looong wait to be really worth it (for obvious reasons, ie hardware issues & any actually good games).

I'm usually a day one adopter but I still don't really have any interest in VR. I'll sit this round out and let everyone else test the waters and see if it will last or not.

I totally agree with lucky. He said some dumb stuff in the past but this is on point.

But it's not $400. it's more than $500 when you include the PS Camera and Move

anyone who wants a taste of VR, check out Samsung Gear VR. its cheap if you have the s6 or note 4 or above. its just the beginning and to get an idea. of course the newer stuff is better, but its to get an idea if you want to shell out for the better stuff.

He's basically saying if this fails, we all burn together. You've been warned.

Gonna be interesting to see how this plays out. Most would recognize the main reason PS is outselling X this gen is X's decision to include the Kinect, which made it $100 (+?) more than the PS. If many of the PS gamers wouldn't (couldn't) fork out $100 to turn a game console into an entertainment unit, which had some games already (most, really, really bad, but a few that make it far more than a game console), it will be interesting to see if this , far more expensive, peripheral gets any traction with that same base.

Currently, I would bet on fail, but it wouldn't be the first time I have been shocked by gamers......and if this can deliver a better gaming experience a few years from now, somebody wake me as I'm in.

Why does this guy feel the need to respond to just about anything? The Oculus is worst off right now from all three products.

It has all the limitations and nothing that sets it apart. It's the middle road in everything and supports no movement tracking whatsoever out of the box.

£349, plus the added expense for the camera. So around, ~£400.

Nope. Come back to me when it doesn't cost more than the required console in which to use it.

Depends on the games lineup. If they put an equivalent amount of effort to ps VR as the ps4 then it deserves the money otherwise it's expensive.

VR may be cool and what not it might actually even look good with today's tech. But here is the problem. Devs are not going to want to make games that support VR for it only a small number of people who could afford to buy a 400 dollar vr headset. Because they would sell very few of those games and would not make back the development costs.

i think its not bad, give it a few motnhes and there will be a price cut or 2, once it his 300 then yea its not a bad price.

If all 3 succeed, I can see developers taking a multiplatform approach. Maybe using the lowest common denominator (PS4) version as the base version, and porting it up for the PC headsets. I can't imagine too many exclusives unless they're Sony first party games.

They have to be £200 before I care.

Look at Lucky... avoid the real issue as always... You have no games son!