Thursday, March 2nd 2017
Oculus Slashes Rift Pricing
After introducing Rift at a less than amenable price-point, consumers with an eye for VR have been left with the slight hope of decreasing product prices over time (I know I have). Now, Oculus has announced a "slash" in the Oculus Rift pricing - though this isn't as much a straight-up price slash as it is a bundle deal. Case in point: Oculus appears to have stopped selling standalone Oculus Rifts.
Before, you had to pony up 600$ for the Oculus package, with an extra $199 cost for the Touch controller package. After Oculus has moved an estimated 200,000 units, apparently the company is willing to entice more users by now selling a complete Oculus Rift + Touch controllers package for the same price as a standalone Oculus Rift would go for - $600. The company also slashed the price of the standalone Touch controllers to $99 (from the $199 they launched at) and dropped the price of the extra Constellation cameras from $79 to $59.
Before, you had to pony up 600$ for the Oculus package, with an extra $199 cost for the Touch controller package. After Oculus has moved an estimated 200,000 units, apparently the company is willing to entice more users by now selling a complete Oculus Rift + Touch controllers package for the same price as a standalone Oculus Rift would go for - $600. The company also slashed the price of the standalone Touch controllers to $99 (from the $199 they launched at) and dropped the price of the extra Constellation cameras from $79 to $59.
21 Comments on Oculus Slashes Rift Pricing
Good! Now let's focus again on solid games, and not half assed tech demo nonsense. Twas fun while it lasted though.
still nothing, well we didn't even get the original 100$ slash price ... so why would we get another cut.
price cut announcement on the internet are ... not really credible :D if the tendency is not reflected and followed word widely ... otherwise welcome in a world with some country where price drop are nonexistent, hardware prices goes up rather than down, and not only RAM prices and get 550$ 1070/800-900$ 1080/ and probably 1200$~ 1080Ti
also a price reduction on that ... even free i wouldn't get that one ...
i rather get the OSVR HDK2.0 (albeit being labeled as Razer OSVR ... WHILE IT'S TOTALLY NOT A RAZER PRODUCT! otherwise it would fall apart after 1 week of use) and tinker with it than a RIFT or a VIVE (vive maybe ... )
PORN FTW!
Well, a slight correction - I hate Oculus for selling out to facebook. The rest is the consequence of this acquisition.That's what "being a PC enthusiast" is all about. Simply bitching about VR without any firsthand (or second-hand, in my case) experience is stupid.
Much like 3D televisions/monitors, I just dont see it going anywhere.
There are plenty products that were amazing that sadly went nowhere, VR is one of those I expect.
Now... second booth was running Google Earth VR... that made me want to buy the Vive
TY oculus!!
It was fun for the 1st 10min but it wares off very soon. Some people wont try it or wont try it anymore due to headaches or other medical conditions.
VR sets are 3lb head sets right on your head. I tried one of the Rift models, dont know which kind but it was very unconformable on my head.
I'll pass on VR, at least I tried it. Wake me up when holodecks start making the rounds.