HTC Vive is now $600

[IsaacThePooper]

Finally, maybe make it $500 to compete with the Oculus Rift with Touch Controllers.

I know the Oculus will go back to $600 but it would still be cool to see it be cheaper, maybe even $550...

idk I'm just spitting out my thoughts.

[m0k]

these are first gen VR products

im gonna wait for this industry to mature before investing in the hardware

 

[D13H4RD]

2 minutes ago, mok said:

these are first gen VR products

im gonna wait for this industry to mature before investing in the hardware

 

Same.

 

These are more like early adopter toys. Expensive and very much first-generation.

 

If and when it starts getting consumerized, that’s when it gets interesting.

[Teddy07]

make it ~400 € with all necessary stuff and I might consider buying it. Before that, no way

[IsaacThePooper]

Just now, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

Same.

 

These are more like early adopter toys. Expensive and very much first-generation.

 

If and when it starts getting consumerized, that’s when it gets interesting.

I agree practically, the resolution sucks but trying to make the resolution higher would make everyone need better PC parts. It's all just a matter of time when cost goes down for VR to get better.

 

But I have the HTC Vive and I really enjoy it, I play it everyday.

[TetraSky]

If the price goes down, it may just mean that they are clearing their inventory in anticipation of their next gen VR headsets.

Though honestly, the price is still too damn high for mainstream, so it will still be a niche product the the foreseeable future.

[D13H4RD]

4 minutes ago, IsaacThePooper said:

I agree practically, the resolution sucks but trying to make the resolution higher would make everyone need better PC parts. It's all just a matter of time when cost goes down for VR to get better.

 

But I have the HTC Vive and I really enjoy it, I play it everyday.

Nothing to do with resolution. Just improving the tracking, sensing and also bringing the cost of each component down through manufacturing and scale.

 

VR still has a ways to go before it can go fully mainstream.

[TVwazhere]

Additionally, there needs to be more game support

Having a $300 Vive with all the accessories is cool, but am I really going to use it to play virtual painting games and shooter demo's for like five years? No I wanna be f****ng Lara Croft or an assassins cred character scaling a goddamn mountain (not really I'm afraid of heights but you get my point)