Oculus Rift £529 UK - $599 USD

Starglider · January 6, 2016

Well it's out... and WOA! One hell of a price tag!

The Oculus Rift (CV1) is going for £529 (inc shipping in the UK) and $599 in the US.

Hell of a lot more than I expected... Very disappointed, I expected the HTC Vive to be this price.

I bet you Oculus will charge another £300+ for the VR handsets later in 2016... 4 Billion from facebook wasn't enough to cover all that R&D using samsung mobile screens and moving IR LEDs around with a bit of glue on a few 3D printed cases eh...

Personally I'm going to wait to see what HTC will offer, it's rumored to be a superior device, not to mention we can buy our own xbox controllers for £12.

NOTE: To use the VR handsets on the rift you will need another sensor to track them! (CPU load!) The HTC Vive doesn't.

Summary

1 x PC good enough for a good VR experience £1,000+

1 x Oculus rift £520

Some decent games + £???

or should I buy a car?

I can see this happening...

Kid to parents: "Mom, I want an oculus rift for my birthday or xmas"

Parents to kid: "Or you could have an XBox one AND a PlayStation 4? Same price and more games..."