JoeTheBro said:
SvennoJ said:
JWeinCom said:
I feel like this is similar to 3D. It's something that's nifty and cool in short bursts but doesn't translate well to home use.
For me, the price would have to be very low for me to dive in. Honestly, 100 (including the camera) would be the sweet spot, however unrealistic that may be. I could see paying a bit more when the system eventually goes down in price but 500 is pretty much the max I'd possibly pay for full experience.
This kind of seems like one of the things the industry wants but the market isn't clamoring for. If Sony intends this to be a niche product that they could make a big profit with solely the device, then great. If they plan on it being a major selling point, I don't think it will work. |
If it was $100 I would probably skip it, no way that would deliver a decent experience.
They've already stated it will be 1080 lines (no clue on horizontal res yet though) 1000hz 360 degree headtracking and wireless. So less than 400 (excluding camera) is pretty much out. If it actually has dual 1080p screens plus virtual surround sound built in, I could see it launching at 699,-
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Don't forget about Occulus. The Sony headset is going to have to stay competitive with that $299-399 price point, even though they're exclusive to different systems.
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We've yet to see if OR can reach that promised price point. They still need to include wireless and virtual surround headphones, plus OR only has a single 1080p screen. Sony can save some costs on the motion sensors though and let the camera do most of the work.
It's kind of hard to believe that they will go from a $1000 720p wired headset, to a $300 1080p wireless headset with head tracking. (Although reading back the GDC live report, wireless seems to be on a 'hope' basis for now)
Anyway if they want to sell a 1080p version that low I'll pre-order it asap. Anything below 700 for a 1080p VR headset sounds amazing to me. Never thought that would be possible so soon. Same for OR.
