Price not a factor in Project Morpheus development.

[Normchacho]

Zkuq said:

Normchacho said:

Zkuq said:

And look at how 'popular' 3D glasses are. I know it's an unreasonably low number but people don't have a strong tendency to pay much for accessories. It could always change but I'm not too optimistic about it.

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-941-000045-G27-Racing-Wheel/dp/B001NT9TK4#

Gamers will pay silly amounts of money on an accessory if they think it's worth while. I personally have more than $400 in accessories just for Gran Turismo...racing game fans alone could make VR a success.

OK, I should've mentioned I was talking about large-scale success - something anyone is willing to pay $2 billion or a comparable amount for. At best, VR will be viable at these prices, but it won't be a huge success. And it has the high development costs many other accessories don't have (like the racing wheel you linked). It will be a niche unless the prices come down.

 

I think that if it's less than $300 for the headset and camera they'll be fine. Especially if the headset can be used for things like movies as well. The market for a VR headset should be a good bit bigger than the market for racing wheels.