Pachter: I could see a bundle of PS4 Neo and PSVR for the old PS4 price

[Johnw1104]

setsunatenshi said:

Johnw1104 said:
Isn't the VR basically $500 if you include the parts that are pretty much necessary but sold separately like the camera and move controller (shady move by Sony to make it look cheaper btw)?

Given the state of the company as a whole, I'm not sure they're interested in selling something at THAT large of a loss.

no, not shady move by Sony... I already own move and camera, so why the hell should I be forced to buy a bundle with both? 

for people that have neither they can go for the more expensive bundle without hurting all the people that already own the necessary parts

It was done so that they can market it as being $400 with a convenient little asterisk where it mentions you should really purchase the camera and controller separately. It is now listed as $400 all over the place even though, for the vast majority of us who quite reaonsably had no interest in move or the camera, it is much more than $400. Taxes included, most people will now be looking at around a $500 entry fee.

It was a clever way appear to stay under that $400 price point that many felt was too high to begin with while actually coming in a fair amount over.