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

[Johnw1104]

Lrdfancypants said:

Johnw1104 said:

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.

I would think it more shady forcing the move and camera in the bundle for those who already have it. I don't follow your logic.  As it stands it's more consumer friendly.  

I agree that options are great and consumer friendly, that's not what I'm criticizing. Rather, what I'm criticizing is the deceptive marketing of the product, taking essential components out of the bundle that will have to be purchased separately in order to promise "SonyVR" at $400 with a tiny-font message beside an asterisk mentioning those pieces you also need.

If by the time of release they make a clear distinction with a "Basic" and a "Complete" model or something of that sort, then that's fine. As it is, though, it's a cheap (and successful) way of convincing everyone that their VR costs $400, when really it comes in closer to $500 for the vast majority of us. There'd be a loooot of disappointed kids who don't have the full complement after their parents go shopping lol

Really, we'd be kidding ourselves to believe this wasn't done with hitting that crucial price point in mind.