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sabvre42 on 07 January 2016
mornelithe said:
cpg716 said:
I do think Sony will probably have ONE big leg up compared to other VR.. If GameStop (and other worldwide game stores) have Demo units in them.. THAT WILL SELL PS VR.. Using VR is what sells it.. NO commercial or review, or article can do it justice.. If the price is RIGHT.. $349-$449 range.. and THIS happens.. I do now think Sony could take #1 for VR in 2016..

That's pretty much the crux of it.  Everyone who's actually used it, has had pretty glowing reviews of it.  And most of them acknowledge that showcasing that in front of a live audience is simply impossible.  You have to experience to understand it, and they're banking on the press and word of mouth to impress upon others that the experience is worth it.  Putting Kiosks in Gamestop, Besty Buy, and other electronics stores is probably the best way to sell it.

 

Certainly won't happen at Target. Its not an xbox product and therefore target won't actively TRY to sell it.



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NiKKoM on 07 January 2016
d21lewis said:

I can afford it but for that (likely wrong) price, I need to test it out. Haven't tried a vr headset yet. My imagination has filed in the gaps but I'm only willing to pay up to $400 on something I haven't tried.

You can get anal from a hooker for $400.. Wait sorry what was the question again? 





 

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asqarkabab on 08 January 2016

Great Price 

It will be a big success im sure



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OneKartVita on 08 January 2016
0815user said:
looks like some people are really desperate to get a pricehint from sony.

 

Yeah I'm desperate to know.  Because if it's this high I'll definitely not get it but if it's a lot lower I'll consider it 



Zoombael on 08 January 2016

are taxes in canada included? or is it like in the US?



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0815user on 08 January 2016
OneKartVita said:
0815user said:
looks like some people are really desperate to get a pricehint from sony.

 

Yeah I'm desperate to know.  Because if it's this high I'll definitely not get it but if it's a lot lower I'll consider it 

i expect 499$ because it's better to for ex. sell 2 million for 499$ till end 2016 than getting pre-orders of 6 million for 299$ that will take till mid 2017 to produce and ship. i guess sony is predicting the pre-order demand for oculus right now and then they'll try to figure out the highest price they can sell the maximum amount of units they're able to produce and ship in 2016. you can always cut the price in case there is no demand but it's a little bit difficult the other way round. 





ps_wiro on 08 January 2016

If that is true I'd be giving it a skip here in South Africa weak exchange rate it is going to be expensive as hell!!!



OneKartVita on 08 January 2016
0815user said:
OneKartVita said:

 

Yeah I'm desperate to know.  Because if it's this high I'll definitely not get it but if it's a lot lower I'll consider it 

i expect 499$ because it's better to for ex. sell 2 million for 499$ till end 2016 than getting pre-orders of 6 million for 299$ that will take till mid 2017 to produce and ship. i guess sony is predicting the pre-order demand for oculus right now and then they'll try to figure out the highest price they can sell the maximum amount of units they're able to produce and ship in 2016. you can always cut the price in case there is no demand but it's a little bit difficult the other way round. 

 

That seems a very valid point. I still think $399 is the sweet point.  Any higher and it's not going to be an attractive Christmas present come the holidays. 



method114 on 08 January 2016
OneKartVita said:
0815user said:
looks like some people are really desperate to get a pricehint from sony.

 

Yeah I'm desperate to know.  Because if it's this high I'll definitely not get it but if it's a lot lower I'll consider it 

I'm really much more interested in knowing what I will need on top of the VR. Would be nice to know ahead of time so I can go out and buy any required accessories now or look for deals.



Lafiel on 08 January 2016
method114 said:
OneKartVita said:
0815user said:
looks like some people are really desperate to get a pricehint from sony.

 

Yeah I'm desperate to know.  Because if it's this high I'll definitely not get it but if it's a lot lower I'll consider it 

I'm really much more interested in knowing what I will need on top of the VR. Would be nice to know ahead of time so I can go out and buy any required accessories now or look for deals.

well, the PS camera is a must (certainly included in the standard PSVR bundle, but they'll probably offer a non-camera SKU for people that already have it) and depending on what games you want to play you might want 2 move controllers, the DS4 should be the standard controller for most PSVR games though

so if you see good deals for those you could cut down on the price a little bit