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SWORDF1SH on 19 January 2016
BraLoD said:
SWORDF1SH said:
BraLoD said:
You should look for a better list, shildc4t.
Ace Combat 7 is missing there.
Gran Turismo (and DriveClub) + Ace Combat made it be a must have to me.
Even as I don't even have a PS4 yet xP

It was just a quick Google search. First link I clicked on. 

Don't just quick google next time then.

 

I'll slow Google then. You'll get the same results but it'll take me 10 minutes. 



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ArnoldRimmer on 19 January 2016
eva01beserk said:
ArnoldRimmer said:
That price could very well be.

It's pretty safe to assume that prices for PSVR will start at some value between 299 and 399. Market research suggests that 299 would be the sweet spot, but personally I rather expected 399, so 349 would be positive news for me.
They don't mention it, but there will most probably be at least two PSVR packages, with the cheaper one including only the headset. 349 would most probably be that cheaper package, I expect the full package to be 100 more.

Vanilla for $300 and +camara +Move $400. That would be great, cuz there are already a lot of ps camaras out there, making them buy another would discouraage a lot.

Couldn't agree more, and that's exactly what I'm still personally hoping for: 299 vanilla, 399 full package.

But I fear it will rather be 399 vanilla, 499 full package.  But I'm almost sure these numbers can be considered upper and lower boundaries for the real price.

I'm kind of still hoping that because of the very negative reactions to the anounced Oculus Rift price, SONY decides to go for 299 vanilla/399 full.



Zoombael on 19 January 2016
zero129 said:
barneystinson69 said:

Your selling to a much tougher crowd. How many people do you think are willing to spend 400$ for a VR headset when their console is already 300$? Now I could be 100% wrong, but I predict sales will be slow for a long time.

This pretty much is what others are failing to see here

 

Err. What you are failing to see, this isn't about PC/console. The focus is on VR. The target crowd are all those who are highly interested in VR and beyond. And the option with the best cost benefit ratio is likely to succeed.

 

“American gamers interested in VR look most forward to console and PC devices. One-third intend to purchase a Playstation VR and 13% look to buy the Oculus Rift.”

http://fortune.com/2016/01/05/virtual-reality-game-industry-to-generate-billions/

 

And that was BEFORE the announcement of the price for the Rift. Now many are hestitant to purchase one and rather wait and see. Nonetheless, according to Palmer Luckey sales are better than expected and they're in the process of ramping up production.

http://www.roadtovr.com/founder-oculus-rift-pre-orders-going-much-better-than-expected-sales/

Estimations range from 150.000 to 350.000 sold units.



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LipeJJ on 19 January 2016
Zoombael said:
LipeJJ said:

So... the VR might actually be more expensive than the console itselft. Yeah, it won't sell that much on its first year (except FW ofc, which will have a lot of enthusiasts buying it).

 

To shed some clarity on this: How much is that much? Would you say OR sold much?

 

I'd wait and see how OR performs in its first year first, pre orders are going to be big for basically anything. Even something that failed, like the Wii U, had good pre-orders and first weeks. lol



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SWORDF1SH on 19 January 2016
LipeJJ said:
Zoombael said:
LipeJJ said:

So... the VR might actually be more expensive than the console itselft. Yeah, it won't sell that much on its first year (except FW ofc, which will have a lot of enthusiasts buying it).

 

To shed some clarity on this: How much is that much? Would you say OR sold much?

 

I'd wait and see how OR performs in its first year first, pre orders are going to be big for basically anything. Even something that failed, like the Wii U, had good pre-orders and first weeks. lol

True dat! 





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GribbleGrunger on 19 January 2016
zero129 said:


I think your putting too much faith in this first gen Devices and the power of the PS4 to power such realistic experiences on consoles..

I have tried VR and yes its immersive for some games but it can also totally ruin other ones, and the main reason for why its only good for some games so far such as walking sims etc is the hardware.

In time to come once VR matures and we are on the 2nd or 3rd gen devices yes putting on one of them VR helmets will be like being in the game as you say. However for now its a pretty fun and cool experience that can really add to the immersion of some games but not in the way you seem to be believing the marketing.

That's a really weird thing to say to me considering I have no idea whatsoever if VR will be successful.





 

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Zoombael on 19 January 2016
zero129 said:
GribbleGrunger said:
eva01beserk said:

 

Not what I meant. Gameplay wise, what I have seen so far has been nothing exiting yet. Many exploration games mainly. I know that untill I actually put a headset on I wont be able to fully understand vr, also that great content is on the horizon, but this is my main point, there is noo great content yet, that I have seen like you said. But the more vr headset are sold, the sooner we can expect to see these gems.

Why can't you understand? Why aren't you getting it? You are looking at those 'games' on a 2D screen. It's the feeling of being there that sets VR apart. If you fall down a ten foot hole you actually feel like you've fallen down a ten foot hole and your body react as it would in real life. Walking on a rope from one high rise to another would be uninteresting and dull on a screen bit in VR it would scare the shit out of you. Stop thinking graphics and you'll begin to understand what VR is.


I think your putting too much faith in this first gen Devices and the power of the PS4 to power such realistic experiences on consoles..

I have tried VR and yes its immersive for some games but it can also totally ruin other ones, and the main reason for why its only good for some games so far such as walking sims etc is the hardware.

In time to come once VR matures and we are on the 2nd or 3rd gen devices yes putting on one of them VR helmets will be like being in the game as you say. However for now its a pretty fun and cool experience that can really add to the immersion of some games but not in the way you seem to be believing the marketing.

 


marketing? there are plenty of reports of individuals who experienced VR first hand and are highly impressed even by PS VR. an overwhelming majority to be more precise. your judgement is therefore is not to be taken seriously. first of all you say you have tried VR. but you dont mention which device(s) nor what applicantion(s). a game? a panorama view? cheese commercial? you dont seem to be aware there is a difference between cardboard VR and sophisticated devices like the HTC vive.



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Lafiel on 19 January 2016
Hiku said:
Can't say I'm inclined to trust any of these early price listings.
But assuming this is true, while cheaper than Occulus Rift, it'll be difficult to hit the mainstream at €455.
Though they probably know that they'll have to wait a while until they can sell it at a more compelling price.

Who will buy it at launch then? The ones who want to watch porn in VR, that's who. ;)

Yea, this listing, like the Amazon Canada one, is just a placeholder and is probably intentionally higher than they expect, because if people preorder now they'd be pissed at the shop if it cancels that preorder later on due to the article actually being more expensive than it was initially listed at. If the customer also paid in full in advance it might even be illegal for the shop to unilaterally cancel it (atleast that's the case here in Germany).



eva01beserk on 19 January 2016
Hiku said:
Can't say I'm inclined to trust any of these early price listings.
But assuming this is true, while cheaper than Occulus Rift, it'll be difficult to hit the mainstream at €455.
Though they probably know that they'll have to wait a while until they can sell it at a more compelling price.

Who will buy it at launch then? The ones who want to watch porn in VR, that's who. ;)

 

PSVR to sell more than the ps4 aranteeed then. Ill buy one day one if redtube starts its own app for the ps4.



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Puppyroach on 20 January 2016
GribbleGrunger said:
Puppyroach said:

I don't mean to be picky, but if its sold primarily to people who already own a PS4, isn't it by definition a peripheral?

No... just as Blu-ray players are sold primarily to people with TVs but they're not considered a peripheral. MOVE adds to the PS4 experience, PSCamera adds to the PS4 experience but PSVR is a completely separate experience that requires a PS4 to run it. It's not a peripheral (as Sony have said) it's hardware in its own right (as Sony have said).

I think that´s more marketing talk from Sony, they wan´t to push it as a standalone hardware, because I´m guessing marketing it as a peripheral lessens it´s "value" in people´s eyes.

And yes, a BluRay player is a peripheral to TV´s, since a TV functions perfectly without it but a BluRay player is pretty useless without a monitor :).