I searched and couldn't find it so I'm assuming this is new, but I've been here before :)

UK retailers have tipped PlayStation VR to have a Christmas akin to Wii’s first year on sale.

Stores were responding to the news that PlayStation VR will arrive in October for £349, with 50 games due before the end of the year.

“The price point means it’s far more accessible than customers were anticipating but of course the true cost with the controller and camera added on is getting expensive,” ShopTo’s head of commercial Alison Fraser said. 

“October is a perfect release month for the early adopters to create the excitement for the gifting season. It could feel similar to the Wii’s first Christmas when it was the must-have present. PlayStation VR’s price point and brand will make it a success for core console customers and the more casual gadget fans who have trust in the brand.” 

The Hut Group’s head of games and tech Mike Fethers added: “PlayStation VR seems to be the front runner for the normal consumer, without needing an expensive PC build and having access to a great catalogue of current and future first-party content helps significantly.  

“Sony has excelled itself by announcing this early and showing who’s working with them for VR content. It’ll build a decent level of hype.”

Games Centre boss Robert Lindsay believes the PS4 install base gives it an edge: “Sony’s trump card is the PS4 and, with the publisher support it will no doubt have, the competition will struggle to match.”

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ps-vr-could-become-the-must-have-christmas-gift-of-2016/0164795

450-500$ gift???

Those are some spoiled and lucky kids or boyfriends/husbands

It won't.

Pretty much. Don't forget that it can only sell to the existing PS4 userbase or people who buy a PS4 for it, which would be an extra ~£250 to £330.

It's a peripheral for a console that is far from having reached its peak. It's not going to be anywhere close to the Wii in terms of holiday sales and it certainly won't be the most sold gift in the UK in 2016 either. Even if we only count gaming hardware, both PS4 and X1 will do better.

I don't know. Its probably fun to ride a rollercoaster in VR for an hour or two, but I'm not sure its going to be many new games much deeper than that for a while...

I feel the PSVR will do modest sells but Wii sells is definitely would be a surprise at this price point. The device is not 349 after you include the mandatory extra devices. 2 motion controllers and the camera will setup you back another 150 bones which is definitely not cheap.

I don't know where you guys live, but PSVR's will go for $1000 on the secondary market this Christmas.

It's been said they are only going to be able to make 1.6 million of them by end of year... That's not enough to go around people. Get them while you can!

There WILL be some parents that will go out and spend $2000 on ps4, vr games and controllers this Christmas.

I highly doubt it, in the USA at least. The price point is deterring a LOT of customers. At least at Gamestop. If it was priced the same as the first Kinect, I could see it selling as well as that did though.

First my local store needs to actually get their hands on some.

Why is PSVR as a gift surprising and all those PS4's and XBox One's at launch not?
I'm sure plenty iPad's will be gifted as well again.

I don't know where you guys live, but HTC Vive's will go for $80.000 on the secondary market this Christmas.

It's been said they are only going to be able to make 160 million of them by end of year...

That's not enough to go around people. Get them while you can! There WILL be some parents that will go out and spend $600 on a pc, vr games and controllers this Christmas.

/s

But seriously? 1.6 million in 2 months?