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Chazore on 31 March 2016

That's a lot of money for a single Christmas gift, I wonder how many parents are willing to pay for that alone plus another £300 for the system, if not another £500+ for regular gifts, if they don't spend more than that on their kids then they have less chances of buying a VR device for them, Wii numbers I can't see happening though.



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OneKartVita on 31 March 2016

I know of a number of kids and teenagers who have had their parents spend over $1000 for a gaming pc. There's definitely a big Christmas market for this product.



Teeqoz on 31 March 2016
Chazore said:
That's a lot of money for a single Christmas gift, I wonder how many parents are willing to pay for that alone plus another £300 for the system, if not another £500+ for regular gifts, if they don't spend more than that on their kids then they have less chances of buying a VR device for them, Wii numbers I can't see happening though.

Neither of the retailers actually said they thought it would sell Wii-like numbers though. They only compare it to the Wii in terms of it being a sort of must-have novelty experience in games, that will be an atteactive gift during christmas times, if your kid is a gamer and has a PS4 to usea PSVR with. (Paraphrased) No sane person would expect PSVR to sell like the Wii, and I think it's rather clear that that's not what they are trying to say either.

I don't even particularly agree with them that it will feel like a must-have in that sense, but that's what they are saying, not that they think it will sell Wii-like numbers.

"It could feel similar to the Wii’s first Christmas when it was the must-have present. "



Chazore on 31 March 2016
Teeqoz said:

Neither of the retailers actually said they thought it would sell Wii-like numbers though. They only compare it to the Wii in terms of it being a sort of must-have novelty experience in games, that will be an atteactive gift during christmas times, if your kid is a gamer and has a PS4 to usea PSVR with. (Paraphrased) No sane person would expect PSVR to sell like the Wii, and I think it's rather clear that that's not what they are trying to say either.

I don't even particularly agree with them that it will feel like a must-have in that sense, but that's what they are saying, not that they think it will sell Wii-like numbers.

"It could feel similar to the Wii’s first Christmas when it was the must-have present. "

Sure.



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DivinePaladin on 31 March 2016

And then it'll be the must have paperweight of 2017! Or is that the Wii U? Or the Vita, I guess...



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konnichiwa on 31 March 2016
MortienGerrux said:

450-500$ gift???

Those are some spoiled and lucky kids or boyfriends/husbands

Is it not normal to see people posting that they got smartphones for their christmas? 






Teeqoz on 31 March 2016
Chazore said:
Teeqoz said:

Neither of the retailers actually said they thought it would sell Wii-like numbers though. They only compare it to the Wii in terms of it being a sort of must-have novelty experience in games, that will be an atteactive gift during christmas times, if your kid is a gamer and has a PS4 to usea PSVR with. (Paraphrased) No sane person would expect PSVR to sell like the Wii, and I think it's rather clear that that's not what they are trying to say either.

I don't even particularly agree with them that it will feel like a must-have in that sense, but that's what they are saying, not that they think it will sell Wii-like numbers.

"It could feel similar to the Wii’s first Christmas when it was the must-have present. "

Sure.

Sure what?



Chazore on 31 March 2016
Teeqoz said:

Sure what?

What you were talking about.



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Machiavellian on 01 April 2016

Personally I do not see the PSVR selling Kinect numbers its first year. That price point is definitely not impulse by level. Also what is the killer app for the PSVR. Currently there isn't any must have game from my perspective.



Jranation on 01 April 2016
konnichiwa said:
MortienGerrux said:

450-500$ gift???

Those are some spoiled and lucky kids or boyfriends/husbands

Is it not normal to see people posting that they got smartphones for their christmas? 

 

I think just using the price itself is wrong to judge this one. We also need to consider 

- Do they have a PS4 already? 

- The functionality it offers justifies the price? (This is totally based on personal opinions) 



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