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[Yautja_Warrior]

I'm in day one, just need pre-orders to go live now.

 

[NinjaMouse]

What's the FOV on this thing? I used the Gear VR and while the headtracking (on the phone) was really nice, the limited FOV made it much less immersive than I was expecting. I still felt like I was looking through some binoculars or something. I want something that doesn't have immediately noticeable borders.

 

[Primethius]

399?

Great price. In day one.

 

[TimeEffect]

So considering that the PS4 camera is needed, and the taxes, the real price most likely be well over $500. Hillarious PR tactic from Sony making a bundle that doesn't contain everything needed for PSVR to actually work. This thing will be most likely abandoned by Sony after 1st year like all the peripherals/accesories they've made for their consoles.

What I need to know last is the specs of this thing.

Wait, will the Camera be needed? I figured it would just be needed for Move

 

[serenewarfare]

The price is excellent for new tech. The only odd thing is the lack of inclusion of the camera seeing how integral it is to the whole experience. Not including Move controllers I can understand, since you can use the DS4. But you really can't do anything with the headset without the camera.

 

[PodcastFips]

PSVR is dead

What is your opinion on the other two headsets then?

 

[Venom Fox]

Anyone have the UK pricing?

 

[Hasney]

Darn expensive to me, but relatively cheap compared to the other VR headsets.

Can you also connect it to the PC? That would be a big selling point

Probably no connection to PC out of the box, but people will try to make it work I have no doubt. Just depends if they are successful.

Anyone have the UK pricing?

In the thread title...

 

[TheJoRu]

?? WTF how isn't it a 399 product? Please explain how it isn't?

Because it doesn't include the camera, which is integral to even getting an experience that can even be remotely described as VR. Like, is it even functional without the camera?

 

[aspiegamer]

Pre-orders when?

Is the camera/move required?

It'd depend on the game. This is going to be a source of confusion, I fear.

 

[Aceofspades]

I mean... He's not wrong. PSVR isn't going to be as good as Rift, nor Vive. That doesn't make it bad, and it doesn't make him an elitist.

if we are doing this game....then Rift and Vive are not $200-400 better experiences...see what I did here?!

 

[Mathieran]

Looks like I'll be getting this and since the camera is on sale now I will pick that up

 

[OdysseusVA]

Is the camera/move required?

Camera is
Move is not

What is your opinion on the other two headsets then?

Really dead

 

[Magnus]

I have the Move controllers already from the PS3. Same thing for the PS4?

And while I don't expect the PS3 camera to work for this on the PS4, I'm having trouble understanding what the camera is for at all...is it for the Move controllers themselves?

 

[Lord Virgin]

Probably asked already but: do you need the controller? I know you need the camera, but are there certain games that would require a Move controller? I just want to use my DS4 and nothing else.

If no: day 1.

 

[shotgunbob04]

I'll pass. Loving my PS4 as it is.

Watch the PS Move controllers start selling for $50-$60 a pop.

 

[-Horizon-]

How much is a camera and move controller?

 

[orochi91]

I'll pick it up next year, when it's on sale and bundled with the camera and move controller(s).

$399 (plus shitty Canadian exchange rate) is a bit too much for me right now.

 

[Paznos]

Already have Move so just need the camera, still want to see what games are going to be available though.

 

[EvB]

It's not a peripheral.

Does it work without being plugged into something else?

 

[taco543]

Got my vive preordered and will definitely pick this up too.

 

[Aztechnology]

Is the camera/move required?

Yes. Op should really update with the "required cost" Which will bring this bundle up a bit.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Price seems just right honestly! So excited. I don't care for move or camera anyways. I just want headset control for my walking sims lol

So you have to have a camera and move controllers? You can't just use the headset and a ds4

 

[120v]

considering most people don't have a $1500 PC price is pretty OK i guess

i'd bite but oculus ran up my tab for the year. i'm a sucker for sony exclusives though, so sooner rather than later

 

[JumpCancel]

Anyone have the UK pricing?

In the thread title: £349, unless you meant the camera, in which case whats the price? (Around £38)

 

[Turin Turambar]

Lol at some Sony fanboys saying they won already the "VR wars".

$400 with an inferior screen and fov in the HMD, without the camera for positional tracking, and without any controller.
vs $600 of the Rift (with camera, wireless Xbox pad, good audio solution, 2 free games, case to transport it and even a remote control) vs $800 of the Vive (with 2 Lighthouses, 2 controllers, integrated camera for chaperone/AR) isn't exactly winning already the "VR war". It's more like the expected, or even a bit more expensive than that, because I supposed the camera would be included, maybe even one Move controller.

 

[Quote]

Does anyone know what the black box does?

 

[Disxo]

Decent price up there for that product, 600 us dollars will be here lmao.

 

[AncientDiety]

Because it doesn't include the camera, which is integral to even getting an experience that can even be remotely called VR. Like, is it even functional without the camera?

Camera is 40 bucks....and they will have a bundle with the camera most like;y . Why would they force everyone to buy the camera when millions already have it?

 

[Head.spawn]

For $400 and no camera or controller, they could've at least threw in a few games.

 

[prwxv3]

Does it work without being plugged into something else?

Sony is treating it as a platform not a periferal.

 

[serenewarfare]

Wait, will the Camera be needed? I figured it would just be needed for Move

The way the console tracks the headset movement is the same way it tracks the Move controllers, and that's through the camera.

 

[hesido]

Got the move and the camera.. Hoping the move controllers batteries didn't die!

Related:

 

[billeh]

Hmm, never actually heard of this before. Do you have a link to a source? I do believe you, I just would like to read up on it.

I'll still give it a go when it arrives just because I'm excited.

Here you go: https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/466ord/i_did_some_math_to_work_out_the_apparent/

It's still cool as hell, but it's not necessarily going to be close to the full resolution yet.

 

[AngryMoth]

you know, they would be really smart to have PC support as well, since they will be cheapest on the market

 

[Memento]

October? Damn.

Good price though.

 

[jabberwocker]

I dont understand the not packing in the of the camera. This is bonkers.

 

[Rebel Leader]

$44*
Flat $50 if you want free shipping

Sue me

 

[Dr. Black Jack]

Totally in. Already have a Move and the camera.

BATTLEFRONT VR HYPE

 

[Chie Satonaka]

Nah.

I'm not especially interested in VR to begin with, but this price point doesn't even justify it from a curiosity standpoint. I'm not going to pay more for an addon than I did for the box required to use it.

 

[xxracerxx]

Sony supporting VR porn is the smartest thing they could have done.

 

[ElephantShell]

I don't even want to know the Canadian price.....

 

[jett]

The DS4 is about as much of a VR controller as any other dual analog controller.

I'm really disappointed that Vive is the only platform shipping with fully tracked dedicated VR controllers out of the box.

The Vive is the only VR headset doing it right, honestly, as expensive as it is.

 

[Jeels]

50-100 more than my sweet spot, but I'll likely be there day one depending on the launch line up.

 

[friskykillface]

PS4 camera was $30 on black friday too

we all had a chance, it will never be that price again lol, welp

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Sony said this would be "affordable". $399, regardless of the inclusion of the camera, is not that. When your accessory is more than the cost of the console, it's not going to be viewed as affordable to the average customer.

This is Gen 1 VR. Be glad it was't $449-$499 like some suspected. It is certainly more "affordable" than the competition. That is, of course, a relative measure.

Whether Sony can sell $400-$500 VR setups to tight-budgeted console gamers remains to be seen.

PS4 camera was $30 on black friday too

we all had a chance, it will never be that price again lol, welp

I see no reason to assume we won't see similar discounts for the next Black Friday.

 

[Escalario]

Wait, will the Camera be needed? I figured it would just be needed for Move

That's what people are saying in this thread. Camera is needed, Move isn't.

 

[Venom Fox]

How anyone expected this to be $399 with camera and controllers is beyond me.

Are ya'll on crack or something?

 

[Zombie James]

How much is a camera and move controller?

Camera is about $40-50, Move controller is close to $30 on Amazon.

 

[TimeEffect]

Not including the Camera and Move controller really makes me think they will get really shitty support. I imagine most devs wont even bother supporting it.