I don't think it's Shu that's lacking in understanding of the English language.People freaking out over the several comment may want to consider that Yoshdia said that, and he's not a native English speaker. Even people that are will still sometimes use several to describe something that's more than one.
lol.lol Sony has dropped the ball on this one when they say it's several hundred, big difference from a few hundred
Financially speaking they really aren't in a position where they can lose $100-$200+ per unit and potentially wipe out all the profits that PS4 has earned them thus far.
I could maybe imagine them pricing the headset low, and then gouging the shit out of people for all the accessories.
Honestly even 200 is too high a price for a peripheral if they want mass market, but I assume Sony is well aware of that.
If you're especially prone to motion sickness, then unfortunately VR may indeed aggravate that rather easily. Will depend on the app, though.If I get motion sickness is Morpheus not for me?
Hmmm....
"several" means
"more than two but not many."
But could be that it was just a mistake by shu. Is English his first, or second language?
How would saying it's more than two(hundred) be a mistake?Hmmm....
"several" means
"more than two but not many."
But could be that it was just a mistake by shu. Is English his first, or second language?
$500? For just the HMD? No way. That's crazy. This cant cost as much as, let alone more than, the PS4 itself.It all depends on how much Morpheus costs. I wouldn't be shocked if the headset alone gets announced for $499.
I'd be disappointed, but not shocked.
$500? For just the HMD? No way. That's crazy. This cant cost as much as, let alone more than, the PS4 itself.
We need to convince PS4 owners to spend several hundred dollars to purchase a Morpheus headset, on top of the PS4 they already have,
safe to assume that all 3 HMDs are around the same price and they play this cat and mouse game for +/- $50.
"Sony is bringing close to 20 games"
translates to: Sony is bringing out 4 demos and shoehorning in support in five other games before leaving this overpriced toy to rot.
Amazing how at the end of the day all this will come down to price.
That screen and whatever extra hardware is in the Morpheus can't be shoe-string.
I don't think it's Shu that's lacking in understanding of the English language.
lol.
I dont expect a price here, either. Too far out still.I think Sony will not announce price at E3, they might be announcing at PSX instead as they are targeting Q2 2016. They will demo games just like Oculus without price.
it should be obvious that the price will be in line with the current cost of a ps4 ..
right from day one sony have said the morpheus is a platform ... not an accessory like PS move was ... a platform.
so expect a platform like price.
i think it'll be within $50 of PS4 ... either side of that ... and that's fine by me.
The whole resurgence of VR came about because the tech required for acceptable results became affordable enough to make happen.
Trackmania?
Oh man, imagine this in VR:
I don't think I've ever heard anyone use the word "several" when they meant "two".
If the relatively simple Morpheus costs "several hundreds of dollars", I don't even want to know what HoloLens which has basically its own mini computer on board will cost.
The whole resurgence of VR came about because the tech required for acceptable results became affordable enough to make happen.
I consider $300-$400 to be very affordable.
$200 is obviously cheaper, but that's when I get skeptical about just getting something cheap when it could be better. People anticipating $199 are in for a rude awakening.
$300-$1000 is generally considered an "affordable" range for most consumer electronics.
When people say that this technology is finally affordable, then mean it in comparison to $10,000 rigs and universities and research centers. They do not mean it in comparison to a Playstation 4.
I don't see it taking off if it costs a PS4 and 300-400 additional dollars. It is limited as it is already. This will be DOA in that case. Even more so if that price tag is just for the headset and doesn't include the Move controllers.
“We are looking at an all-in price, if you have to go out and actually need to buy a new computer and you’re going to buy the Rift … at most you should be in that $1,500 range.”
You suggested $499. That kind of pricing and upwards seems sensible for PC-based VR setups, as a console add-on I'd think that was beyond reasonable.
You suggested $499. That kind of pricing and upwards seems sensible for PC-based VR setups, as a console add-on I'd think that was beyond reasonable.
I dont expect a price here, either. Too far out still.
Well if he said two, the thread title would be completely different. Sony doesn't want to give away the price yet.
It's not a console add-on, it's a new platform, even Sony said that.
They are slowly trying to telegraph the price to people and keep expectations realistic.
Or fishing for ideas of how much they'll be able to get away with initially maybe.
People keep saying this, but that's not really how it's going to go down. The markets for these headsets *exist* already. There are millions of existing PS4 owners out there and there are millions of PC gamers out there with rigs that meet the recommended Oculus specs already(and even more will upgrade over the next year to reach that).That'd put Morpheus at less than half the cost of the Oculus. It'd be a steal.
Hmm?Whoops, that can't have been cleared before hand.
People keep saying this, but that's not really how it's going to go down. The markets for these headsets *exist* already. There are millions of existing PS4 owners out there and there are millions of PC gamers out there with rigs that meet the recommended Oculus specs already(and even more will upgrade over the next year to reach that).
These are who these headsets will be targeted at primarily. And the price difference wont be that big between them. I dont foresee a ton of people who have nothing suddenly going, "Oh hey, let me go spend $700 just to play some VR", either. They aren't going to see that as a 'steal'. I think the 'average non-gamer' market is going to be hard to crack til prices come down in general. But that's ok.
Or fishing for ideas of how much they'll be able to get away with initially maybe.
Or...That's pedantic semantics. Of course they're differentiating it as another platform - that only goes how seriously they are taking things.
You won't be able to go buy a Morpheus headset, camera and controller and have it do anything without a ps4, therefore, add-on.
Or fishing for ideas of how much they'll be able to get away with initially maybe.
Never saw this before. That gif is insane. Thanks for posting it.