Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus, confirmed that the VR headset will cost as much as a new console.
Although the number $350 is discouraging to those eagerly awaiting the headset, Luckey says that the cost is not to boost price margins, but rather to provide the highest quality possible for the VR. Because the technology is new, outsourcing its components is fairly expensive. If the market grows, the price will drop on future models (much like the early days of DVDs and home computers).
Luckey explains,
' you='' know,='' i’m='' going='' to='' be='' perfectly='' honest='' with='' you.='' we’re='' roughly='' in='' that='' ballpark…='' but='' it’s='' going='' to='' cost='' more='' than='' that.='' and='' the='' reason='' for='' that='' is='' that='' we’ve='' added='' a='' lot='' of='' technology='' to='' this='' thing='' beyond='' what='' existed='' in='' the='' dk1='' and='' dk2=''> Porovnateľne, Andrew House spoločnosti Sony hovorí, že PlayStation VR bude fungovať približne v rovnakej výške. Luckey hovorí, že sa zameriavajú na kvalitu produktu viac ako čokoľvek iné. Čo dáva zmysel, pretože ak kupujúci majú pocit, že si kúpili kvalitný, dobre vyrobený výrobok, potom sa vrátia na 2. kolo. Oculus Rift sa má vydať v apríli 2015.