Oculus Founder Explains Why the Rift VR Headset Will Cost "More Than $350"

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday October 1, 2015 @11:26PM from the we're-going-to-need-a-bigger-wallet dept.

An anonymous reader writes: When Oculus took to Kickstarter in 2012, the company sought to create the 'DK1', a development kit of the Rift which the company wanted to eventually become an affordable VR headset that they would eventually take to market as a consumer product. At the time, the company was aiming for a target price around $350, but since then the company, and the scope of the Rift headset, has grown considerably. That's one reason why Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey says that the consumer Rift headset, launching in Q1 2016, will cost more than $350. '...the reason for that is that we've added a lot of technology to this thing beyond what existed in the DK1 and DK2 days,' says Luckey.

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Re:Dead on Arrival by Anonymous Coward · 2015-10-02 00:07 · Score: 5, Funny

Yeah man, if I listen to music played though cables that aren't oxygen-free and connectors that aren't gold-plated, it gives me a splitting headache too.
Re:Dead on Arrival by Thud457 · 2015-10-02 01:57 · Score: 3, Funny

blatant lies!

Only the PC Master Race will get workable VR.
VR is not for unwashed console peasants.

All they deserve are 47fps bulimia simulators.

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the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff