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Oculus Rift Pre-orders Begin At $600 (oculus.com)
New submitter jerome writes: Pre-orders have just started for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. The $600 price tag is higher than most people were expecting — and that doesn't even account for the required upgrade needed to fully enjoy VR apps. "In September of 2014, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey said to expect a $200 to $400 range for the Rift." The device will first begin shipping on March 28th, though the store is already showing an estimate of April for Rifts beyond the initial stock. "The Rift package also doesn't include the relatively powerful Windows PC that will be required to use the device. Oculus recommends a rig with an Nvidia GTX 970 (or equivalent), an Intel i5 processor, and at least 8GB of RAM." In February, they'll start taking pre-orders for a package that does include a full, "Oculus-ready" system for $1500.
Or, guy with unfinished product has no idea of cost but needs to get investors to keep giving him money so he can finish building it.
There's little more dishonest than someone who doesn't yet have a product telling you how awesome their product is going to be ... and that includes telling you what the price will be.
Until there's a product, it's just PR and marketing. And, really, once there's a product, it's just PR and marketing.
Lost at C:>. Found at C.
Maybe they were hoping for the "iPhone effect", where people enter this reality distortion field and justify buying one no matter how much it costs. But Zuckerberg is learning he's not Steve Jobs.
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