|
Blackula69 posted:yeah, with VR being a big deal this week prepare for normies talking about computer hardware. are you thinking preorders go up by thurs? my wager would be either this week or the end of the month
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 17:07
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 25, 2024 19:25 |
|
|
they're going up on Wednesday at 8am PST
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 17:10
|
|
|
Blackula69 posted:they're going up on Wednesday at 8am PST cool, I've decided that there's definitely a little money to be made snatching up one or two of the preorders and reselling them even if the oculus is too rich for my blood
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 17:11
|
|
|
cool shout out to people like you crashing the servers buying eight of them
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 17:16
|
|
|
im going to build a new compy when the new NVidia gpus come out and i'll buy an occulus then
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 17:17
|
|
|
Blackula69 posted:cool shout out to people like you crashing the servers buying eight of them maybe they could pay for cloud hosting instead with their b-b-b-billions
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 17:18
|
|
|
yeah i just found out my contract is ending so i can't buy completely unnecessary consumer technology, it's a real disappointment
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 17:18
|
|
|
Shaggar posted:im going to build a new compy when the new NVidia gpus come out and i'll buy an occulus then same
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 17:45
|
|
|
it's weird that they have a preorder date but will not announce the price. it's seeming like it might even be tougher than predicted if they're playing their cards this close
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 17:47
|
|
|
If you’re looking to get in on virtual reality’s ground floor, get ready. Oculus has announced that Rift pre-orders open in just two days. Before you ask, no. The company still has not revealed how much you can expect to spend on the display. We do know that the Rift includes a tracking camera, Xbox One controller, and Xbox One wireless adapter.
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 17:49
|
|
|
woops beaten. was busy laughing
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 17:49
|
|
|
its going to be like 420 dollars haha, weed
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 17:58
|
|
|
oculus splift
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:00
|
|
|
i'm the 60+ dollars added to the purchase price for a competitor's controller
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:02
|
|
|
Ludwig van Halen posted:i'm the 60+ dollars added to the purchase price for a competitor's controller THE EARLY ADOPTERS WILL SAVE US
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:04
|
|
|
if it's under $700, i'm buying it, i set an actual alarm so i remember, in case they sell out of preorders kinda poo poo that it comes with a controller i don't need, but welp i'm a sucker it'll probably be restricted to one per CC# so good luck buying 8 at a time
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:04
|
|
|
a low price is literally the only thing that will get VR going, if every company ends up wanting 800 bucks for theirs we won't be having the VR conversation in 2017
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:06
|
|
|
i think sony is targeting $300 for their ps4 thing, there's no way they will sell a peripheral at a higher cost than the system itself, that idea's DOA
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:08
|
|
|
first-gen VR is going to be for nerds no matter what they do. they'll be selling it at a loss. I'm guessing $400 USD
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:08
|
|
|
you know what gamers who have whatever $1000 pc is required to use this thing don't have? a controller.
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:08
|
|
|
most people don't have an xbox one controller, no. and this ensures that they have the appropriate input device on hand. how is that the issue
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:09
|
|
|
as long as the dongle works with pcs
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:10
|
|
|
Blackula69 posted:most people don't have an xbox one controller, no. and this ensures that they have the appropriate input device on hand. how is that the issue
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:11
|
|
|
Blackula69 posted:most people don't have an xbox one controller, no. and this ensures that they have the appropriate input device on hand. how is that the issue if the goal is to not price themselves out of the market, i don't see why they're adding $60 to the price for no reason when an old 360 pad or a DS4 or whatever people already own will do just fine
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:11
|
|
|
because they didn't pay $60 retail, how much do you think those controllers actually cost to source directly from MS as a partner buying a cool million of them I'd be surprised if it was more than $20
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:12
|
|
|
Bhodi posted:i think sony is targeting $300 for their ps4 thing, there's no way they will sell a peripheral at a higher cost than the system itself, that idea's DOA Sony is going to have a presser shortly after Oculus preorder mania has died down where they out price it because they're the only company poised to sell the thing as a loss and it will be amazing
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:12
|
|
|
if it included those wonky occulus handcuff controllers, fine, but it doesn't. it's literally an off the shelf Xbox controller
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:12
|
|
|
aaaaaand i'm no longer interested if they're going to shove the cost of an xbone controller + receiver into it i have a hotas, and it's not like the rift's going to be acceptable for anything other than vehicle sims. why do i need to pay for an inferior controller that i don't want or need?
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:13
|
|
|
yes i'm sure depending on people (especially those new to VR) to have a bunch of different input devices is better than having one standardized brand-new controller that's included in the package yeah and i bet it totally added a full sixty american dollars to the final price, that's surely the agreement microsoft came to with facebook to have its hardware included as the standard on the first consumer VR headset. i bet it costs microsoft at least $55 to make them!
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:14
|
|
|
kalstrams posted:calling xbox one controller appropriate may very well be an issue to a surprisingly large fraction of users xinput is currently the gold standard for PC games because it Just Works. it is still a painful process, in tyool 2015 to get a ps4 controller working on and even then games will never recognize it properly because there is no PlayStation input standard for Windows
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:14
|
|
|
Al! posted:Sony is going to have a presser shortly after Oculus preorder mania has died down where they out price it because they're the only company poised to sell the thing as a loss and it will be amazing are you seriously suggesting sony has more money than facebook
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:14
|
|
|
Space-Pope posted:aaaaaand i'm no longer interested if they're going to shove the cost of an xbone controller + receiver into it its the best controller there is
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:15
|
|
|
yeah I was prepared to buy a consumer VR headset for $390 but $400 WITH the best PC controller there is? no thanks.
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:15
|
|
|
Blackula69 posted:yes i'm sure depending on people (especially those new to VR) to have a bunch of different input devices is better than having one standardized brand-new controller that's included in the package i'm sure the developer of the Microsoft HoloLens product would make a deal amenable to Facebook's own VR system
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:16
|
|
|
dragons dogma port is looking pretty good. capcom is hilariously inconsistent with their port quality.
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:16
|
|
|
Al! posted:xinput is currently the gold standard for PC games because it Just Works. it is still a painful process, in tyool 2015 to get a ps4 controller working on and even then games will never recognize it properly because there is no PlayStation input standard for Windows Valeyard posted:its the best controller there is
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:17
|
|
|
Blackula69 posted:are you seriously suggesting sony has more money than facebook Sony is a profitable company (in large part due to the games business). Facebook has a lot of capital behind it but is not structured in a way so that they could tell shareholders well we're out 400 mil on these things but at least we got them into people's hands which is a major part of our 5 and 10 year plans with the PlayStation 4 and not get strung up
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:17
|
|
|
yes surely microsoft would drive a hard bargain on the hundreds of thousands if not millions of controllers it will sell as the standard for VR based on a non-consumer prototype that it has shown off all of twice and that microsoft itself has said won't be on the market for years
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:18
|
|
|
hololens has lol in the name in case anybody missed it!!
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:19
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 25, 2024 19:25 |
|
|
leftist heap posted:dragons dogma port is looking pretty good. capcom is hilariously inconsistent with their port quality. does capcom have businesses outside of games & games merchandise because they've quietly been pulling a konami for years
|
|
#
?
Jan 4, 2016 18:19
|
|