Why PlayStation VR Will Be Totally Overpriced (Just Like Oculus)

How expensive do you think the PlayStation VR will be?

[Neonridr]

not to mention that you have to factor in the cost of the PS Camera, something that the PSVR needs to work.

[TorpeAlex]

And the fact that PSVR will include a separate processor to balance the workload of the system. There's no way on earth that this thing will be significantly cheaper without Sony taking a loss on the thing. The best chance they have of marketing it to the masses is to show how much less investment is required versus building a PC capable of Oculus.

[Thatguy-310]

I'll say it once and I'll say it Again Sony has said that they aren't going to profit out of the hardware so they're going to take a loss on it. They will profit off software so with that in mind I'm positive it will be cheaper than oculus.

[TheEnigma313]

Sony clearly said they were willing to take a loss. You you guys ignore this stuff.

[Neonridr]

I have no doubt it will be cheaper, but those people who think that Sony is going to sell this thing for $300 are absolutely bonkers.

[Hereiamhereibe2]

@neon thats fine if they dont I just wont buy it until it is $300, I dont need VR in fact I will probably hate but who the fuck cares what other people are willing to spend?

[Takwin]

ABSOLUTE MAX of $449 and is WITH CAMERA and 2 MOVE CONTROLLERS, and possibly a few small games.

It is possible they do the standalone unit for $349.

[himdeel]

Yep it absolutely cannot cross $350 for just the PSVR, just the unit no Move controllers, no camera. If it's over that it's going to creep up to that $500 range.

[3-4-5]

Do you also need a PS4 for this or no?

[Goldby]

yup

[ecchiless]

Overpriced? we dont know the cost of the development of the psvr, cost of production, etc...

So who decide what is the "right" price? or if is overpriced?

[bobtheimpaler]

Your making too much sense bro.

Anyone who can't afford one is just being salty. Even if Sony make a profit off each unit it won't be big. The days of console manufacturers subsidising products to the extent that they did even 10 years ago is gone.

I might not be able to afford one at launch due to other expenses but I ain't crying about it.

[andibandit]

"Anyone who can't afford one is just being salty."

I think you mean "Alot of the people who can't..",

unless You really meant to generalize.

[Gaming4Life1981]

"Anyone who can't afford one is just being salty. "

That is total bulshit because I can afford 600 for the oculus but im not willing to drop 600 bucks on something that I think is overpriced which is my opinion.

Sony cannot price this device over the ps4 system, I just cannot see people paying more for a peripheral than the actual system.

If this device doesnt sell well on ps4 then support will ruin it and we see how sony does on alot of ps products by letting them just die off.

[Vengeance1138]

Oh swell yet another clickbait "article". Why stop at assuming PSVR's price? why not make your next article about why the PS5 and PS6 will be overpriced!Let the non-news fly!

Don't talk about what you know nothing about.

[ApocalypseShadow]

Yeah. The guy is running on pure speculation and assumption.

PS4 comes with a controller built for VR. It doesn't need to be included in a bundle.he assumes that what's in the box is somehow the equivalent of an nividia gtx970 that is needed for psvr to run. He assumes that the move controllers will be forced in a bundle only.he assumes that the PS camera is somehow expensive when in reality, it sells for less than $60 and as low as $40.or that HDMI split out is somehow expensive.what is the cost of HDMI out from a tablet or phone?cheap.

For PS4 gamers,which will be around 40 million by release, all that is required is this:

Psvr
Camera
Game like no man's sky.

That's it. Because I KNOW every gamer has a pair of ear buds or headphones lying around.because I believe every gamer is probably a music listener too.

But games like no man's sky,gt,eve Valkyrie,battlezone,war thunder,ace combat,project cars,etc...DON'T require move controllers just by looking at them.

Now,all together(psvr-2moves-camera-ga me)they might hit as high as $450.but it doesn't sound like what Sony's strategy will be to sell it as bundle only with a game.especially when all these launch developers want to make their investment back.

He speculates without looking at all the possible combinations where a full bundle is not required for PS4 gamers who already have some of the components.

[sereal_killer]

I think the box does mostly reprojection and unwarping the image for the screen output, not much else.

I already have the camera, 4 move controllers(since ps3) and a sony gold headset. All i want is a standalone version of PSVR. I believe they can hit the 300-400 mark for a stand alone version.

I am getting one if its at 400 or less.
I think they cant afford to sell it for more than a ps4 for the standalone version.

But time will tell

[sinspirit]

You get it.

I bought a PS camera two months ago on sale for $45 because I planned on getting PSVR. I expect a standalone headset SKU for those that already have peripherals. I expect a SKU with the headset and camera. Then, I expect a SKU with the headset, camera, and Move controllers. Not every game uses Move and many already have them so they most likely won't force anyone to spend extra money.

What some people also don't notice is that Sony doesn't expect it to sell as well as some think it needs to. They are supporting it a LOT but they are doing so with the knowledge that may
be it won't break ground on the market, and yet they expect it to pick up and they plan to use it on PS5 as well.

[Goldby]

@sereal_Killer. it also uprenders the images from 60 frames per second to 120

[TorpeAlex]

No one who is calling the Oculus overpriced has a clue what they're talking about. They're manufacturing custom hardware and sensors for the thing, the screens are top-of-the-line quality since they'll be less than four inches from your eyes, and they're not even making significant profit off of MSRP. Quit complaining because a bleeding-edge technology is expensive; of course it is. The infrastructure and manufacturing processes are nowhere near the size of any other technology market yet. Thinking otherwise or demanding that Oculus take a loss on each unit sold is profoundly stupid.

[drokk]

Exactly, It's the same price or cheaper than any GOOD 1440p 120hz monitor available, and I expect the PSVR will be,"in the ballpark", sorry couldn't help that one, fairly close to the price of the Rift considering the screen is better and it includes an external processor.

[Rimeskeem]

I will gladly pay 500 for it if it comes with the camera and move. They should have bundles as well. 400 for the VR itself and 450 with a combination of either the camera or the move.

[rainslacker]

Any article that uses the word totally like a 14 year old school girl from the 90's is hard to take seriously.

That being said, OK...it'll be overpriced. Probably no matter what Sony announces, unless it's free, will be considered over priced by some.

It's gotten to the point where speculation serves no purpose, nor does discussing the possible price serve a purpose since the price will be what it is. If it's over priced, then it won't sell. If it's priced right, it will sell. If it's under-priced, it will sell better.

It's not rocket science, it's the very foundation of a consumer market.

[ninsigma]

I think you mean to say expensive, not over priced. Just because something costs a lot, does not mean it's over priced. I'm hoping psvr will be cheaper than occulus but maybe they will price it the same and include the camera and move controllers and have a version that's just the headset for cheaper.

[SolidDuck]

Oculus might be expensive, but not overpriced. There selling it very close to cost. Psvr I expect will be similarly priced. Unless Sony sells it at a loss. I doubt they will tho. Vr's success will be long term. Not short.

[ninsigma]

They are selling at a loss:
http://www.pushsquare.com/n...

But that doesn't mean it won't be expensive. If it cost 1000 euro to make then selling at 600 will be selling at a loss but still be quite expensive. It's all speculation at the moment. I am interested in what their price will be now after the occulus price reveal.

[WeAreLegion]

Oculus is not overpriced. It's just expensive. They're selling it at a loss, already.

[u4one]

man. this article sums up everything i've been trying to say on here. i agree with everything the author is saying. i suspect the psvr hmd will be cheaper than the oculus but it will still be what a lot of people will consider "too expensive".

this is definitely going to be for people who specifically want vr. not people who think it shouldn't be more than $200 because thats all they can/are willing to spend. unfortunately to be good its gotta cost a bit. it will come down in price after the fact but i don't know why or where anyone got the idea these things would be cheap just simply because they are labeled "peripherals".

theres no rule that says a higher end sophisticated peripheral can't cost more than the device its running on. they can. I have a a lens that costs more than the camera its used on. i never once thought "hey this really high end piece of glass can't cost more than the camera". i know why its expensive and having it makes the camera take better pictures and extends it range of capability substantially.

when you experience these HMDs you realize why they are expensive. theres no way it will be only $1-200 more than a Gear VR (which makes the phone do pretty much most of the work and still comes in over $100-180).

That being said I'm totally prepared to spend $600 for a PSVR hmd because i'm a realist. i can't be disappointed in the higher price if the expectation is set in my head. If it does in fact come in cheaper (i truly think between $4-500 but probably closer to 500) then i will be pleasantly surprised - like finding extra money in my jeans.

i suggest anybody interested in this thing prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

see you in VR.

[ninsigma]

"i suggest anybody interested in this thing prepare for the worst and hope for the best."

That's just a good life philosophy in general lol

I agree with you. People saying it can't be more that 299 or something along those lines aren't being realistic at all. If it sold at that price, great, but I would have serious doubts on its quality if it did tbh. I wonder if they'll bundle the camera in as mandatory seeing as it needs it.

[sereal_killer]

If they can reach the 300-400 mark for only the headset i will be happy. I won't pay more than 400 for the VR headset.

If it comes out at more i'll just have to wait. I do think they can reach that price.

People think the extra box costs a lot. It just unwarps the image and does the reprojection which can be easily accomplished by cheap hardware.

The screen is a little lower quality and it uses only 1 screen altho it does have subpixels. And the screen is manufactored by sony so they can get it cheap unlike occulus.

Headset is sold seperately.

So i think they can easily shave of 100-150 off the price based on that. and if they are willing to eat realisticly 50 in loss they can lower the price by 150-200.

And sony can ship one without a camera for 40-60 less.

So yes i am hoping for a base model for a price between 300-400 since i own all the extra's already

[ninsigma]

You make good points but I am guessing 400 will be the minimum. Maybe 350 at a stretch. Not sure I'll be getting it day one or not yet though it's availability will probably be awful for the first while so maybe I'm better off getting it day 1.

[sashimi]

Sony Too, happening since 2014 :lol

[philm87]

It's not overpriced, just very expensive to develop.

[Jayszen]

Okay, reasonable assumptions by the author of the article and she is probably right - we just don't know at this moment and until Sony announce the price, articles like this are just conjecture. I suggest we all just show some patience and wait for the price before we start hollering.

[SweatyFlorida]

Stealth damage control for Oculus Pricing.

We won't know PSVR's price until they announce it (or is leaked), just like how we didn't know Oculus pricing and assumed it was in ~400 range yet was 50% more than what most of us expected. Sony can also do an -unbundled set that includes just the helmet and game for those of us with the camera already, lowering cost (just like people with oculus pc capable sets are good to go unlike people that need to make upgrades and have to spend even more money. The same applies to someone with camera+move controllers already saving them ~$100 compared to someone that needs to get the full bundle package for $100 more). Without the xbox controller+2 games an unbundled oculus rift would have cost about $100-150 less.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

I think I officially am over all the crying it's over priced and too expensive comments. Yes it's expensive but I feel pretty confident that oculus isn't price gouging customers here. Its just expensive tech. No different then when Blu Ray players first hit the market.

[Budrazor]

If MS did this there will be more evil empire stuff going around. Sony does it, it's ok little pricey, but ok.