There’s been so much hype regarding the Oculus Rift, that everyone seemed to disregard how much the VR headset would actually cost. $600 (£412) that’s how much it’ll will set you back, we can bet that you’re probably having second thoughts on getting it now.
Founder and designer Palmer Luckey had mentioned that they we’re aiming to sell the Oculus Rift in 'the ballpark' of $350 (£240). It's probably the biggest f****** since Sony's infamous price reveal for the initial launch of the PlayStation 3 back in '06.
To Palmer’s credit he did stepped up and addressed the pricing issue on a Reddit AMA. In basically what is a longed winded explanation and apology(?) he lists of a series of techno-babble/hardware excuses as his reasons for the extremely high-price. You can read his full statement below:
Basically he’s saying whoops I didn’t mean to get your hopes up. Sorry kids looks like mum and dad won’t be getting you the Oculus Rift on release date.
Just in case you wanted to get angry about how good it looks
So if you’re feeling rich, or you just like to burn money like this guy – or flush it down the toilet like Adrian Broner, the Oculus rift is available for you to pre-order now.
[Via Kotaku]
