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The HTC Vive, Valve and HTC's own entry into the VR world, has officially been priced and it's not cheap. The Consumer Edition will cost a whopping $799, a whole ~$200 more than the Oculus Rift, however when buying the Vive you'll also receive two of their motion controllers.

Pre-orders for the VR headset will start on February 29th, and is expected to ship and sell commercially in April 2016. The Vive comes with the headset, the room sensor, and two controllers, and for a limited time if you purchase the HTC Vive you'll receive two games; Job Simulator and Fantastic Contraption.

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[MrbiggyChong]

This kinda reminds me of The Matrix. So it's finally starting to happen and all people will be connected to machines?.. O.o

 

[sarkwalvein]

This kinda reminds me of The Matrix. So it's finally starting to happen and all people will be connected to machines?.. O.o

Sorry for the erm... not very nice comment, but people have been connected to machines since several decades ago.

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[Minox]

If I had money like that lying around I'd rather just buy an ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q instead. To me it seems like a much more worthwhile investment rather than something I'm not even sure I'll be able to use (3D hates me).

 

[MrbiggyChong]

Sorry for the erm... not very nice comment, but people have been connected to machines since several decades ago.

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That's different though, with vr you're actually seeing stuff and i can easily see people who are really into it lose all sense of reality

 

[Xzi]

Anybody with a decent-paying job should be getting a tax return of $2000+ right about now. $800 isn't bad, and with the Touch controllers the Rift will be about the same price. Now I just need to decide which to buy.

 

[Devin]

Really excited for Monday as I've acquired the funds to preorder a Vive. If you're planning on grabbing one as well there are a bunch of resources here that you'll find usefully. Some things that stand out to me are;

Modbox
Budget Cuts
Job Simulator (Comes with the Vive.)
Tilt Brush
Hover Junkers

And many more.

 

[KingVamp]

If I could buy it, probably not the HTC one. Just too much. VR, cool. Motion Controls, cool. Cameras around the room? Too much.

 

[Devin]

If I could buy it, probably not the HTC one. Just too much. VR, cool. Motion Controls, cool. Cameras around the room? Too much.

Cameras? Are you referring to the base stations?

 

[Xzi]

If I could buy it, probably not the HTC one. Just too much. VR, cool. Motion Controls, cool. Cameras around the room? Too much.

They aren't cameras, they shoot low-powered lasers which are captured by the headset and controllers, and the headset transmits the tracking data. The Oculus Rift's tracking sensor is more akin to a camera, but it doesn't track raw image data.

 

[KingVamp]

They aren't cameras, they shoot low-powered lasers which are captured by the headset and controllers, and the headset transmits the tracking data. The Oculus Rift's tracking sensor is more akin to a camera, but it doesn't track raw image data.

Didn't realize Oculus had a separated device for the sensor. Seem to be just one thing. Anyway , my main point is that I don't want to put and have things that have to put around the room. That comment wasn't about cameras specifically.

 

[TecXero]

Meh, just wait a few years. There will be a more affordable version that will probably be better than the current options. That's how new tech usually goes. Right now it's still enthusiast hardware.

 

[Devin]

Preorders go live in about 40 minutes. My wallet is ready.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Preorders go live in about 40 minutes. My wallet is ready.

My wallet is not ready... Not at all!
...next year I suppose.

 

[Devin]

My wallet is not ready... Not at all!
...next year I suppose.

Order confirmation 3 minutes after preorders started. Here's hoping I'm in the first batch.

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[Xzi]

Order confirmation 3 minutes after preorders started. Here's hoping I'm in the first batch.

In the same boat. I'm sure first batch will be pretty large for the Vive. See you in Hover Junkers and the like!

 

[DSAndi]

Oh ok this is sad, the Vive costs 899€ plus 60,69€ shipping for Germany. For US ppl its only 758€ by the way.
While i know vat is added i cant see why they didnt do the orders and shipping from Germany instead of Ireland. Germany has only 19% Vat instead of 21% of Ireland and shipping to EU Countrys is way cheaper.

The only conclusion for me is, that HTC wants to save tax later.

I think 800€ is already a lot money and i also woul have agreed to pay 900€ incl. shipping, but 960€ is not a price i want to pay.

So HTC keep your VR set.

 

[Arras]

Didn't realize Oculus had a separated device for the sensor. Seem to be just one thing. Anyway , my main point is that I don't want to put and have things that have to put around the room. That comment wasn't about cameras specifically.

Eh, if you have a decent audio setup you already have things to put around the room anyway.

 

[Xzi]

Oh ok this is sad, the Vive costs 899€ plus 60,69€ shipping for Germany. For US ppl its only 758€ by the way.
While i know vat is added i cant see why they didnt do the orders and shipping from Germany instead of Ireland. Germany has only 19% Vat instead of 21% of Ireland and shipping to EU Countrys is way cheaper.

The only conclusion for me is, that HTC wants to save tax later.

I think 800€ is already a lot money and i also woul have agreed to pay 900€ incl. shipping, but 960€ is not a price i want to pay.

So HTC keep your VR set.

Chances are Ireland is where their manufacturing warehouse is. Just wait for the HMDs to hit retail shelves if shipping is costing too much.

 

[DjoeN]

Have you actually used any of the modern VR or even VR in general? I haven't, but I'm sure it is more than "neck motion controls".

Not saying this isn't expensive even with all the extra stuff, because wow, it is, but you are down playing VR a bit to much.
I think most people going to have to stick with Phone VR until the prices come down.

I used to own a Philips SCUBA VR Headset, it costed around €300/€400 (depending if you wanted the extra thingy with it)
The dizzyness and headaches came free with it

 

[Devin]

In the same boat. I'm sure first batch will be pretty large for the Vive. See you in Hover Junkers and the like!

Hello Devin,

I just reviewed your order's information and I'm happy to inform you that you are part of the initial batch which will ship out on April 5th. Please let me know if you have further questions and I will be glad to answer them for you.

We're good.