On January 18 2016 01:58 Foxxan wrote:
My ps4 is loud as fuck. Jesus crist, it makes me crazy.
Just ordered a headset yesterday. I WONT PLAY WITHOUT A HEADSET EVER ON MY PS4

Fu sony you piece of shit company

Is it new or something? could you just return it or exchange it? Is it still on warranty ?

Mine is pretty quite.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

February 22 2016 22:58 GMT

#702

DickMcFanny

Ireland1076 Posts

February 27 2016 17:09 GMT

#703

This might be a weird question, but will I run into trouble doing this:

Set up the PS4, DL and update my games, then keep it in my cabin an use it for years without connecting to the internet?

Does it have restrictions like "must be updated every six months", even if I don't play on-line?

QuanticHawk

United States32132 Posts

February 29 2016 16:26 GMT

#704

oh sweet, I wanted to get that on pc but didn't feel like plunking down $20. Nice!

domane

Canada1606 Posts

March 02 2016 17:39 GMT

#705

- Oculus Rift: $600 (plus cost of motion controllers)
- HTC Vive: $800
- Andrew House: Playstation VR would be priced as a "new gaming platform"

If "new gaming platform" means something similar to a new game console, it could cost $400 like the PS4 or even higher at $500 like the Xbox One at launch.

Console launch prices have even been higher in the past. It could cost $600 like the 60GB PS3 at release (sharing the same price as the Oculus Rift)

What do you think? Somewhere in that range? Lower? Higher?

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Poll: Playstation VR Price at Release

Under $400 (0)

0%

$400 (4)

67%

$450 (1)

17%

$500 (1)

17%

$550 (0)

0%

$600 (0)

0%

Over $600 (0)

0%

6 total votes

Your vote: Playstation VR Price at Release

(Vote): Under $400
(Vote): $400
(Vote): $450
(Vote): $500
(Vote): $550
(Vote): $600
(Vote): Over $600

Foxxan

Sweden3427 Posts

March 02 2016 17:46 GMT

#706

On January 20 2016 02:47 FaCE_1 wrote:

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Is it new or something? could you just return it or exchange it? Is it still on warranty ?

Mine is pretty quite.

Yeah it was new. Was loud as fuck since day 1.
Obviously i can exchange it if i found the receive but still, next gen console that is this loud just feels like junk. Some get lucky some dont, ffs.

Faruko

Chile34173 Posts

March 02 2016 17:47 GMT

#707

To be fair Sony can put the VR in an "affordable" price point because they can develop games to support and win some money from another place.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

March 08 2016 03:48 GMT

#708

Wonder if they will show more at this year's E3:

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

March 15 2016 18:50 GMT

#709

ZerOCoolSC2

9045 Posts

March 15 2016 22:12 GMT

#710

Playstation VR

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

March 15 2016 23:53 GMT

#711

And apparently it needs a camera but one doesn't come with the VR...?

domane

Canada1606 Posts

March 16 2016 00:23 GMT

#712

The controllers being sold separately is normal but not including the camera in a $400 device ... hmm.

Guess Sony doesn't want to sell it at that much of a loss, but that reasonable price is still going to turn many people away.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

March 16 2016 00:59 GMT

#713

Apparently there's a bundle/package with everything.

domane

Canada1606 Posts

March 16 2016 18:27 GMT

#714

Maybe Sony's justification - that many PS4 owners already own the camera - is a good argument to offer it separately.

But that still leaves the peripheral device $50 more expensive than the console. I'm not sure how attractive that is to potential early adopters, whom Sony is betting on to buy their product in enough numbers. The company is relying on them heavily to evangelize and subsidize future sales of Playstation VR for mass consumption.

Their target market is limited to people who neither have nor plan to build a $900 gaming PC and do not plan to buy a $600 Oculus Rift, but who have or plan to buy a PS4 and will pay $400 to buy Playstation VR ($450 if they don't have the camera).

It feels like Sony is taking a bigger risk by not choosing to sell their VR hardware at a greater loss. A lower price point could significantly increase the number of potential early adopters.

Then again, I don't know how much it costs Sony to build each of these units.

ZerOCoolSC2

9045 Posts

March 16 2016 20:12 GMT

#715

With Playstation 4 keeping Sony Ent in the black for the most part, they can kind of take the chance to lower the price of the PSVR, but I think that would be a bad move if within 6 months they are going to lower the price anyway. At the latest, I expect a price drop in a year of release. Mostly because if they do have 230 studios working on titles, then they don't have to lower the price any time soon and just need to demo the games and get them out of the door.

{CC}StealthBlue

United States41117 Posts

March 17 2016 00:52 GMT

#716

domane

Canada1606 Posts

March 17 2016 05:42 GMT

#717

As it turns out, they are selling each VR unit at a profit.

That is good news, both from an objective point of view and in reaction to their costly mistakes in the last generation.

Still think $400 price is a little high, but maybe that's a minority opinion.

There could be overwhelming demand for the offered value ... preorders being sold out could be the tip of the iceberg.

On March 17 2016 05:12 ZerOCoolSC2 wrote:
With Playstation 4 keeping Sony Ent in the black for the most part, they can kind of take the chance to lower the price of the PSVR, but I think that would be a bad move if within 6 months they are going to lower the price anyway. At the latest, I expect a price drop in a year of release. Mostly because if they do have 230 studios working on titles, then they don't have to lower the price any time soon and just need to demo the games and get them out of the door.

Good point. They will likely cruise along until some time passes and sales start to decline, then commit to a price drop.

It'll look good on their part and work out provided that the first year of sales goes smoothly.

Faruko

Chile34173 Posts

March 17 2016 12:33 GMT

#718

Sold out doesnt mean that much, it may be a pretty low amount of units to create hype, especially this early.

Nintendo does it all the time, it worked wonders with the DS and the Wii, and the 3DS once they dropped the price

ZerOCoolSC2

9045 Posts

March 17 2016 15:48 GMT

#719

If they only had 1000 units for preorder and at 400 a pop...well...Or maximize to a likely 5000. It releases in October. They'll easily have 5000 units available. They'll more than likely have 10k units available in the UK alone. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that by the end of the year, Sony moves 50k-75k units throughout all regions. They'll cover $20m @ 50k units. By next E3 they'll drop the price to $349 and a bundle for $449.