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Probably the better link is to the announcement of the pre-orders itself: https://www.oculus.com/en-us/blog/oculus-rift-pre-orders-to-open-on-jan-6/ https://www

Probably the better link is to the announcement of the pre-orders itself: https://www.oculus.com/en-us/blog/oculus-rift-pre-orders-to-open-on-jan-6/ https://www.oculus.com/en-us/blog/oculus-rift-pre-orders-to-... I'm confused though; why do a pre-announcement for an announcement about pre-purchasing a product that's only two days away? They should have simply opened up pre-orders immediately. That being said I can't imagine they expect to sell much. It requires such a beefy PC (of which fewer and fewer are buying them nowadays for ultrabooks and tablets) and it's going to be expensive plus it won't ship with the touch controllers. I think VR will ultimately become HUGE but until I can get one for at most $200 and use without a beefy PC I'll pass.

coralreef 11y ago
Gamers tend to own and upgrade beefy PCs.
- BinaryIdiot 11y ago
  Hmm I'm having trouble finding any type of reliable statistics. When I used to do lots of PC gaming I was in many gaming groups of which maybe 10% of them would upgrade their computers to be above mid to high end. At most (all of us always complained about how terrible our PCs were and how lower our FPS were almost as if it were a badge of honor). But this is anecdotal so I have no ground to really speak on. Having said that it's hard for me to swallow that PC gamers "tend" to "own and upgrade beefy PCs". Any sources? Edit: interesting that when asking for source regarding the parent's claim I get multiple downvotes. I don't really understand why.
  - yathern 11y ago
    Here is a good source - unfortunately down at the moment for me: http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
    - BinaryIdiot 11y ago
      Thanks I'll check it out when it comes back online later. It's been a while since I looked at the steam survey; I wonder how indicative it is compared with the PC gaming industry as a whole. I mean they practically have a monopoly so I would imagine it's at least good statistically but I don't know how many go through the survey (I'm assuming it's still opt-in like it was when I last used it which could skew the numbers).
      - lfowles 11y ago
        It pops up every few months to a year for me when I first open Steam, so not necessarily opt-in (but very easy to opt-out). About the only thing you have to fill out as well is your connection speed, so it's pretty painless.
wmf 11y ago
An announcement of an announcement gets twice the press coverage.
ramblerman 11y ago
> Until I can get one for at most $200 and use without a beefy PC I'll pass. That's fair, but not really relevant. There are more than enough people willing to pay to meet the early adopter 'exclusivity' target they are going for. And If they deliver it right (and the included games are half decent) word of mouth, and trying it at a friends house can create a snowball effect. The question is if VR is ready for the mainstream and vice versa. That will be down to the ingenuity of developers and the capability of the hardware. I don't think cost or the current limitation to PC is at all relevant in that aspect. Of course these will spill over to consoles in time if it is successful, and of course they will become cheaper if mass demand follows.
dang 11y ago
Thanks, we changed the URL from https://www.oculus.com/en-us/ https://www.oculus.com/en-us/.
haydenlee 11y ago
People have been waiting for this for years, if they had just opened the pre-orders without a pre-announcment there would have been (virtual) riots.
serge2k 11y ago
> but until I can get one for at most $200 and use without a beefy PC I'll pass. 200 dollars I could see, but you will need a powerful machine to drive the resolution and frame rate required (or get sick, up to you). and the reason is likely because they expect backorders and announcing preorders means it's fair for everyone.

coralreef 11y ago

Gamers tend to own and upgrade beefy PCs.

BinaryIdiot 11y ago
Hmm I'm having trouble finding any type of reliable statistics. When I used to do lots of PC gaming I was in many gaming groups of which maybe 10% of them would upgrade their computers to be above mid to high end. At most (all of us always complained about how terrible our PCs were and how lower our FPS were almost as if it were a badge of honor). But this is anecdotal so I have no ground to really speak on. Having said that it's hard for me to swallow that PC gamers "tend" to "own and upgrade beefy PCs". Any sources? Edit: interesting that when asking for source regarding the parent's claim I get multiple downvotes. I don't really understand why.
- yathern 11y ago
  Here is a good source - unfortunately down at the moment for me: http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
  - BinaryIdiot 11y ago
    Thanks I'll check it out when it comes back online later. It's been a while since I looked at the steam survey; I wonder how indicative it is compared with the PC gaming industry as a whole. I mean they practically have a monopoly so I would imagine it's at least good statistically but I don't know how many go through the survey (I'm assuming it's still opt-in like it was when I last used it which could skew the numbers).
    - lfowles 11y ago
      It pops up every few months to a year for me when I first open Steam, so not necessarily opt-in (but very easy to opt-out). About the only thing you have to fill out as well is your connection speed, so it's pretty painless.

wmf 11y ago

An announcement of an announcement gets twice the press coverage.

ramblerman 11y ago

> Until I can get one for at most $200 and use without a beefy PC I'll pass. That's fair, but not really relevant. There are more than enough people willing to pay to meet the early adopter 'exclusivity' target they are going for. And If they deliver it right (and the included games are half decent) word of mouth, and trying it at a friends house can create a snowball effect. The question is if VR is ready for the mainstream and vice versa. That will be down to the ingenuity of developers and the capability of the hardware. I don't think cost or the current limitation to PC is at all relevant in that aspect. Of course these will spill over to consoles in time if it is successful, and of course they will become cheaper if mass demand follows.

dang 11y ago

Thanks, we changed the URL from https://www.oculus.com/en-us/ https://www.oculus.com/en-us/.

haydenlee 11y ago

People have been waiting for this for years, if they had just opened the pre-orders without a pre-announcment there would have been (virtual) riots.

serge2k 11y ago

> but until I can get one for at most $200 and use without a beefy PC I'll pass. 200 dollars I could see, but you will need a powerful machine to drive the resolution and frame rate required (or get sick, up to you). and the reason is likely because they expect backorders and announcing preorders means it's fair for everyone.