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It's really three levels: High End - Desktop ( Vive / Oculus ) $600-800 Console ( PSVR ) $400-500 Mobile ( Google / Oculus / ?? ) $99-?? Console vs Desktop

by djloche 10y ago

It's really three levels: High End - Desktop ( Vive / Oculus ) $600-800 Console ( PSVR ) $400-500 Mobile ( Google / Oculus / ?? ) $99-?? Console vs Desktop vs Mobile -- that's the real issue. The leap from Mobile VR to Desktop VR is huge. PSVR -- remains to be seen what Sony does on the hardware front (PS4.5 with new ATI card, or ??).

moogly 10y ago
There's also high-end mobile (Samsung Gear). 300 bucks? 400? Don't know exactly.
- moron4hire 10y ago
  Gear VR is only an additional $99. You have to have one of the select few phones it works with, but I don't think it's any more fair to count that in the cost of the setup than it is to count the PC in the cost of the desktop VR system, or the house in the cost of the roomscale VR system.
  - moogly 10y ago
    My bad! I went by the old Samsung Note-based price range. Had no idea they lowered the price that much.
    - dingo_bat 10y ago
      They also gave it away to a lot of S7 buyers. So most people have it for 0$.
    - djloche 10y ago
      It's the price of the shell, you still need the phone to put in it.
Kurtz79 10y ago
It's a good point, and I don't really see an issue. After all, to this day gaming is distributed already between console/desktop/mobile, with each audience being large enough to ensure good profitability in every environment.