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I know, people are already talking about a price, but I want to add my perspective as well. I was subscribed to the Newsletter, read every blog post and genera
by 4ggr0 5y ago
I know, people are already talking about a price, but I want to add my perspective as well.
I was subscribed to the Newsletter, read every blog post and generally was pretty hyped for the Simula One. Up until I read the blog post about the pricing. That's when I unsubscribed the newsletter and forgot about SimulaVR.
Sure, other AR/VR headsets cost as much, but for me its just too expensive. I can't spend nearly $3k for a headset I haven't even tried. This product is already targetted to a niche without considering the price, add in the pricing and that niche gets even smaller.
Basically, the only people who will buy these are rich silicon valley nerds.
Wish SimulaVR the best of luck, but for the moment it seems like I can't really support them.
- nsilvestri 5y agoIt's a fairly high-end headset attached to a compoarably powerful laptop, and the cost reflects the combined cost of both parts. It's expensive but the price makes sense.
- musingsole 5y ago> attached to a compoarably powerful laptop This is the part that doesn't make sense. I don't need a computer from a product manufacturer focused on something else. I already have 10+ computers within reach; 3 of them can stream just fine to my Oculus Quest. Really, is the only way to create a VR PC to eschew all of that in favor of some controlled hardware ecosystem? I don't/won't buy it.
- kanetw 5y agoSeveral reasons: 1. You need a dedicated PC for this, or the friction of having to set everything up will lead to you never using it. 2. VR on Linux is a compatibility nightmare. Focusing on one configuration as our baseline makes things so much simpler.
- musingsole 5y ago1. Okay, I have several candidates. 2. Ok. Welcome to life in Linux? If these justifications were serious, I should have the option to buy just the headset and navigate the compatibility problems if I chose. We're talking about Linux after all. Having this one option and hiding behind the excuses I've seen indicate they've jumped the shark sooner to consumerism than I would've hoped.
- kanetw 5y agoYou do. We sell a tethered edition that's just the headset.
- ryukafalz 5y agoAs someone who has a Quest (which I've used fairly regularly) and some tethered headsets (which I haven't because they're a pain to set up)... I get it. Realistically I can't see myself using a tethered headset as a desktop, but I absolutely could see myself using a standalone headset like this.
- cycomanic 5y agoYou have 10+ computers within reach but you're complaining about price? You do realise the irony here don't you?
- musingsole 5y agoNo. I'm emphasizing the ludicrous proposition.
- selfhoster11 5y agoYou're getting downvoted, but you shouldn't be. Only SV salaries mean that 3k is a reasonable amount of money to take a gamble on a headset you haven't tried. I also love Simula One and would love to get the 2nd or 3rd gen version, but at the moment it's simply too expensive because of the low manufacturing volumes. The price is bound to reduce if it becomes popular, and I'm counting on that.
- 4ggr0 5y ago> The price is bound to reduce if it becomes popular That's what I'm hoping for, because I do actually really like the product. I just can't afford it, sadly.