revealed to be $200 more expensive than the Oculus Rift.
It was confirmed by the company at MWC that the Vive would be
available for a mammoth $799, with pre-orders opening on 29
February and full commercial availability starting in early April.
UK pricing details are yet to be confirmed, but current direct
conversion rates put the cost at around £565, rising to roughly
£640 with import taxes and shipping including.
This will likely come as a shock to many, particularly after
Oculus was lambasted for pricing the Rift at $600. On the other
hand, the HTC Vive’s price does at least include motion
controllers, while the Oculus Touch control system will retail
separately at a later date.
Unlike Google Cardboard, the Samsung Gear VR and LG’s
360 VR , this headset connects to a Windows PC and
requires considerable firepower to offer a decent
experience. HTC recommends a computer with at least a
$380 Nvidia GeForce 970 graphics card, so you can expect
to spend another $1,000 on your desktop for VR gaming.
In addition, you’ll need a few square feet of space in which
to move around while playing and mount the motion-
tracking base stations above eye level on opposite walls.
That sounds like a lot of money and effort to improve your
gaming experience — but it’s not like you can replicate the
rush you get with content on the Vive for any less.
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