Virtual reality headsets for the price of a console.
The consumer model Oculus Rift could sell for $200-$400 according to Oculus VR co-founder Nate Mit
Mitchell and co-founder Palmer Luckey revealed the potential pricing details in an interview with Eurogamer.
"It’s going to be as cheap as possible,” Luckey said.
The two-year-old company purchased by Facebook
a little over a year ago for $2 billion has been hard at work improving
the aesthetic and functional design of its consumer headset. Mitchell
said there are plans to raise the refresh rate from 75 Hz to 90 Hz or
higher and reduce the size and weight of the headset. He also wants to
streamline the user experience, referring to the set-up process as “kind
of a nightmare”.
Oculus is intent on releasing a polished product at an affordable price. It has sold over 100,000 units of the Oculus Rift between Development Kits 1 and 2 and has been assisting with development of Samsung’s recently revealed Galaxy Note 4 powered Gear VR.
No release date has been set for the Oculus Rift CD1 or Gear VR.
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