Is VR worth almost 1000 dollars?

[AdrianCC100]

If I were to buy one, it would be the HTC.. Is the price tag worth it?

[Cosmic Janitor]

Imho they need to get their shit together first and create universal interfaces that allow all VR games to be played (at least depending on the input category like sit-down, room-scale, motion-input) with all devices. Turning this into another console war for your display device is doing them a big disservice atm. Occulus has the best games atm, the Vive has the best experiences and tech imho so far. But being forced to choose a system atm in that price range is not acceptable for a lot of people and I fear they may ruin this time's attempt to bring VR to the mainstream because of it.

[RuneDK]

Short answer....not yet.

Slightly longer answer....wait to see if it's a fad that dies out like everything else before it. By then, the hardware will be more affordable and overall better performing.

[Elim Garak]

Just wait this fad out.

[Mad_Murdock]

If you have to ask, the answer is an easy NO

[Valium104]

If I were to buy one, it would be the HTC.. Is the price tag worth it?

Worth 10x more. Source : I'm a proud owner of Vive. Anybody who dismisses VR haven't try it in Gamestop or something (they demo).

[Wayne25uk]

Nope, although i get mine for free thanks to the brother working in games industry.

#donthatetheplayer

[Lady Dragonheart]

I'll likely end up getting one to try it out, it sounds interesting.

[Nethlord]

If I were to buy one, it would be the HTC.. Is the price tag worth it?

The peripheral costs alone is daunting....but then there's the hidden costs associated...and that would be the computing hardware minimums you need to even run them. Every single headset needs some dependency with a substantial price tag, even the cheap Gear VR (which needs a min $500 phone to run it). The price for hardware and dependent hardware is heavy for the average consumer for a product that really is nothing but novelty currently.

In regards to the Gear VR...I got one for free with an s7 edge upgrade from T-Mobile. It's a $700 phone with a retailed $99 headset (which again I got free). is it worth it? Meh...I mean playing in VR is interesting (i've used them all currently available) and the usefulness of it outside of gaming is there.....just not this generation, maybe not even the next generation.

The educational use for VR (i.e class trips to a museum halfway across the world in a virtual space) is going to be a major draw...in like 5 years when costs come down for hardware and the peripheral. VR needs to be more than just something to play games with if it is ever going to survive.

VR isn't in the same place as 3D tech, this goes right beyond it, but if it can keep it's shoulder strong and weather the next 5 years, you are bound to see a true revolution...but now is not the time.

[Snowfunk]

My advice, maybe in a couple of years.

[Deleted]

not since facebook got it claws into occulus.
I remember them saying that the retail kit would be around the same cost as the Development kits, look how that changed.

When it (talking OR specifically) comes down in price to the point where it is not nearly as much as the computer it is being used on then it will be worth it.

[RuneDK]

Worth 10x more. Source : I'm a proud owner of Vive. Anybody who dismisses VR haven't try it in Gamestop or something (they demo).

I've tried it and it's honestly overhyped...it's cool but I will wait to adopt into it like I did every other gimmick before it.

[Deleted]

Not for me at least.
But if you got the money to spare and want to try it out, why not?

[Deleted]

Depends, is 1000 dollars worth to you more or less than VR?

[Yattz]

Definitely NOT worth it unless that amount wont bother your pocket.
VR is not new since I played a VR game 12 years ago. It may be a hundred times more advanced but it is not new at all.
Wait it out for that swift price drop when they realize that the majority wont shell out that amount, and thats If it even picks up.

[Katchii]

Not worth it right now, not even close.

It's leaps and bounds ahead of where it used to be, but it still has a lot of development left before it's worth that much to the average consumer and before it gets into mainstream.

[apples]

putting a screen on your face =/= VR

[Xargoth6634]

Not to me, although it may be to others; I'll buy into VR after it's become established, stabilized, and the price has dropped significantly. I'm just not that excited about being tethered to my computer and being able to look around...big deal. Build a holodeck and I'm sold. =)

[RuneDK]

putting a screen on your face =/= VR

Right....wish people would get that...

[Deleted]

Most likely popularity of this whole idea depends how good will the porn be on it!