CES 2016: How much will the Oculus Rift cost? We’ve made our predictions

By techradar

We’re only a few hours into CES 2016 and virtual reality has already stolen the show. Not only did HTC reveal its overhauled Vive headset, but Oculus announced that Rift pre-orders will go live on January 6 and some early Kickstarter backers will be getting one for free. One problem: we still don’t have a price.

Ever since the first developer kit was unveiled, we’ve been trying to guess what a ticket to Oculus’ virtual will be. The outlook has changed over the course of the last two years, with Facebook buying Oculus VR, the reveal of the Touch controllers, and the recent announcement that said controllers won’t actually launch until later in the year.

But the value proposition of virtual reality remains the same – so what would you pay for it?

We expect Oculus to announce the price when pre-orders go live. Until then, here’s what we think the final cost might be.

Dave James – Home Entertainment Editor

Prediction: £500/$730

I’m expecting the final consumer versions to come with a higher price tag than the initial devkits, because, y’know, capitalism. But also because the Rift is going to demand one hell of a beefy gaming rig – and …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming