06-05-2016 12:10 PM
06-06-2016 03:20 AM
06-06-2016 03:21 AM
smilertoo said:
Oculus could be building future problems for itself with a lot of bad feelings from hardcore users between backtracking on DRM and having the pre order thing, then adding delay after delay so they could ship the units to stores instead.
Yes and no. Right now it seems that way, but a lot of this will be forgotten over time. The other problem is the demand is soo high right now they can't even keep up. Even if they open another planet for it, it might create other problems in that there will be soo many units out, but not enough software to really support that many users. Right now, other than a few set games and apps I use, there still a desire unfilled because of the hardware limits of gen 1. Not that I blame gen 1 or Oculus, but that it's still new tech and it'll take time to get everything right.
In lots of ways you see it as a problem, but I can see it as a way for them to be sure they can still live on after the hardware sells. As in my example above, without some income from another source, there will be too many hands in the pie at some point and you have to make sure you have the bigger share of the pie or else you will be push out and thrown away.
06-06-2016 03:34 AM
06-06-2016 03:38 AM
06-06-2016 03:39 AM
Always a good post by kevinw729 🙂
Point stands is that as long as they don't make a big profit off the head set and sells it at cost ~ then that's like saying the product was "Free" to the market. In the long run, that means more software sells, more market shares, and that over time generates more money. Now, they limited it to their software sells to their hardware at this time, but I for see them releasing DRM just a bit so they can still make money off even Vive. I have a feeling the move was a bit rush into place, but there are a few reason you would want to go for a DRM in the long run as well.
I'm not as good as you are Kevin when it comes to marketing:) so it's hard for me to say what I am thinking to you ^__^; but welcome to comment 😛 So far I been able to keep my PC business going for 4 years now 🙂 so hopefully I am doing something right in the understanding of how a market works 😛
06-06-2016 03:50 AM
MeioJo said:
Do we have information that tells us that the Rift will not be sold in stores?
I assumed that by Christmas both Rift and Vive would be on store shelves...
06-06-2016 05:58 AM
06-06-2016 06:06 AM
06-06-2016 07:21 AM
in6seconds said:
Dreamwriter said:
GearVR is sold in tons of stores, and I'd be willing to bet DayDream will be too, and even sold in cell provider stores. And if *anybody* thinks you're talking about DK2 when you mention Oculus Rift, they definitely know about CV1. Only real enthusiasts have even heard of DK2.
no, most famous youtubers ( example: jacksepticeye) compared the vive to the dk2, in a way that I assume meant that they didn't know about the cv1, and the gear vr is the most famous in the media because it comes with the galaxy and is actually advertised in best buy stores, gear vr is about the most popular vr headset in the media as of yet.
06-06-2016 07:25 AM
Dreamwriter said:And I challenge you to provide proof of a single person anywhere in the world who utters the name "DK2" who doesn't know about the CV1's existence.