07-11-2017 01:08 AM
07-11-2017 10:19 AM
kevinw729 said:
I just wonder if this temporary price drop could have been headlined and promoted better, rather than allowing the negative press to accompany what is a really impressive price drop. Managing the message would help when the price springs back to the normal amount in a short period of time!
07-11-2017 10:24 AM
07-11-2017 10:25 AM
07-11-2017 10:47 AM
Other: "So Shadowmask72 will go into a panic over whether the sky is falling."
07-11-2017 10:50 AM
dburne said:
To sell more units.
07-11-2017 10:52 AM
nalex66 said:
dburne said:
To sell more units.
It seems to be working. Reddit is full of posts from new users getting going with the Rift, freaking out about how long shipping will take, and trying to find stock as Amazon and Best Buy sell out their inventory. We're also seeing a higher volume of "My order got cancelled" threads here than we've had since the pre-order days.
07-11-2017 11:16 AM
bigmike20vt said:
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how were the motion controllers? my understanding is the HMD needs to be able to "see" the controllers at all times to track. was this an issue?
Ocularity is one of the issues I was alluding too.
I do not want to be too harsh on them as I was not sure of the production state
of the system presented. There is also an issue with performance on certain
rigs - but again not sure if that is the infamous Win10VR problem or something
else. I see a lot of people riding Daydream hard for the same failing, but at
least they have the mobileVR excuse.
07-11-2017 11:23 AM
07-11-2017 11:25 AM
Sharpfish said:
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Nice ergonomics and pricing though (better than rift or vive on ergo - sold my vive mainly due to bad ergonomics but not only that but pricing too). Also not sure on who they are pushing it to, it seems very 'middle ground' focussed, not gamer focussed. I'm sure the next wave of MS stuff will be great though (GEN 2) but cost more.
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I was surprised by MS’s plans – looking at a joined-up AR / VR approach with their Mixed Reality brand focus. Seeing the Hololens working in unison with a VR headset offered a level of social engagement in a synthetic environment that no other platform had achieved (no matter my misgivings over HL). I was surprise how many OVR employees had jumped to join the Redmond campus – lot of interesting behind the scene stories floating around about their time at Oculus, and why they jumped.
Regarding the HTC complacency comment – I think that is a little harsh, just because they cannot drop their price for a two-week promotion is not the same as the complacency that can be adequality laid at the feet of Valve. I think HTC have focused on a long-term view, showing their focus on untethered as the next production run, while we have to wait for OVR to throw any bones at OC4.
07-11-2017 11:33 AM
BoxDroppingManApe said:
Other: "So Shadowmask72 will go into a panic over whether the sky is falling."