08-21-2017 12:21 AM
Interesting news considering it wasn't very long ago that HTC executives explained why a Vive price cut was unnecessary. Those reasons seem to still apply today, giving rise to insight that perhaps HTC feels the pressure from the aggressive Oculus pricing in order to remain viable (and alive) in the high-end VR Market.
From E3 2017:
Sources:
https://uploadvr.com/htc-vive-now-599-gets-permanent-200-price-cut/
https://www.roadtovr.com/htc-explains-vive-price-cost-lowered-cut-discount/
09-11-2017 06:55 AM
Atmos73 said:
Oh and if you own a vintage Ferrari and the latest Lamborghini it doesn't make you any less relevant on a Ferrari Forum. It just means you have better taste lol
09-11-2017 07:04 AM
Atmos73 said:
So by your definition when Oculus sold its business to Facebook it was because Oculus was going out of business before CV1 even hit the streets. Ok that sounds about right.
09-11-2017 07:10 AM
Atmos73 said:
Hang on you're the one on 7000 plus posts lmao
Zenbane said:You know, the facts you ignore while typing up these frantic replies of yours.
09-11-2017 07:18 AM
That sentence makes absolutely no sense. Of course the VCA is about VR, and the HTC Vive was a key part:
Atmos73 said:
The Venture Capital Alliance is invested in VR not HTC Mobile but you've convinced yourself HTC is one
Atmos73 said:
well soon see who right and who's wrong pretty soon.
09-11-2017 07:31 AM
Atmos73 said:
No I said if HTC sold their whole business I wouldn't mind if Palmer bought it.
And today you're all about Google being your new dad. You haven't even given yourself time to heal from the fact that Palmer was just using your Vive's failing business as a public joke.
09-11-2017 07:41 AM
Let's be clear on what you are bragging about: Vive owners are able to play Oculus titles thanks to the help of an Oculus founder and a 3rd party app. So what is "real" is the fact that Vivarians have been suckling on the Oculus proverbial teat.
Atmos73 said:
Not as much as a Joke on Oculus as Palmer supporting the Vive by funding Revive. Now that's real.
09-11-2017 07:45 AM
Atmos73 said:
Not as much as a Joke on Oculus as Palmer supporting the Vive by funding Revive. Now that's real.
09-11-2017 07:56 AM
bigmike20vt said:
Atmos73 said:
Not as much as a Joke on Oculus as Palmer supporting the Vive by funding Revive. Now that's real.
i really should not get involved in this one as i tend to get blasted from both you and ZB 😉 however, havent revive patches been mentioned in official patch notes of oculus funded store titles.? I do not think oculus have a problem with revive. I accept i could be wrong, but all revive does is send more users to buy stuff from the oculus store.
how many people using revive have in effect pirated the titles meant for oculus rift purchasers? ie luckys tale... and yet oculus have not stopped vive users from takeing them.... My guess is they are happy for the loss leader to get people buying games from their store.
As for Palmer Lucky.. regardless of your views on him and why he got the boot from facebook, i think it is hard to argue that that guy just wants good VR and revive helps give everyone access to good VR.... so him dropping a few of his millions of $ to revive is not that much of a surprise imo.
The question is why the vive is not OFFICIALLY supported on the oculus store.... there are theories blaming oculus for this, and others blaming valve. One day i hope we will find out which (not that we have a right to know.. i am just nosey)
Atmos73 said:
@Zenbane
You're right you don't laugh at my posts the way I laugh at yours but I forgive you, at least you debate unlike others here I could mention.
Waits for a meme from RoschechPheonix
09-11-2017 08:41 AM
It is called Rorschach. And Phoenix.
Atmos73 said:
@Zenbane
You're right you don't laugh at my posts the way I laugh at yours but I forgive you, at least you debate unlike others here I could mention.
Waits for a meme from RoschechPheonix
09-11-2017 09:00 AM
Atmos73 said:
I wouldn't move the goalposts because I've always identified the difficulty for Oculus having to compete with Steam which has been established for years.