05-17-2018 01:06 PM
05-23-2018 08:46 AM
snowdog said:
kevinw729 said:
mikeyreds12 said:
It’s on sale in the UK direct from Oculus. I’ve seen no advertising for it though not even on Facebook itself which is surprising really unless they are waiting for more experiences/apps to become available. Definitely needs apps like NetFlix, Prime and Sky UK (or even Flixster) to allow you to download movies as they do for IOS devices. I’m sure it will come just a pain having to wait..Agree that it is surprising - I moderated at the VR World conference in London yesterday, and on and off the show floor there was a lot of consternation at the lack of any collective support in marketing or promotion from OVR or FB. There were the usual suggestion of the "coming soon killer app" that would start the process, or the "waiting till Christmas" suggestion - but both did not hold water. Especially with the news of the Samsung/HTC AR/VR system in the wings, and the price drop expected on the Focus. Possibly OVR is waiting on their own major price drop to make the OGO a "must have" entry level VR system?
The same could be said of the Rift too regarding marketing, although wasn't there a Rift advert at the Super Bowl or something?
Generally though the marketing for VR devices has been pretty minimal, even for PSVR.
The various companies may just have very conservative predictions of number of units that they'll sell (compared to many other tech items), geared their manufacturing plants to suit those numbers and figure that advertising just won't push that figure much.
No matter how good a VR device is... I'm not sure it's escaped the 'for the enthusiast and the curious' category of devices just yet, at least in the eyes of many people. Go may be pushing that image but I think it'll still take time.
05-23-2018 08:52 AM
snowdog said:The same could be said of the Rift too regarding marketing, although wasn't there a Rift advert at the Super Bowl or something?
05-23-2018 09:14 AM
snowdog said:
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The same could be said of the Rift too regarding marketing, although wasn't there a Rift advert at the Super Bowl or something?
Generally though the marketing for VR devices has been pretty minimal, even for PSVR.
05-23-2018 09:37 AM
05-23-2018 09:37 AM
Zenbane said:
Atmos73 said:
No, no, no. I posted rankings, he posted rankings.He posted ranks and said that the ranks do not
indicate sales numbers; you posted ranks and said that they do indicate
sales numbers. You spent 3 pages defending that fact. Are you really
going to spend another 3 pages re-explaining it? lolnah, I'm just immune to trawls.You also seem to have forgotten that you also disagreed with Atmos' use of Amazon Rankings to determine sales figures. Yet you blindly champion his cause anyway. You seem immune to quite a few things, like consistency and relevance and smarts in general.
05-23-2018 09:39 AM
nrosko said:I'm championing his right to have an opposing opinion without being attacked, of course you are forever obtuse.
05-23-2018 09:47 AM
05-23-2018 10:03 AM
nrosko said:
Maybe VR is a difficult thing to make look attractive through advertising. Maybe they are happy just to build things up slowly & naturally by word of mouth friends & family trying vr ect. I am surprised it is so restricted in the UK I do not understand why its not going on Amazon for a wider market.
05-23-2018 10:08 AM
snowdog said:Someone on the Oculus sub-Reddit said that retail stores in the UK and Europe are getting Oculus Gos to sell in July apparently, so Amazon UK will be included in that I would have thought.
05-23-2018 10:10 AM