Interesting tweet from Palmer (https://twitter.com/PalmerLuckey/status/684772857625231360) on high load and fraud. Always interesting to see large launches not considering load/security on the web app. Out of curiosity, why is www.oculus.com not using a CDN (direct to AWS), and shop.oculus.com not using a CDN with rate control capabilities.
Oculus Rift: Available for pre-order
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#82Going to have to pass on $599. More than I was expecting.
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#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
I can't access the page, is this the official price? Was expecting something around the 400$-450$ range. This costs as much as a full blown PC.
This costs as much as a full blown PC. Except you'll also need a killer desktop PC that can run it [1]: - NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater - Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater - 8GB+ RAM - Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output - 2x USB 3.0 ports - Windows 7 SP1 or newer The Oculus Touch is stated to need 4 USB ports [2], not just two, so better plan for that as well So in total you are probably looking at c…
Kind of like saying to buy a car you need a $300k house with a garage, when in fact many of the people buying a car already have a house with a garage.
That's also not a "killer" desktop. The 290 is a a 2.5 year old card. The GTX 970 is equivalent to a 680 or 780. The 680 came out almost four years ago. If you had no computer at all, you could build that system for ~$700 - $750 ($200 CPU, $100 Mobo, $200 Used GPU, $50 RAM, $75 SSD, $100 Tower+PSU).
But that's immaterial, as most early buyers of the Rift have hardware that meets the requirements above. And four USB ports? A $10-$20 powered USB hub solves that. Wouldn't surprise me if it came with one.
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#84$675 after taxes.
That's going to be incredibly dependent upon your state and local taxes.
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#85If you're not an early adopter enthusiast: it may not be a great idea to purchase this right now. You will probably need a PC upgrade to match your new $675 toy. The new generation of Intel/Nvidia is right around the corner. Don't dig yourself into a hole where you buy current flagship and need to upgrade it 9 months down the road from now for Q4's toy.
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#86The deed is done. I guess I have about 2 months to figure out how to convincingly explain to my wife, just as our baby is born, that it's a business expense and I neeeeeed it.
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#87Subtotal: $59900 O_O
Same reaction here. I'm not used to reading American prices, and the missing dot scared me as I didn't expect anything higher than $1000.
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#88This might be a better URL to link to: https://www.oculus.com/en-us/blog/oculus-rift-pre-orders-now... . Shipping to 20 countries starting March 28 and in select retailers in April.
That's awfully close to the Vive's ship date as well, this should be interesting...
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#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
From the hardware FAQ on /r/oculus: "Can I use a weaker PC for basic content? With weaker hardware, it may be possible to run very graphically simplistic content like virtual desktop, virtual cinema (for watching movies), and 360 videos, however you will be totally on your own without support if you choose to do this, and it is unlikely that there will be many (or any) games that support lower specs. If you do wish t…
> The Rift will not run on your laptop, this rule does not change! IMHO, this is the biggest issue. The computer landscape has shifted towards laptops/mobile and now this device requires a device whose marketshare is shrinking.
Not so much among PC gamers, from what I've seen. And that's really the market that matters. Not many other segments are still buying high power desktops, but they certainly are.
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#90http://shop.oculus.com - blank screen...awesome. It has been since the moment the pre-order link showed on oculus.com.
33 minutes start to finish, it finally went through.
Palmer's thread on twitter "insanely high load": https://twitter.com/PalmerLuckey/status/684772857625231360