be super quick, as Amazon are now doing a first come first serve approach to orders.... they will email you closer to release date to let you know when you can expect yours
the later you wait to order, the longer you will wait after October
(price including shipping) 407.85 Euro = £322.12 right now FYI
- Fagol
£315.63 at Gamestop.ie: https://www.gamestop.ie/PlayStation%204/Games/46341/playstation-vr
- dsteve452
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Aeschylus to robodan918
22 Mar 169#12
Firstly, a lot of people have said the PSVR is better, more comfortable and because of Sony' expertise in screens also looks better than the ocolus
Secondly the rift is £600 + a £1000 for a PC that can run the damn thing, so your maths logic is way off, and speaking from Experience as someone who has the lot, including a PC with a 980, I still play on my consoles way more than the PC...so everyone is different, but what I can tell you is, asking Jimmy to get his mum to sell his PS4 and pay £1600 just so he can play on something that is better on paper (but not in reality, if all the reports are to be believed) aint going to happen.... not in poor jimmies lifetime
oh, the PS4 camera is £40 amn move controllers can be had for pennies FYI
draeburn
22 Mar 165#34
And I love the "slot a new GPU in", because PC manufacturers never change the standards for slots or compatibility, or memory requirements for new hardware, etc. etc.
teddy1590
22 Mar 164#3
12,000 units seems like a rubbish figure. One of the biggest gaming launches, akin to a new console launch, announced 7 months before launch and they can only provide 12,000 units. Very questionable info.
GeordieRob to robodan918
22 Mar 164#24
Why do I keep reading posts like this on every Playstation VR thread when the maths clearly don't work. The Playstation Eye camera and Move controllers definitely don't push the price of a £350 VR piece of kit up to the £600 the Oculus Rift costs?
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jellybomb1980
22 Mar 16#1
Amazon can't sell out of a product for pre-order, especially not when the release date is October, they can run out of preorder spaces though. It's all to do with them thinking you're missing something. :smiley:
Aeschylus to jellybomb1980
22 Mar 161#2
I ordered when they put it up last time, and they pulled it down, Someone on Neogaf who has access to a Sony rep has said Germany will get the most..
UK is only getting 12,000, so all the shops taking orders without running a stock restriction...Game et al are about to **** a lot of people off come October
teddy1590
22 Mar 164#3
12,000 units seems like a rubbish figure. One of the biggest gaming launches, akin to a new console launch, announced 7 months before launch and they can only provide 12,000 units. Very questionable info.
Aeschylus to teddy1590
22 Mar 16#4
as always with these quotes, unless it is official it should always be viewed with scepticism, the guy was quick to point out this rep has been solid in the past so he had no reason to doubt him, but you are correct it does seem low, but unless Sony come out and tell us (which they wont) one can only surmise
Ferrari100
22 Mar 16#5
That's a shame.
Only one per order.
These things will be next Xmas most wanted.
Rustybucket
22 Mar 161#6
The figure of 12,000 sounds like they don't have a lot of faith in either the UK public spending more than the price of a console on what boils down to a headset. Or the first run is being treated as a test case which means the software probably isn't going to be there at launch anyway.
Until this comes bundled with the PS4.5 (which is probably the real reason that thing needs to exist) for less than £400, take up is going to be very slow.
Istanbul_Kop
22 Mar 16#7
Hasn't been out of stock at GAME, Amazon, Gamestop etc etc...If there were only 12,000 available in the UK at launch, I would think it would have been by now?
Aeschylus to Istanbul_Kop
22 Mar 16#8
Amazon did go out of stock, they just repoened on a first come first serve order system.... Game will take your money all day long even if they dont know what stock they are getting
ZiggySTW
22 Mar 16#9
What's the difference on purchasing this from .de, .es or .fr?
Considering the cost of the camera and controllers, you're not paying much more to go for the much better oculus rift
I speak from experience when I say that selling your ps4/xb1 and building a pc is a much better investment, and will keep you gaming at top res for years with easy upgrades (i.e. sell your old gpu, buy a new gpu and slot it in)
I use my PS4 controller with it, as I got so used to controller/couch gaming that I won't want to play with kb/mouse
Aeschylus to robodan918
22 Mar 169#12
Firstly, a lot of people have said the PSVR is better, more comfortable and because of Sony' expertise in screens also looks better than the ocolus
Secondly the rift is £600 + a £1000 for a PC that can run the damn thing, so your maths logic is way off, and speaking from Experience as someone who has the lot, including a PC with a 980, I still play on my consoles way more than the PC...so everyone is different, but what I can tell you is, asking Jimmy to get his mum to sell his PS4 and pay £1600 just so he can play on something that is better on paper (but not in reality, if all the reports are to be believed) aint going to happen.... not in poor jimmies lifetime
oh, the PS4 camera is £40 amn move controllers can be had for pennies FYI
GeordieRob to robodan918
22 Mar 164#24
Why do I keep reading posts like this on every Playstation VR thread when the maths clearly don't work. The Playstation Eye camera and Move controllers definitely don't push the price of a £350 VR piece of kit up to the £600 the Oculus Rift costs?
once_upon_a_tyne to robodan918
22 Mar 161#48
I don't get your point. Yes, you can buy a top PC and keep upgrading it to give you lots of top res gaming for years.
You can't do this for less than the price of a PS4.
I had friends who whinged on about their PCs while I had my PS3. For £400 I got 8 years of top end gaming, exclusive releases, blu-ray player, support, controller .etc .etc When I switched to the PS4 I'd just enjoyed "The Last of Us" - which was the best game that year and I've still not seen it on PC.
You cannot buy a PC for the same price as a current generation console that will run the top games now, and still will in eight years time. Can you spend money on a PC to get better results? Of course you can.
I have a PS4, PC, Vita, Wii U and an OUYA - so I'm not biased. PC's are great. This myth that you can spend the same money as a PS4 (£270) and get a comparable gaming PC that will last anywhere near as long, and have anywhere near as much in the box, is a joke.
bojangles to robodan918
22 Mar 161#49
From experience?
You wont build much of gaming rig for £200 -which is about all you will get for a 2nd hand Xbox/ps4
ocelot20 to robodan918
22 Mar 163#58
Don't get me wrong. I love PC gaming am sitting here patiently for AMD to announce there Polaris cards and Nvidia to announce there Pascal cards.
But I would never get rid of my consoles. Due to the fact I won't be able to play my favourite games on PC. Such as Bloodborne, Uncharted, Gran Turismo ect. You also failed to mention not any PC will be able to use a Oculus Rift.
You need at least:
GTX 970 ( £240) or R9 290 (£180)
i5 4590 or greater (£160)
8GB RAM £30
Then the other parts to build a PC: (case £20, PSU £40, Windows 7 64bit £40, Motherboard, £40 ect).
It all adds up cheapest PC being around £550. Then another £400 for the Oculus it's self.
lucybee8
22 Mar 16#11
Instructions should be English right? And it will be compatible with my uk ps4? Not sure whether to get from here or spend more money for one in the uk
Aeschylus to lucybee8
22 Mar 16#14
you will need (probably) a 50p shaver adapter at most..... and yes these thinngs come with every language, but who reads instructions?
Istanbul_Kop to lucybee8
22 Mar 16#17
Yes, they should be multi language. Box may be German. Yes it will work with UK PS4. Plug will be EU (need a cheap adapter or change cable). Instructions will be available digitally anyway.
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the later you wait to order, the longer you will wait after October
(price including shipping) 407.85 Euro = £322.12 right now FYI
- Fagol
£315.63 at Gamestop.ie: https://www.gamestop.ie/PlayStation%204/Games/46341/playstation-vr
- dsteve452
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Secondly the rift is £600 + a £1000 for a PC that can run the damn thing, so your maths logic is way off, and speaking from Experience as someone who has the lot, including a PC with a 980, I still play on my consoles way more than the PC...so everyone is different, but what I can tell you is, asking Jimmy to get his mum to sell his PS4 and pay £1600 just so he can play on something that is better on paper (but not in reality, if all the reports are to be believed) aint going to happen.... not in poor jimmies lifetime
oh, the PS4 camera is £40 amn move controllers can be had for pennies FYI
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UK is only getting 12,000, so all the shops taking orders without running a stock restriction...Game et al are about to **** a lot of people off come October
Only one per order.
These things will be next Xmas most wanted.
Until this comes bundled with the PS4.5 (which is probably the real reason that thing needs to exist) for less than £400, take up is going to be very slow.
I speak from experience when I say that selling your ps4/xb1 and building a pc is a much better investment, and will keep you gaming at top res for years with easy upgrades (i.e. sell your old gpu, buy a new gpu and slot it in)
I use my PS4 controller with it, as I got so used to controller/couch gaming that I won't want to play with kb/mouse
Secondly the rift is £600 + a £1000 for a PC that can run the damn thing, so your maths logic is way off, and speaking from Experience as someone who has the lot, including a PC with a 980, I still play on my consoles way more than the PC...so everyone is different, but what I can tell you is, asking Jimmy to get his mum to sell his PS4 and pay £1600 just so he can play on something that is better on paper (but not in reality, if all the reports are to be believed) aint going to happen.... not in poor jimmies lifetime
oh, the PS4 camera is £40 amn move controllers can be had for pennies FYI
You can't do this for less than the price of a PS4.
I had friends who whinged on about their PCs while I had my PS3. For £400 I got 8 years of top end gaming, exclusive releases, blu-ray player, support, controller .etc .etc When I switched to the PS4 I'd just enjoyed "The Last of Us" - which was the best game that year and I've still not seen it on PC.
You cannot buy a PC for the same price as a current generation console that will run the top games now, and still will in eight years time. Can you spend money on a PC to get better results? Of course you can.
I have a PS4, PC, Vita, Wii U and an OUYA - so I'm not biased. PC's are great. This myth that you can spend the same money as a PS4 (£270) and get a comparable gaming PC that will last anywhere near as long, and have anywhere near as much in the box, is a joke.
You wont build much of gaming rig for £200 -which is about all you will get for a 2nd hand Xbox/ps4
But I would never get rid of my consoles. Due to the fact I won't be able to play my favourite games on PC. Such as Bloodborne, Uncharted, Gran Turismo ect. You also failed to mention not any PC will be able to use a Oculus Rift.
You need at least:
GTX 970 ( £240) or R9 290 (£180)
i5 4590 or greater (£160)
8GB RAM £30
Then the other parts to build a PC: (case £20, PSU £40, Windows 7 64bit £40, Motherboard, £40 ect).
It all adds up cheapest PC being around £550. Then another £400 for the Oculus it's self.