Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe has spoken out about what he estimates the total ‘all-in’ cost for the Oculus Rift will be. While we’re still roughly a year away from the consumer launch, Iribe reckons picking up the Oculus Rift and a capable enough gaming PC, as well as motion peripherals, will cost roughly $1,500.
“We are looking at an all-in price, if you have to go out and actually need to buy a new computer and you’re going to buy the Rift … at most you should be in that $1,500 range,” Iribe said at Re/code’s annual Code Conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.
We always knew getting in virtual reality could be an expensive proposition, but Iribe thinks this cost could come down under $1000 with enough time. Of course this cost is for a high-powered gaming rig also, so if you’ve already got yourself a PC matching the Oculus Rift recommended system requirements, all you’re going to need is the headset itself and whatever input devices Oculus is working on.
Building a gaming PC to these specifications over on PC-Specs.com puts the price at roughly $1000-1200, leaving $300-500 spare for the headset itself, in line with the figures Oculus has been targeting.
There’s also still a big question mark over the input device. Oculus is planning to unveil the Oculus Rift’s input solution at E3 this year, and it’s been created in conjunction with Carbon Design, the folks who created the original Xbox 360 controller. E3’s only a fortnight or so away, so keep your eyes out for further updates soon.
Is $1500 a reasonable enough price for the Oculus Rift to take off? Can the Rift become a mainstream device with this cost behind it? Let us know your thoughts!
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