the machine will be priced as a pc and not as a console (whatever that means)
“Expect a high enough price such that we couldn’t group it in with console prices.”
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Dunstabzugshaubitze@feddit.org 22 hours agojust speculation.
only things valve employees said about prices is:
- they are targetting a lower price for the frame than the index (index was 1000$ afaik)
- the machine will be priced as a pc and not as a console (whatever that means)
- prices will be announced closer to launch.
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any1th3r3@lemmy.ca 20 hours ago
Which is a bummer imo, since I don’t think people already considering a lower midrange PC today are the target demographic, but I would love to be proven wrong.
warmaster@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
the machine will be priced as a pc and not as a console (whatever that means)
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ThunderComplex@lemmy.today 5 hours ago
Why does everyone keep saying Index was $1000. That’s just blatantly wrong. It’s like $500. It was only the set that includes 2 controllers and 2 base stations that costs $1000. But you can order each part separately.
The Frame won’t have base stations, and it’s unlikely that the Frame controllers will cost $300, since they don’t seem as advanced as the Index controllers (at least in regards to the hand presence tech).
And since there are dozens of us that already have those I’d expect that you can buy the Frame w/o controllers too.
Dunstabzugshaubitze@feddit.org 4 hours ago
because thats seemingly the upper bound l.
i’d expect something a bit more expensive than the quest 3, which currently costs 550€ with controllers, because i don’t think valve will sell at cost, but with a slim margin.
ThunderComplex@lemmy.today 3 hours ago
It’s not the upper bound, because the set only includes 2 base stations. That’s good enough for most use cases but if you need the additional coverage you’ll be buying 2 more for $150 a pop