There's still embargo, but first rumours say HTC Vive will cost $799

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This here, is the perfect example of things which costs too much right now and won't be worth shit in a few years.
This comment is a trap card, claiming it will subtract you one point. No thank you, I'll wait a couple of years until I can get it for a fraction of that price, or just buy a cheap knock-off version which costs only $30.

ill wait for gen 2, or 3..

So now HTC wants to be like Apple and over charged for there hunk of plastic,though i am not sure HTC will brain wash as many as Apple did into buying there crap phones but eh.
Apple is the master at getting people to over pay for stuff like the MAC which is just and over priced pc with Mac OS which is just there version of Unix system which can be free in many other forms,but why get it for free when you can pay 100's for it.

Funny what price some will pay to be part of the "it" crowd.In fact studies have showing people who buy apple products are more likely to over pay for other things just based on name.This is why Amazon and others likes to target Apple users because they tend to spend more then a pc user.

I will keep my basic phone that just talks and text,i am not attached to the internet or the web so bad i need a smart phone to keep in touch with people,in fact i hate text and ignore most them,if you can not bother to call me and talk to me why should i take the time to reply in a text,sadly this is the new future of how we will talk to each other,through text and the web and so forth.Hardly anyone wants to actually call anyone anymore,

Not enough VR support yet. I still think this is s fad and will flop.

I won't wait for it to get cheaper, I won't even buy it for a dollar, I don't care about VR and nobody even calls me on my phone so whatever.

secretly cries to himself

The fact that VR headsets cost more than my PC and I'm broke means that I will probably wait for the version 2 of VR headsets and get a second hand version 1 ot Vive probably.

8k display, wireless, built-in headset(wireless) 100-200$ and that's around 5-10 years to wait for

Well I will be in the vast minority here but I'm buying it. I have a job and don't spend a lot of money on myself at all so I don't really care that it will be half the price in a year or two, I'd rather get a year or two of entertainment than wait to save money on technology. It is a far better deal than the Oculus if you actually look into the specs, since the Oculus does not even come with a controller, and the Vive tech is arguably much better. The Oculus still has better games in my opinion, and it's a shame that the industry is already being fragmented with Oculus-exclusive games, since there are not really enough games to get it boosted to begin with.

I don't know if it will take off massively or not, that depends on the games and applications. I do know it will come down in price a lot and that the next generations will be better and cheaper, but what is the point of working hard if you don't sometimes splurge on something you will find fun. So yeah, I don't think the price is that bad and I'm going to give it a go. Especially when I consider what I paid for my iPhone and iPad too (don't hate on me too hard :P)

Paid $600 for my computer, not going to pay $800 for this obviously.

Way too expensive, you could buy a used car with that money & light it on fire.

Yes, it's expensive, but so are high end gaming monitors. Those gaming monitors also don't come with controllers and motion tracking hardware. For new tech, I don't think the price is particularly extortionate.

Still too expensive for me personally, though, so I'll wait and see where the tech and pricing's at in a couple of years and go from there.

Shipping kills the deal, $30 for me...

Bump for update about international pricing.

899€ + 70€ for shipment? No, thanks.