So most of us by now will have heard of the Rift Cost for pre ordering one, (not including shipping apparently)
I've got like 3 sides of my personality arguing now,
1, the childish immature side, basically it's saying Really ? that's your launch price why don't you just charge 1k for it because it really now makes no difference to the majority of people who wanted one, £500 or $600 are they for real ? NOT INCLUDING SHIPPING really ? that's what you got, remember the ps3 launch pricing where no one clapped and most people thought there must have been a mistake, right guys? that's a mistake right ?
and they want that much and more for a peripheral there not selling platform at the end of the day their selling a peripheral, all right yeah it could be a freaking good one but how would most of us know that we can't afford that price to find out,
2 My mature Business side of the brain, i can see that that is probably a price they feel they can make money back on whilst being a low as possible, still its making the Rift a pretty exclusive club, and admission is pretty steep if you have the computer for it, and early adopters always pay more.
3 The Gamer side, which is saying so you want £500 & $600 (Not including shipping) ok fine, take the xbox pad out, take the games out what does that make it, ? are their any other options for people that don't want pay that much but are still willing to get their wallet out but besides that 2 games come with it lucky's tale and EVE but what about after that , that's a lot for 2 lets call them first party games for now. how long until that money because a bad investment because of waiting for more games to come, and sure you could get loads of indie stuff from their store but you still gotta pay for all that 2, where are the games ?
anyway needed to get that off the old chest,
i will admit most of that is my childish I WANT ONE and can't afford it side of the brain but im still pretty convinced my other arguments make a point, still i will have to wait and see how all you guys who do get one find it,
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