Originally Posted by
AOD_Time
You may find yourself never buying one then. It'll be a long, long time until you can purchase VR tech for less than €200. I mean, you're looking at 2160x1200 resolution display with a 90Hz refresh rate, dual tracking stations, dual zero-latency motion controllers with trackpads, and full positional/rotational tracking built-in. Then there's all the little stuff like ergonomics, in-built mic, front-facing camera, software costs.. etc etc. I mean, you wouldn't even find a monitor that does that resolution/refresh rate for €200, let alone a full HMD.
I mean, I get that they're expensive - they are, and there's no getting around that. But I don't get why people are confused as to why they're so expensive. Both VR headsets are an insane tech leap. The Vive moreso, with full room-scale and motion controllers which are so low latency that they might aswell just be.. well, in-game extensions of your hands. I imagine the current pricepoints will hold steady, but the tech will likely become more advanced. I would say a higher resolution screen will be the next step forward. Beyond that, I'm guessing more wireless connections. Potentially a switch to lithium-ion batteries for the display power too, to make it fully wireless. Once we hit 4K/90Hz and go fully wireless, I can see prices starting to drop at that stage.. but that'll likely be 6-7 years away.
There'll likely be more budget devices like the GearVR within that time period, however.