Oculus Cuts Prices of Its Virtual Reality Gear -
By NICK WINGFIELDMARCH 1, 2017
SEATTLE — Many obstacles stand between virtual reality and a mass audience, from a lack of great games to the ungainly tangle of cables
that connect the 3-D headsets to the computers that power them.
The Rift requires a powerful PC to run virtual reality games, which costs hundreds of dollars, bringing the total price for Oculus products
and a computer to over $1,000, even after the price cuts
In a phone interview, Brendan Iribe, the leader of the Oculus group developing virtual reality products for personal computers,
said the company had long intended to reduce prices on products as Oculus’s own manufacturing costs came down.
On Wednesday, Oculus announced that it has dropped the price of a package featuring its Rift headset
and Touch controllers, which allow players to use their hands inside virtual reality, by 25 percent to $598 from $798.
