Why is the Oculus Rift virtual reality glasses so expensive?

Oculus Rift virtual reality glasses were officially launched at CES 2016 and allowed to order now with the price of 600 USD. The glasses will reach the first customers on the 28th of this month with two "EVE Valkyrie" and "Lucky's Tale" titles .

However, 600 USD is not all that you have to spend to play virtual reality game with the Oculus Rift . In addition to the glasses, you also need a computer with a high configuration with an average price of about 1,000 USD.

Thus, $ 1,600 is too high for ordinary users who want to experience virtual reality technology . Fortunately, Oculus said it will partner with Asus, Dell and Alienware to launch all-in-one products. Includes an Oculus Rift, an Xbox One handle, a motion monitor camera and a powerful set of computers for $ 1,499.

To be able to serve the virtual reality game, in addition to spending 600 USD to buy Oculus Rift glasses, you have to spend 1000 USD to buy the corresponding computer to be able to play the game.

However it is still a very high price. Even Oculus's co-founder and Vice President Nate Mitchell must admit: "600 USD is a pretty high price for the expectations of many people."

However, he added: "This is the dawn of a whole new generation of technology products. Also, it is inevitable that this first generation of virtual reality products will be expensive. ".

And that is true in the technology world, when the first generation of products launched is always very expensive. We have the first 4K resolution TV sold for $ 5,000, and now we can easily buy a 4K TV for just $ 1,000. So is the Oculus Rift glass.

"There are many new technologies that need to be researched, the components need to be changed and complete, prototypes must be created for testing. If you put all of these elements together, you will have one. First generation products at very high prices , " said Mitchell.

Although its price is quite high, the Oculus Rift is quite cheap compared to its true value.

Palmer Luckey co-founder also posted on his Twitter page: "To reiterate, we don't make a profit from the Oculus Rift hardware. Although its price is quite high, the Oculus Rift is quite cheap compared to the price. Its true value ".

He believes that the cost of VR devices will decrease over time, as it becomes more popular and components become easier to produce, like 4K TVs. Virtual reality technology is also a potential new market, not only Oculus but also many other technology companies such as Sony, HTC and Vavle are also developing and will soon launch their own products.

When it becomes more popular and has more competitors, technology companies will be forced to find ways to reduce their product prices to appeal to consumers. And the future of virtual reality devices will be like home console consoles, not a luxury item that will not be far away.