Rift, Vive Launches Affected With Component Shortages, Processing Issues

[heirdeux]

Both Oculus and HTC had some issues with the launch of their VR HMDs, but it seems that both companies are slowly resolving the problems.

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[hoofhearted]

I got this same email from Oculus. I ordered mine, literally the second pre-order went live. A friend of mine who ordered it on the next day already got his. The ebay scalper-dicks are already selling them for $1000+. This is complete bullshit!

 

[eklipz330]

I got this same email from Oculus. I ordered mine, literally the second pre-order went live. A friend of mine who ordered it on the next day already got his. The ebay scalper-dicks are already selling them for $1000+. This is complete bullshit!

i hope they do right by you mean.

they could have assigned 1 VR headset per registered user to deter scalping, at least initially until production ramps up.

 

[thor220]

Piss poor execution given how much time they had to get these issues sorted and the amount of money both valve and facebook have to put behind this.

Did anyone else read the Oculus Rift's ToS either? Apparently they are entitled to use anything you do or create while using the rift. They can even commercialize it without prior permission.

 

[jasonelmore]

Did anyone else read the Oculus Rift's ToS either? Apparently they are entitled to use anything you do or create while using the rift. They can even commercialize it without prior permission.

Steam, and Origin also have the exact same wording in their ToS.. it's there to keep people from suing oculus if their data touches their servers.

 

[beetlejuicegr]

So they did their development with kickstarter or some kind of it, then they grabbed the money in salaries and didnt bother for a proper distribution/manufacture system? hahaha, looks like a small scam to me.

 

[JP7188]

This article is unfairly biased against the Vive. They aren't having component shortages or shipping issues. The issue is they don't actually take pre-order money out of your account until your unit is ready to ship, and undoubtedly some people just didn't have funds available, or banks blocked the transaction for whatever reason, but it isn't Steam/HTC 's fault. They are being uncommonly fair by not taking money in advance of shipping. This article is dinging them for that.. When they should be lauded.

 

[CraigN]

This article is unfairly biased against the Vive. They aren't having component shortages or shipping issues. The issue is they don't actually take pre-order money out of your account until your unit is ready to ship, and undoubtedly some people just didn't have funds available, or banks blocked the transaction for whatever reason, but it isn't Steam/HTC 's fault. They are being uncommonly fair by not taking money in advance of shipping. This article is dinging them for that.. When they should be lauded.

Oculus did this too. My Paypal still hasn't been charged for my Oculus.

 

[hoofhearted]

I am seeing ebay scalper-dicks with Vives on there as well, and I actually ordered that a few seconds before the main URL went live. So Vive is not first come first served either. I wonder if Vive and Oculus just have it in for Louisiana?

 

[CraigN]

I am seeing ebay scalper-dicks with Vives on there as well, and I actually ordered that a few seconds before the main URL went live. So Vive is not first come first served either. I wonder if Vive and Oculus just have it in for Louisiana?

The Vive doesn't start shipping til April 5th, so... no way of telling who they have it out for yet.

 

[jaber2]

I for one would wait until they get all the kinks out, not going to buy one on ebay

 

[wifiburger]

looks like all these small VR companies will have a difficult time with supply,
sony might have an advantage with lots of $$$ they can supply and keep production and take over the market

 

[eldragon0]

looks like all these small VR companies will have a difficult time with supply,
sony might have an advantage with lots of $$$ they can supply and keep production and take over the market

... Facebook small?

 

[Geekwad]

I got this same email from Oculus. I ordered mine, literally the second pre-order went live. A friend of mine who ordered it on the next day already got his. The ebay scalper-dicks are already selling them for $1000+. This is complete bullshit!

I was part of the original Kickstarter and haven't received it yet either. I'm not surprised by supply chain issues though....logistics really stinks

It's a good reason to consider a used DK2 though (for those that may be waiting to buy, or find CV1 a bit too expensive and already have a controller). With the launch of SDK v1.3.0 now, it offers a fantastic consumer user-friendly setup and interface, and seems to be playing nice with a wide range of the tools I've been using. I've tired the CV1 and it is a good step up from the DK2 (especially for reading text), but I still find myself taking a hour or so a day to consume content (which I much prefer to normal TV).