After the announcement of the Oculus Rift's price, believed that all future VR headsets will be just as expensive, but it appears this will not be the case, well, at least not for the PlayStation VR goggles.
Sony Computer Entertainment's (SCEs') Shuhei Yoshida, in an interview with Polygon, said he was surprised at the Oculus Rift's price-tag. We're not fully certain if his surprised was due to the high cost, or if he was expecting it to be higher. However, most folks are taking this as a sign that the PlayStation VR will compete at a lower cost.
Should Sony announce a cheaper price, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise because the Oculus Rift is more capable than what Sony is working on right now. From our understanding, the PlayStation VR is less impressive when it comes down to its resolution and tracking capabilities.
The Oculus Rift is a device that was built for the high-end PC gamer who wants the best of what VR has to offer. Oculus has not shied away from bringing a powerful device to the market, but Sony cannot do the same. You see, the PlayStation 4 is far less capable than a high-end or even a mid-level gaming computer, and as such, Sony has no choice but to create its VR headset with its console's power in mind.
The real question is; will the PlayStation VR be less expensive than the Oculus Rift? We're confident it will be. If Sony decides to support the PC platform as well, then that would be even better because it would put pressure on Oculus VR to step up its price game.
Another super expensive VR product is the HTC Vive. Thing is going for $799, and we understand this high price is due to Room Scale tracking technology, something not found in the PlayStation VR at this time. Possibly, future versions of the PlayStation VR might come up with the advanced software and hardware capabilities found on high-end VR devices, but we may have to wait until the PlayStation 5 before we get to see it.
Sony will be at the Games Developers Conference, and there we expect the company to give more details and possibly reveal the price of its most exciting product to date.