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#4368318 - 07/10/17 01:06 PM Oculus Rift Summer Sale ($400 with Touch Controllers)  
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If you have been on the fence but the price has made you hesitant, maybe this will tip you over the edge.

https://www.oculus.com

Also on Amazon.

That's a significant saving. I have had my Rift for a year and it still blows me away every time I use it.

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#4368319 - 07/10/17 01:10 PM Re: Oculus Rift Summer Sale ($400 with Touch Controllers) [Re: Paul Rix]  
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From what I've heard it will be this way for the next 6 weeks.

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#4368322 - 07/10/17 01:20 PM Re: Oculus Rift Summer Sale ($400 with Touch Controllers) [Re: Paul Rix]  
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They have to do something to lessen the stock because this fall new units will arrive bettering the Vive by miles.


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#4368323 - 07/10/17 01:21 PM Re: Oculus Rift Summer Sale ($400 with Touch Controllers) [Re: Paul Rix]  
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I just bought the Rift without touch from Oculus less then a month ago for $499.00. Gonna see what I can do about getting the discount.

EDIT: I opened a support ticket requesting a refund and touch controllers sent to me. I purchased the Rift from Oculus on 6/18/17 so I have a few days left to return it if necessary. Even if they hit me with a 15% restocking fee I'd still be ahead.

EDIT: 7/13/17 Heard back from Oculus. They offered me a $200.00 store credit (software and apps only) Which I accepted. I wasn't crazy about the touch controllers anyway, besides I can always get them at a later date if I want.


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#4368331 - 07/10/17 01:35 PM Re: Oculus Rift Summer Sale ($400 with Touch Controllers) [Re: Warbirds]  
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I'm guessing the earliest we will see a next gen Rift will be in time for Christmas next year (if we are lucky). From the very beginning they said the update cycle would fall somewhere between that of a Cell Phone and a gaming console.


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#4368376 - 07/10/17 04:21 PM Re: Oculus Rift Summer Sale ($400 with Touch Controllers) [Re: Paul Rix]  
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Hmmm.. do you need a facebook account to use the Rift?

#4368381 - 07/10/17 04:27 PM Re: Oculus Rift Summer Sale ($400 with Touch Controllers) [Re: Archangel]  
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Originally Posted by Archangel
Hmmm.. do you need a facebook account to use the Rift?


No, just a decent'ish GPU. My issue is that I suffer terribly with motion sickness, I'm an awful car passenger and felt very ill on a VR ride/roller coaster at a theme park so just not sure if I should buy one or not. Rift that is, not a coaster!

#4368392 - 07/10/17 05:08 PM Re: Oculus Rift Summer Sale ($400 with Touch Controllers) [Re: Lucky]  
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Originally Posted by Lucky
I just bought the Rift without touch from Oculus less then a month ago for $499.00. Gonna see what I can do about getting the discount.


Same here. frown


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#4368420 - 07/10/17 06:04 PM Re: Oculus Rift Summer Sale ($400 with Touch Controllers) [Re: Paul Rix]  
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Well I have a 980ti which I hope is adequate, but I have a disdain for facebook which is one of the reasons I've sort of been on the fence since I assumed I needed an account to use their hardware. This price cut makes it pretty darn appealing though.

#4368445 - 07/10/17 07:04 PM Re: Oculus Rift Summer Sale ($400 with Touch Controllers) [Re: Archangel]  
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Originally Posted by Archangel
Well I have a 980ti which I hope is adequate, but I have a disdain for facebook which is one of the reasons I've sort of been on the fence since I assumed I needed an account to use their hardware. This price cut makes it pretty darn appealing though.


The minimum is a 970 I believe so the 980Ti will do.
Although you dont need a Facebook page you will need to give them some details for the Oculus software.
If thats a problem just get a gmail address to give them, you just wont be able to buy anything on the Oculus store. Thats not a big deal really as most stuffs available on Steam anyway.


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#4369051 - 07/13/17 07:29 PM Re: Oculus Rift Summer Sale ($400 with Touch Controllers) [Re: Paul Rix]  
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I ordered one for the heck of it. Amazon.ca is showing a 1 month delivery time, so if I get buyers remorse I can always cancel it! I am hoping HTC lowers the Vive to compete before to long as I think I would prefer it.

#4369122 - 07/14/17 04:17 AM Re: Oculus Rift Summer Sale ($400 with Touch Controllers) [Re: Paul Rix]  
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You really do need a high end card for a rift. I have a geforce 660ti and while I can use it and get good VR, the FPS for certain games is too low, and the details need to be reduced significantly. A geforce 1080 is on my list of things to buy in the next 2-3 months to remedy the issue.


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