On the day when tech group revealed its $599 headset,Palmer Luckey told Reddit he was ‘ill-prepared’ when he suggested the price would be approximately $350Palmer Luckey, the founder of virtual reality company Oculus, or has apologised to fans for misleading them over the price of the company’s first consumer headset,the Oculus Rift.“I handled the messaging poorly, the 23-year-old inventor wrote during a Reddit AMA on Wednesday. Luckey explained that he had been “frustrated” with media outlets suggesting the headset would cost $1500 final September when he responded to an interviewer’s question approximately a possible $350 price point by saying, or “We’re roughly in that ballpark... but it’s going to cost more than that.” Related: Oculus Rift virtual reality headset finally available for pre-order – at $600 Related: Oculus responds to Kickstarter criticism with free headsets Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com