Wiinii

I'd like to ask about the messaging leading up to the Rift release.

There is a lot of backlash from people who were under the impression that the price of the Rift would be much less due to the fact that Oculus had Facebook money and would be selling at cost. The price is actually quite reasonable when you compare it to a $1000+ Sony 720p HMZ or consider that it's only $200 more than the DK2 for a monumentally better product.

But it's the messaging that lead folks to believe it would be lower since the last statements they heard were 'in the $350 ballpark','we can afford to sell at cost,'and "If something’s even $600, it doesn’t matter how good it is, how great of an experience it is — if they just can’t afford it, then it really might as well not exist."

Then there's the pre-order itself; we got no official announcement of the price before pre-orders went live, there was no announcing of the full launch title lineup to help justify that price, no one still knows much about the Remote (it was just a surprise), and we were to pre-order without knowing the price of the itegral Touch controllers or when they would come out.

Do you feel like Oculus/your messaging is responsible for of some of the hurt feelings, and if so what would you have done differently in hindsight if anything?

Beyond commercial availability though, when will the public get it's first glimpse at it?

You have this spot-on. I cover this in my big reply.

Thank you for addressing my tough question, I know what you're doing isn't easy. You are a brave dude and have a tough hide for handling us lot.

And to your big reply, apology accepted. And yes, I pre-ordered immediately all the same.

1. Will it be capable of a fully closed VR experience?
2. Does the Magic Leap use fiber optics?

3. What will be the FOV?

4. How's the band going? :)

I've got a Golden Ticket!