Over the weekend, thanks to a slip by Amazon, it was “revealed” that PlayStation VR would be priced at $799. This is important, mainly due to the fact that Oculus Rift a few days prior had announced its $599 price tag which doesn’t include the gaming rig required to power it all – meaning you’re actually looking at around $1,600 to get it all up and running, if not more. This price, of course, does not sit well with most VR enthusiasts who were hoping for a much lower price point. So does this mean that VR from Sony is also going to cost over $1,000, seeing how you also need a PS4?

Not so much. Sony’s statement after the jump.

From Sony:

 This was an error by Amazon, we haven’t announced price for PlayStation VR 

This shouldn’t be all that surprising. With PS VR still a few months away, it’s likely that even Sony hasn’t fully nailed down the price as they look to finalize production. Even if a price were set in stone by Sony, you can bet that very few people have knowledge of it and it’s not something that Sony would casually offer to retail partners like Amazon.

Instead as we’ve seen time and time again, retailers like Amazon and GameSpot tend to swing for things like price and release date by putting placeholder info internally until official information is released. Unfortunately sometimes those listings slip and go live and many read it as an indication of what’s to come. Sony has gone on record a few times that they expect PS VR to be priced like a new console which, ballparking it, would place its price tag between $399 and $499.

Even at the high end of that estimate, PS VR will cost $850 for those who don’t have a PS4 – nearly half of Oculus Rift. We might just have ourselves another Xbox One situation.

Discuss:

How do you think PlayStation VR will be priced?

[Via Forbes]