Let’s see, a far lower entry price and a 40 million install base? As it stands, there is no way Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are going to compete with PlayStation VR when it launches this October. All Sony has to do is keep the momentum going and fully empower their developers to produce some unique games and experiences. After all, content is king and the true selling point of VR.

So far the number of VR capable PC’s is less than 20m and so these GPU’s are being positioned as a low cost entry point to premium VR.

— ZhugeEX (@ZhugeEX) June 1, 2016 

Just yesterday, I talked about how Oculus was screwing over its most loyal base. Apparently, that base isn’t all too big if  there are only 20 million PCs out there that can even support ‘proper’ VR. And of those 20 million, there is no telling how many of them even care about VR or gaming. That means that companies like Oculus and HTC have to either

• convince you to buy an expensive PC to be able to experience VR
• or convince you to game on your already expensive PC and then convince you of VR

As for Sony, they already know that their 40 million consoles out in the wild were bought for one reason, and one reason alone, to game. All they have to do is convince you that VR is worth your while.

Discuss:

Do you think Oculus and HTC will be able to compete with PlayStation VR?