How to buy an Oculus Rift from South Africa: what it will cost

[Jamie McKane]

How to buy an Oculus Rift from South Africa: what it will cost

The Oculus Rift does not ship to South Africa, but that doesn’t have to stop you from getting one.

[BeoTeK]

I'm waiting for the OSVR rather.

[Solitude]

I'm waiting for the OSVR rather.

I've applied for a dev kit. It does't officially ship to South Africa but as a developer I'm hoping I can get one.

Failing that, I will use this shipping method to either get that or go for the Rift.

[BeoTeK]

I've applied for a dev kit. It does't officially ship to South Africa but as a developer I'm hoping I can get one.

Failing that, I will use this shipping method to either get that or go for the Rift.

yeah the OSVR is looking a lot more configurable and adaptable to suit your requirements.

[blaaislaai]

R12k.. pffft

I'll maybe consider VR when the total works out at R6k

[Solitude]

Also big ups to [MENTION=289]Jan[/MENTION]. He told me about this method over the weekend, I asked him if he can do an article and bam, here's a detailed article. That's great stuff.

[Jan]

I'm torn between this and the HTC Vive (which you can also probably buy with the same method).

Man Raw Data looks cool.

The problem is I don't have an empty lounge to set the Vive up in.

[ingeon]

I'm torn between this and the HTC Vive (which you can also probably buy with the same method).

Man Raw Data looks cool.

The problem is I don't have an empty lounge to set the Vive up in.

I'm not torn anymore:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pnLjkaXzW0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JdV18z0rFc

[Blazzok]

I saw a post on Carbonite, where a guy is willing to import and sell Vive's for R24500!!! Is he just being bonkers, or is the Vive that much more expensive than the Oculus? I can't remember seeing anything about the Vive being double the price of an Oculus.

Either way, I am not currently interested in buying a VR device. I would like to test it out, but it is just too expensive at the moment.

[DieGrootHammer]

Great article thanks for the info [MENTION=289]Jan[/MENTION].

What I also think is that, when the Oculus Rift does come to SA finally, people should expect to pay less than this imported price. I cannot see the Rift going for anything less than R12k once it reaches our shores via retail channels. I would also hazard a guess and say the Vive would probably be more in line with R17k once it reaches here.

The point being that, this should be a really serious option for would-be owners of VR tech.