https://www.techradar.com/news/htc-vive-price-vs-oculus-rift-price-vs-playstation-vr-price >Virtual reality had up until recently been a very expensive endeavor. When the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR all launched in 2016, many worried that prohibitive pricing would keep the nascent VR category from growing.  >Growth no doubt suffered due to initial high prices, but in the years since launch, costs for the three headset heavyweights have gone down drastically.