HTC has announced that in response to “recent currency valuation changed” the UK price of their HTC Vive VR system will see a significant £70 increase come August 1st to £759.

As a UK resident, I’ve been thankful that my work here has spared me from having to write commentary on the seemingly endless discussion on BREXIT, the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, which came as a shock to most (including those campaigning to leave) last month.

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For those hoping that the financial repercussions of this momentous decision wouldn’t affect their VR habit, there’s some bad news. As a result of the GBP’s drop in value following the decision, HTC will raise the price of their SteamVR powered Vive VR system by £70 on Monday August 1st, bringing the pre-shipping price to £759 up from £689 – a hefty price hike by any standards.

So, if you were on the fence about getting your hands on some room-scale VR hardware, buy it today or prepare to fork out much more in 24 hours. Those new owners can also take advantage of Valve’s first ever Steam VR sale which is on over this weekend to.

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Paul James
Based in the UK, Paul has been immersed in interactive entertainment for the best part of 27 years and has followed advances in gaming with a passionate fervour. His obsession with graphical fidelity over the years has had him branded a ‘graphics whore’ (which he views as the highest compliment) more than once and he holds a particular candle for the dream of the ultimate immersive gaming experience. Having followed and been disappointed by the original VR explosion of the 90s, he then founded RiftVR.com to follow the new and exciting prospect of the rebirth of VR in products like the Oculus Rift. Paul joined forces with Ben to help build the new Road to VR in preparation for what he sees as VR’s coming of age over the next few years.
  • Whodat

    @ Paul James. On a VR website perhaps it would be best to keep your political opinions to yourself instead of moronically insulting the majority of UK voters.

    • You’re right, that somewhat hot-headed statement was out of line. Now removed.

      • Whodat

        Thanks Paul. It seems Andrew didn’t understand the reason for my comment.

        Regarding the Vive. I think people in the UK would be better off waiting for the Vive to hit the shops and seeing what deals the retailers offer.

        • Graham Bartram

          Ahem…. https://www.facebook.com/RiftCat/

          Whilst you wait you can still use Steam VR and with Leap Motion you can even use your hands as steam controllers. I’m amazed how little RiftCat gets mentioned here. Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not saying phone based VR is the way to go, I personally consider the extra weight and heat of phone based solutions to be a real issue. However, in the interim between now and whenever you decide to get a dedicated headset, the phone, head bucket and leap motion combo with RiftCat is a great stand in.

    • Andrew Jakobs

      But the majority of voters were dumb, voting based on no good information and based on promises which were dropped as soon as the ‘yes’ had won.. a lot of voters also wanted a new referendum after they actually knew what it actually would cost them.. Simple, the majority of voters didn’t have a clue what they said yes to….

  • Is there anywhere I can buy this in the UK without the big shipping from Valve?

    • Richard Fox

      Big shipping cost and it comes from a UK warehouse. Grmphhh

    • BrunelsHat

      I got mine from Overclockers – same price but no shipping added.

  • DiGiCT Ltd

    It is a correct step to make for HTC/Valve, as they probably need all converted to USD which would be a huge loss for them.
    On the other hand is to prevent people buying massively throughout UK to get it cheaper via ebay and stuff like that.