Still waiting for an Index

[soopytwist]

It's now more than 8 weeks since I ordered an Index. My account just says due to Covid-19 there will be delays, how can there be delays before I purchased the damn thing?! Why can't I just pay for it now so I can download Half Life Alyx and play it with my Rift?

[Sazzouu]

8 Weeks were due to manfucaturing back-log
COVID mainly delays shipping and delivery but it can also delay the manufacturing.

Valve never expected that many orders in the first few years of release of the Index which. So they just have a small factory to handle a huge workload. Thats where those 8 weeks of delay came from. Plus they are not creating Indexes one by one and ship them one by one. They make huge batches and as soon as they hit a significant amount they ship them regionwise in order to save money on that bit.

[soopytwist]

引用自 BeatZ #GrandPrix2.0Please：

8 Weeks were due to manfucaturing back-log
COVID mainly delays shipping and delivery but it can also delay the manufacturing.

Valve never expected that many orders in the first few years of release of the Index which. So they just have a small factory to handle a huge workload. Thats where those 8 weeks of delay came from. Plus they are not creating Indexes one by one and ship them one by one. They make huge batches and as soon as they hit a significant amount they ship them regionwise in order to save money on that bit.

Does the fact that I'm in the UK make a difference? i.e worse? I can't see why I can't have the game now though. Sure I could buy the game now but then I'd have it twice.

[Subterminal]

you can buy half life and they will give you a refund when you get the VR

[JG | Luxe]

引用自 Aye Wick：

Index not worth it anyway, you're better off getting Google's cardboard VR, better value for money and does same thing.

Surely you can't be serious?

[Sazzouu]

引用自 JG | Luxe：

引用自 Aye Wick：

Index not worth it anyway, you're better off getting Google's cardboard VR, better value for money and does same thing.

Surely you can't be serious?

Ignore that
It is that typical "I don't have it because [what ever reason] so it must be ♥♥♥♥" mindset. Index is currently the best VR hardware on the market. Sure the price / power ratio is worse than for example on the Occulus Quest but the money overhead definately delivers.

[Sazzouu]

引用自 soopytwist：

Does the fact that I'm in the UK make a difference? i.e worse? I can't see why I can't have the game now though. Sure I could buy the game now but then I'd have it twice.

Can't tell really but probably. Because both factories and warehouses of Valve are settled in USA with a few external warehouses in Netherlands afaik but the initial shipping (if not coming from stock which is not the case on those 8 weeks delayed ones) comes from USA which therefore could lead to COVID depending delays on shipping between USA and UK or even worse USA -> EU -> UK

[soopytwist]

引用自 JG | Luxe：

引用自 Aye Wick：

Index not worth it anyway, you're better off getting Google's cardboard VR, better value for money and does same thing.

Surely you can't be serious?

He is being serious. And don't call him Shirley.

Seriously though I want to enjoy Alyx as Valve intended, with their Index and besides my CV1 is a bit long in the tooth now.

[soopytwist]

引用自 zmosax | Pvpro.com society.gg：

zzz

Oh am I keeping you awake? If you don't have anything constructive to say bugger off.

[mat1]

i ordered index almost 9 weeks ago. How long have i still to wait for it?

[Sazzouu]

引用自 Yolanda：

Hello Epic games, where's your headset?

You Gotta wait for the next collaboration with the chinese governement

[crazy guy]

I’m 13 weeks in, still nothing. Probably because of corona.