Somnium Space, the Czechia-based social platform creator, has raised prices on its enthusiast-grade PC VR headset, Somnium VR1, something the company says was done to “maintain the highest quality standards.”

The company announced last month it was paring down the number of previously offered configurations of Somnium VR1 alongside the news that, after January 16th, 2025, it was going to raise prices on its three remaining variants—but not by how much.

Now, the company has released that updated pricing info (excluding local taxes), which amounts to a €500 – €700 increase over previous prices:

Edition Features Previous Price (EUR excl. taxes) USD New Price (EUR excl. taxes) USD
Visionary Edition VR, eye-tracking €2,499 ~$2,600 €2,999 ~$3,090
Titan Edition VR, eye-tracking, hand-tracking €2,899 ~$3,020 €3,399 ~$3,500
Ultimate Edition VR, eye-tracking, hand-tracking, MR passthrough €3,499 ~$3,659 €4,299 ~$4,425

The company says in a blogpost that the price hike is due to additional production costs:

These changes reflect the complex production processes and our unwavering commitment to delivering the best PCVR experience possible. High-quality materials, intricate designs, and rigorous quality control result in additional production costs, including the inevitable scrap of some expensive components to meet our standards. Our dedication to uncompromising quality ensures that each VR1 headset is a masterpiece, designed to exceed your expectations.

Originally offered in seven different consumer variants, the company has since discontinued its Classic Edition, Striker Edition, Specter Edition, and Translucent Edition—also likely done to slim down production costs.

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Previously, Somnium Space’s entry level offering was its Classic Edition, which as its ‘barebones’ PC VR headset, didn’t include eye-tracking. That was priced at €1,900 (~$1,980 USD), which (like the table seen above) doesn’t account for local taxes.

Image courtesy Somnium Space

Additionally, the company says it’s now adjusting its delivery timeline for new orders of Somnium VR1, with the updated delivery window slated for March–April 2025. Somnium Space maintains it’s working to reduce the delivery window to “just two weeks from order to shipment by mid-2025,” which includes most of Europe, the UK and US as supported shipping regions.

If you’re looking to learn more about Somnium VR1, make sure to check out our hands-on from the company’s annual Somnium Connect event last July.

Somnium VR1 Specs

  • Display: QLED Mini-Led Fast LCD – 2,880 × 2,880 per-eye
  • Field of view: 130° horizontal, 105° vertical. The VR1 can render up to 140° horizontally, though the actual FOV may vary slightly depending on face and eye shape.
  • Refresh rate: 72 Hz, 90 Hz, upgradeable to 120 and 144 Hz (experimental)
  • Local dimming zones: 576 per eye
  • Eye tracking: 120 Hz, with an open-sourced algorithm that can be used and modified for any use case
  • Connectivity: USB-C, DisplayPort 1.4, 3.5mm audio jack
  • IPD Range: 57 to 76 mm
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Scott Hayden
Well before the first modern XR products hit the market, Scott recognized the potential of the technology and set out to understand and document its growth. He has been professionally reporting on the space for nearly a decade as Editor at Road to VR, authoring more than 4,000 articles on the topic. Scott brings that seasoned insight to his reporting from major industry events across the globe.
  • John Doe

    Nice infomercial Scott. Fortunately price raise don't affect all of us. Some of us will be getting it for free.
    I got an idea for next article – go and play Somnium Space.

    • Silence, Russian disinformation bot.

      • John Doe

        Is that you Arthur? Nice yet another delay you got there. Still charging money for “deposits” despite telling the whole time you won’t take any money till things are ready to ship.

  • Sean

    So a tethered LCD headset for $4,000. Okay.

    • Gonzax

      …and still needing external sensors….in 2025!

      • John Doe

        To play HL Alyx with this cryptoheadset, you need to shop at least in two different stores lmao. They don't even sell controllers or lighthouses.

  • Dave

    Tricky one this. The headset looks to be superbly engineered but from the inside out (I.e. it's an ugly box), and it's still missing 4K, MicroOLED displays, controllers and inside out tracking. Oh and on top of that it's an awful lot of money to throw down.

    It's like buying an AVP for $3500 and then they say you'll need to spend an extra $1000 dollars on the puck for the thing to work! Absolutely bonkers and did I mention you still don't have controllers!

    I think there will be a wave of cheaper 4K Miicro OLED displays soon which will make this an incredible hard sell, even if the support and confidence in a quality product are assured.