Microsoft’s HoloLens will cost more than your Xbox One or PlayStation 4

If you have $350 to around $400, you can get a brand-new PlayStation 4 or Xbox One home gaming console. But that’s not enough to get a HoloLens.

Microsoft’s head-mounted augmented reality device is going to cost significantly more than a game system, according to executives at the company (via the New York Times). This will likely also put it beyond the price range of smartphones and closer to something like a powerful laptop. And that makes sense considering the technology packed into the futuristic visor. Microsoft is also doing what it can to position the HoloLens as a next-gen computing device that has the potential to change the way we interact with software. If the price of a HoloLens does go north of $1,000, Microsoft will have to spend much of the time leading up to its release justifying that.