V-Ray Next Announced

[glorybound]

I have been seeing posts on other forums all day about V-Ray Next being officially released today. I feel like I am on an island of unloved toys. Is there somewhere this has officially been announced?

[vlado]

Hey Bobby,

The actual release is next week; as always we will post on the forum as soon as the builds are officially available.

Best regards,
Vlado

[glorybound]

Thanks. The way all the headlines read was it was officially released. Good old click bait, I suppose.

[Raph4]

Free update for 3.60.xx users ?

[andy51]

Free update for 3.60.xx users ?

I guess you never saw the new pricing.. but the answer is yes, if you just bought it and no if you bought it before the price change. Pretty reasonable upgrade price though.. After all l, many companies do free minor upgrades but not so many do free major ones

[LudvikKoutny]

Hi,

I am already seeing V-Ray Next for 3ds Max – Now Available video up on YouTube, yet there is no upgrade to be bought anywhere on the chaosgroup.com store...

[andy51]

That video is on Chaos Group TV and was only uploaded today. Maybe if you wait a while, you will see a more official announcement here. I already see a link in the head of the homepage to downwload the 30 days trial

[Mokiki]

Well it seems to be out. You can buy next annual or perpetual license in their store:
https://store.chaosgroup.com/product...cial#perpetual

Though I don't think you can buy upgrades through it at least when checking the upgrade options through the pricing page on the main site they refer you to resellers.
https://www.chaosgroup.com/vray/3ds-max#pricing

[andy51]

I just found the upgrade from 3 to Next online, from the same reseller I originally purchased it from, and it's on promotion too, which means slightly lower price. So fingers crossed end of this month, I will finally get my hands on it

[LudvikKoutny]

Oh, that's unfortunate. I was hoping the resellers would end up being a thing of the past...

[andy51]

Nothing wrong with resellers in my opinion, especially if they can give you a nice discount. So I 'm not sure what is unfortunate about them. However it does seem strange that you can buy certain things online, such as a new workstation license, but if you want to add seats, you have to go via a reseller and rentals can all be done online, but upgrades have to go through a reseller.. Doesn't bother me though and I am sure there must be a logically reason for them

[glorybound]

Usually, a middleman means more money. I am not sure of the benefit to the consumer with a reseller.

[andy51]

Usually, a middleman means more money. I am not sure of the benefit to the consumer with a reseller.

Well that may be true in some cases. For instance I got an email from CGArchitect, announcing the release and availability of V-Ray Next. However, the price for the upgrade, though their site, after conversion, was higher, than the stated retail price on Chaos Groups website. HOWEVER, the price from the company I first purchased V-Ray from, is lower. So I guess it is up to the customer, to find the reseller, that offers the best price. But I do see your point and yes, most selling via a middle man, usually means you pay more.. but not always

[mitviz]

Dam, this looks good! fingers crossed the gpu rendering now is up to par with the other gpu renderers out there

[savage309]

Dam, this looks good! fingers crossed the gpu rendering now is up to par with the other gpu renderers out there

I really hope that it still is not to par with GPU renders. And that it still is better than all those.

Best,
Blago.