Tag: htc

  • Ultra Expensive HTC Vive Pro Out Soon

    It’s $1100 for a complete set with the lighthouses, controllers, and all, or $800 if you want to reuse an original Vive setup. You get higher resolution screens, a better headstrap, headphones. Kyle Orland and Sam Machkovech reviewed it for Ars: Despite the improvements, though, the Vive Pro still includes some of the same basic…

  • Vive Pro Announced at CES Without a Price & A Disgraceful Anniversary for Valve

    HTC announced a Vive Pro with higher resolution goggles than their original SteamVR virtual reality headset, built-in headphones (they were previously available separately), a more comfortable strap, a second camera and microphone are now built into the headset, and an official wireless module that is sold separately. The resolution is the biggest thing here. The…

  • HTC/Steam VR Vive Pre-Orders Priced at $800

    If you thought the Oculus Rift was expensive at $600, then you’re going to want to sit down for this. HTC and Valve’s Steam VR kit, the  Vive, is priced at an eye-watering $800 before tax and shipping. Pre-orders go up on the 29th at 10 AM Eastern Like the Oculus Rift, it ships in April. Like…

  • Valve’s VR Headset Announcement

    HTC and Valve announced the HTC Vive today, a headset similar to the Oculus Rift. The differences are in the head tracking, a slight increase to resolution compared to the Oculus Rift DK2, and a custom game controller. Similar to the VR room demo Valve had at Steam Dev Days, the HTC Vive will have tracking…