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HTC is going to launch its headset on May, 11th. HTC is keeping rising the hype for its new upcoming headset. This new money, that has been given by Sony and other investors, has been explicitly gathered to build the blocks of the future Metaverse. Epic Games is paving the road towards the Metaverse. billion valuation.
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Zuckerberg has tipped a price point between $300-500 and the release is expected later this year. HTCHTC is about to release its offering in the form of the VIVE XR Elite with a release date of February 25 and an entry-level price of $1,099. Meta, in contrast, is aiming for a more commercially viable XR product.
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I wonder if Facebook has already taken the decision of leaving the enterprise market to HTC and Pico , while focusing on the much bigger piece of cake of the consumer market. Thanks Leywes for the tip). Sony closes its game studio in Manchester. I think we’ll discover it “soon”. Pretty amazing, isn’t it?
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VR headsets are just the tip of the XR iceberg. As we’ll see in the next section, HTC’s VIVE line focuses on models that require a computer. HTC’s VIVE is lining itself up as the Cadillac of VR headsets. HTC Vive PRO. When it comes to VR headsets, it’s easy to see things as Oculus Vs. HTC. Oculus Quest.
This is possible because unlike other cheap trackers such as Sony's Mocopi, Pico Motion Trackers have 12 infrared LEDs each, which are 6DoF positionally tracked by the headset. HTC has a similar product, Vive Wrist Tracker , which can also be used for custom tracked objects.
Head mounted display: With expansion to at home devices came the transition away from an arcade cabinet to setups a little closer to what you’ll see coming from the Big Three (Oculus, HTC, and Sony). Smaller interactions are generally controlled via touching the tip of the thumb to the tip of different fingers to varied inputs.
My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. Thanks Shachar Weis for the tip). It seems like a great tethered headset for the PS5. What a pity for a very interesting application.
It is the home country of Sony, so PlayStation VR and Meta itself have clearly expressed its interest in penetrating the market. Image by HTC). Thanks to Tom Ffiske for the tip!). Japan is a country always devoted to innovation, and at the forefront in some technological fields like robotics. News worth a mention.
And it feels weird that HTC hasn’t fixed such a cheap little component that was already faulty on the original Vive. It is sold by Sony, but actually, the idea behind it comes from Impulse Gear , that studio that developed Farpoint. Hat Tip to Nathie) Funny link. Discover the story behind the PlayStation Aim Controller.
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Elsewhere, HTC released the Vive XR Elite face tracker , Sony announced a new enterprise headset and we learned more about the Xreal Air 2 Ultra. If you've got an update for a VR game we should know about for this article or future updates, you can use our contact page or email tips@uploadvr.com with details.
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Rikard Steiber (HTC), Joel Breton (HTC). As President of Viveport and Head of Vive Studios respectively, Rikard Steiber and Joel Breton are two of the most senior figures working on the HTC Vive today. Tom Bruckbock (SIEA), Seth Luisi (Impulse Gear), Greg Koreman (Impulse Gear), Richard Marks (Sony Interactive Entertainment).
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And also of course I would like to understand what is the expected price: the 3DOF version can be preordered at 599 USD, so I guess the 6DOF one will be at least 799. (Thanks KroyVR for the tip!). More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review) More info (HTC Vive Pro 2 review?—?cached HTC is having RMAs issues with the Vive Pro 2.
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Here below I’m posting for you the best offers I’ve found: for instance, HTC is discounting basically every piece of hardware (including Vive Trackers that can be useful for all the VRChat fans out there), while Pico is offering one of the best deals with €100-worth-of-content given for free with every purchased Pico 4.
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Notice how the pose of the index, including the exact position of the finger tip, is detected by Quest Pro controllers (Image by Upload VR). Do you remember when everyone was mocking HTC for its super-high prices and people were praising Meta for its cheap costs? Controllers are for sure one of the biggest features of this device.
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