Yesterday a brand new HTC VR headset was revealed – the VIVE Air. The leak came via an awards website, as the HTC Vive Air won in a product design category. However, according to HTC, this headset isn't actually a real product. You would think that if a design was …
Read More »HTC launching three new Vive VR headsets
Towards the end of last year, HTC released the VIVE Cosmos, a wireless, standalone VR headset to compete with the Oculus Quest. Now for 2020, HTC is rolling out three more headsets, including the higher end Cosmos Elite, a cheaper version of the standard Vive Cosmos and an all new …
Read More »BeBop Sensors VR haptic glove will be on show at CES
CES will be full of innovative new PC hardware due to launch in 2020, one new product that looks particularly interesting is the VR haptic glove designed for devices such as Oculus, HTC, Microsoft and Varjo VR and mixed reality headsets from BeBop sensors. BeBop Sensors has announced it will …
Read More »Original VIVE Wireless Adaptor works with Cosmos but you will need to buy a new battery
The HTC VIVE Cosmos is set to launch very soon to take on the Oculus Rift S as an inside-out tracking based alternative to first-gen VR headsets. If you are an original VIVE owner equipped with the official wireless adaptor and looking to upgrade, then it should work with the …
Read More »Original HTC VIVE to be discontinued after Cosmos launch
Just over three years ago, consumers were finally able to get their hands on the first PC virtual reality headsets. The HTC VIVE launched first, with HTC partnering with Valve for room-scale tracking and SteamVR support. Now as we approach the launch of the HTC VIVE Cosmos, it looks like …
Read More »HTC Vive Cosmos arrives in October with higher resolution screen and inside-out tracking
It has been a while since HTC first announced the VIVE Cosmos but we are finally on the way to an early October launch. The VIVE Cosmos will be more expensive than the Oculus Rift S but it will also offer up an impressive spec bump. The new HTC VIVE …
Read More »HTC’s Wireless Vive adapter is launching soon but will be costly
As great as current high-end VR headsets are, for many, cutting the cord is the next big step. Wireless VR is often reserved for mobile and low-power solutions like the Gear VR or Oculus Go. However, HTC is bringing the wireless experience to the VIVE and VIVE Pro this year. …
Read More »Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is getting a VR version
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice released a year ago to much critical praise. It had fantastic voice and motion capture work, in addition to very engaging gameplay. Now, Ninja Theory has announced that a VR version of the game will be available at the end of the month as a free update …
Read More »Nvidia, Oculus, AMD, Valve and Microsoft band together to push new VR connection standard
One of the big problems to come with VR headsets is the abundance of wires that require connecting to your PC. The big players in the VR space are looking to change that with the introduction of the VirtualLink standard, which aims to simplify connections into a single USB Type-C …
Read More »The Oculus Go has finally made its way over to Europe and Canada
After a month of being available over in the US, the Oculus Go is finally making its way across the Atlantic to European shores. The first ‘all in one' VR solution from Oculus aims to replace the need for smartphone-specific VR headsets, like the Gear VR, or Google Daydream headsets. …
Read More »HTC’s on-demand VR subscription service is getting a price bump
HTC has found great success in the virtual reality market, not just with the VIVE headset, but with the Viveport service too. The subscription-based service grants VIVE owners access to a bunch of virtual reality apps to dive in to each month. Unfortunately for current subscribers, in order to attract …
Read More »HTC announces the Vive Pro with a higher resolution display, alongside wireless VR adapter
It looks like the next big jump for virtual reality is happening sooner than we expected. This week at CES, HTC announced the HTC VIVE Pro, an upgraded HMD with a higher resolution display, offering 78 percent more pixels compared to the original VIVE headset. The new Vive Pro HMD …
Read More »HTC launches Vive Focus, a snapdragon-powered standalone VR headset
Back in May, we learned that Google would be teaming up with HTC to launch a standalone virtual reality headset built for Google's ‘Daydream' platform. A lot of changes have happened since then, with Google buying up part of HTC, and HTC doubling down on its VIVE efforts. As a …
Read More »Google is about to acquire HTC according to emerging reports
All signs point towards a major deal going down between HTC and Google within the next 48 hours.
Read More »Batman Arkham VR is now coming to PC
After debuting late last year as one of the first major releases for Sony's PlayStationVR headset, Rocksteady is finally bringing Batman Arkham VR to the PC. In preparation for the upcoming PC launch, which will support both the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, a new trailer has been put together to …
Read More »HTC will launch a mobile VR headset later this year
Companies like Oculus, Samsung and Google have been in the mobile VR game for a while now and it looks like soon HTC will be joining the ranks. However, HTC's offering won't be a simple case of slapping a smartphone into a headset, instead it will be a new spin …
Read More »HTC exec. claims 2018 will see VR/AR micro-apartments go on sale
Don't worry if rising house and flat prices make it seem impossible to get on the property ladder, maybe one day soon you can buy yourself a miniature apartment designed to be expanded through the use of virtual reality. That's what HTC China's Regional President of Vive, Alvin Wang Graylin …
Read More »Rivvr’s wireless VR for Vive and Rift add-on to appear at CES
Right now one of the big focusses for Virtual Reality headset makers is removing the wire. Valve has been working on turning the HTC Vive wireless and Oculus revealed its own wireless prototype just a few short months ago. However, we may not need to wait for next generation of …
Read More »Even with Oculus Touch, HTC Vive will still be better at Roomscale
One of the biggest gaps between the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive is about to be closed with the launch of Touch motion controllers in the next few days, but camera set up guides suggest the Rift will always fall behind the Vive in terms of roomscale tracking. Even with …
Read More »Ubisoft’s VR lineup will be hardware agnostic, cross-platform
Whether you have an Oculus Rift, a HTC Vive or a PSVR headset and tracking solution, you'll be able to play all of Ubisoft's upcoming VR games. Thanks to the launch of Oculus Touch in the next few days, all platforms will have motion controls and should play Ubisoft's new VR …
Read More »Update: Nvidia Quadro P6000 not as capable as we thought
Update 07/12/16: This story has now been shown to be false, after Nvidia updated its information. For a full retraction and explanation, have a read of the new story here. Original Story: If we thought early consumer grade virtual reality was pretty, wait until the military grade experiences and AAA …
Read More »John Wick Eye for an Eye VR game shown off at ComicCon
It's rare that video game adaptations of famous movies are that good, but I feel like John Wick was similar enough to a shooter that it could translate rather well – especially in VR. Payday developer Starbreeze is currently working on a full length John Wick VR game, called Eye …
Read More »Rick and Morty creator’s first VR effort is fun nonsense
Job Simulator showed us that it doesn't really matter if what you're doing in virtual reality is ridiculous, it can be fun all the same, especially if it's funny. That's the ball that Justin Roiland's Squanchtendo has taken and it's run with it in the first VR release from the …
Read More »Croteam on why it chose to develop Serious Sam for the Vive
Serious Sam is one of the more ridiculous shooter series over the past couple of decades, with endless enemies, elaborate weaponry and beautifully expansive open levels to explore. Serious Sam looks set to become as good a fit for VR as it was for FPS gaming, but here's Croteam to …
Read More »Intel has built a camera add-on for the HTC Vive
If the in-built front-facing camera on the HTC Vive just isn't cutting it for you then it looks like Intel might have the answer to your problems as the company has developed a camera attachment of its own for the virtual reality headset. Given the amount of buzz around VR …
Read More »Valve launches first big VR game sale, offers expensive starter bundle
With the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift VR headsets now having a few months under their belts to settle down in the wild, there's a lot of new VR content to enjoy. Valve wants to help those who've fallen out of love with VR, or just gotten into it, with …
Read More »Oculus Rift update allows up to four cameras at once
The next update for the Oculus Rift will make it possible to use more than one infrared camera to detect your presence in the real and virtual world, massively improving its tracking accuracy and potentially making room scale much more viable. As expected however, two sensors is likely to be …
Read More »MSI’s VR boost kit makes connectivity more convenient
The Oculus Rift and HTC Vive VR headsets are now readily available and ship within days. However, the setup process can be a bit fiddly and not everyone is going to want VR sensors and headsets taking up desk space on a permanent basis. This is where MSI's new VR …
Read More »Nvidia’s GTX 1080 VR issues will be fixed with a driver this week
One of Nvidia's big selling points for its new Pascal graphics cards was the architecture's improved performance in virtual reality applications. Unfortunately, there have been some problems in that area since launch, with cards either not boosting clock speeds in VR, or the DisplayPort just not being compatible with the …
Read More »GTX 1080 and 1070 Displayport not compatible with HTC Vive
If you want to run the HTC Vive on a GTX 1080 or 1070 graphics card, you better be planning to use the HDMI connection, as it looks like the optional mini-Displayport for the Vive just doesn't work with either card's respective connector. Nvidia said it was looking into the …
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