HTC is announcing that their Vive VR headset will retail for $799 and launches in early April, bundled motion controllers, sensors and two VR games.
Despite a delay out of late 2015/early 2016, HTC has remained committed to their promise of a competitive high-end VR headset. Today they delivered the final details regarding that headset’s price, launch, and bundled content. The HTC Vive will cost $799, launch in early April, and come with two motion controllers, two Lighthouse sensors and two free VR games. HTC has delivered on their promise, and 2016’s VR dawn is less than two months away.
Specifically, the HTC Vive comes bundled with virtually everything one needs to enjoy the headset’s full 360 degree tracking and room-scale VR technology. The two wireless motion controllers feature 24 sensors designed for constant communication with the Lighthouse sensors. Each controller features a trackpad, a dual-stage trigger and several additional buttons. The Lighthouse sensors are designed for any room configuration, constantly communicating with both controllers and the headset itself. The HTC Vive does not, however, include integrated audio. Bring your own headphones.
As for the headset itself, the HTC Vive features 32 individual sensors on the front and sides of the goggles. Each eye has its own screen for a collective 2160 x 1200 combined resolution with 110 degrees of field of view, refreshing at 90hz. Added for the final version of the HTC Vive is the front-facing camera which is key to the Constellation system, a reality x VR system designed to help players from running into objects with the headset still on. Changes were also made to the straps and back-plate, now adjustable and designed for comfort.
