Author Topic: Valve Partners with HTC for its VR Headset [2015 Release] (Read 2088 times)

Oasis · March 01, 2015, 02:10:36 PM

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Valve's SteamVR headset has been blown wide open, ahead of its appearance at the Game Developers Conference next week. It's named Vive, HTC are making it (yes, HTC), and it boasts two 1200x1080 displays that refresh at 90 frames per second. This, according to HTC, allows the device to "[fill] your field of vision in all directions, eliminating the jitter common to previous VR technologies".

http://www.pcgamer.com/valves-vr-headset-is-named-vive-and-htc-are-making-it/

What is this, the 5th headset we've seen? Anyone here actually own one?

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--LegoPepper-- · March 01, 2015, 02:21:33 PM

looks cool but
how much will it cost?

Oasis · March 01, 2015, 02:29:13 PM

Quote from: --LegoPepper-- on March 01, 2015, 02:21:33 PM

looks cool but
how much will it cost?

No idea.

Pie Crust · March 01, 2015, 02:36:19 PM

Quote from: Oasis on March 01, 2015, 02:10:36 PM

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http://www.pcgamer.com/valves-vr-headset-is-named-vive-and-htc-are-making-it/

What is this, the 5th headset we've seen? Anyone here actually own one?

I have a friend that owns the rift DK1.

Amerax · March 01, 2015, 03:07:16 PM

Well. This means ill probably be getting this over the Oculus rift.

Xhozer · March 01, 2015, 03:08:18 PM

yes pls

Folie à Deux · March 01, 2015, 03:09:03 PM

Quote from: Amerax on March 01, 2015, 03:07:16 PM

Well. This means ill probably be getting this over the Oculus rift.

Same. IMO Valve > Facebook. (Not sure about HTC > Oculus, but HTC has been in the business longer right?)

auzman466 · March 01, 2015, 03:09:20 PM

the dev kit comes out a bit earlier than when the oculus rift is expected to come out. i'm expecting a slew of comparison videos in the future.

Folie à Deux · March 01, 2015, 03:10:31 PM

Quote from: auzman466 on March 01, 2015, 03:09:20 PM

the dev kit comes out a bit earlier than when the oculus rift is expected to come out. i'm expecting a slew of comparison videos in the future.

I hope not, because Dev kit =/= Release kit. You don't compare Alpha to Release.
But the videos are going to be there anyways.

Oasis · March 01, 2015, 03:15:08 PM

Quote from: Folie à Deux on March 01, 2015, 03:10:31 PM

I hope not, because Dev kit =/= Release kit. You don't compare Alpha to Release.
But the videos are going to be there anyways.

Supposedly its pretty much done.

e-maxx · March 01, 2015, 03:31:26 PM

maybe
there's still a chance source 2 will come out with it

Amerax · March 01, 2015, 03:52:25 PM

Honestly if Valve us working on this with HTC, I wouldnt be surprised if they made a game to go with it for promotion purposes.

auzman466 · March 01, 2015, 03:53:34 PM

Quote from: Folie à Deux on March 01, 2015, 03:10:31 PM

I hope not, because Dev kit =/= Release kit. You don't compare Alpha to Release.
But the videos are going to be there anyways.

the dev kit won't be an alpha release. the full thing comes out at the end of the year.

Steve5451² · March 01, 2015, 03:53:39 PM

Just need the google cardboard cutout for my phone and I'm dandy.

Georges · March 02, 2015, 12:33:41 AM

Bumping this a bit to say that my friend has an oculus rift dk2. It's pretty awesome but it needs � higher resolution screen.