Last month HTC announced two big products for the HTC Vive in an add-on Tracker and optional integrated audio headstrap. Today, both got vital release information. The Vive Tracker will be “available to order” to developers on March 27th for $99.99, the company confirmed just before the doors to the 2017 Mobile World Congress in...
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GDC 2017: HTC Vive Payment Plan Revealed
VR headsets are expensive, especially the $799 HTC Vive. It’s certainly not something just anyone can afford upfront, but HTC and retailer partners are now giving consumers more options. Last year we reported that UK games seller Game was offering a chance to get the Vive through monthly payments. Now other companies are taking that...
HTC Confirms Vive Tracker and Deluxe Audio Strap Prices and Pre-order Dates
HTC announced the new accessories, the Vive Tracker and Deluxe Audio Strap, back at CES 2017 earlier this year but didn’t provide pricing or release date info more specific than Q2. At $100 for each accessory, the pricing falls in line with expectations. The Vive Tracker will cost $100 and become available for order for...
Official: Sony Sold Nearly 1 Million PlayStation VR Headsets in 4.5 Months, Despite Limited Stock
Sony is the first of the big three tethered VR headset makers to drop official PSVR sales figures: 915,000 PlayStation VR headsets sold as of February 19. And it likely could have been more, save for the fact that the device has been surprisingly hard to find in stock, the company says. Speaking with the New York Times...
PSVR’s Secret Weapon, The Aim Controller, Has A Release Date
The beauty of SteamVR’s tracking system is the wealth of opportunities it presents for the additional accessories that will enhance VR’s immersion. There are a couple solutions available for PS VR when it comes to this, but they use multiple parts. One of our writers got a hands-on with an upcoming solution and not only was...
Samsung Announces New Gear VR with Touch Sensing Controller Included
Today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung announced the brand-new Gear VR with Controller, with 70 titles coming soon. The controller is said to add a deeper level of immersion, using motion sensors, and an intuitive touch pad and trigger input. Announced today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and revealed on the...
Papo & Yo’s Creator Reflects On Forbidden Love For New VR Game
Papo & Yo was received well by critics, recognized for its emotional narrative that followed a boy and his sometimes moody best friend that was also a monster. In that game, players had to learn to recognize the monster’s mood and move forward accordingly. Vander Caballero is the creative director of Minority Media, the creators of...
New Gear VR Revealed, Controller Confirmed
It’s been about six months since the launch of the last Gear VR but Samsung is already readying the next iteration of the device. The new Gear was revealed today by Oculus just before Samsung’s 2017 Mobile World Congress event in Spain. It comes in the same black color that debuted with the last device...
Sony Sells Nearly 1 Million PSVR Headsets
Sony revealed official sales figures for the PlayStation 4-powered VR headset, PSVR. Through Feb. 19 the company sold 915,000 headsets, Sony revealed in an interview with the New York Times. The figure joins the previously revealed number of 5 million Samsung Gear VR headsets sold so far as the only solid data we have about...
Report: Vive Users Are 95 Percent Male And Spend 5 Hours Per Week in VR
HTC has been conducting surveys about VR in China and now the results are in. The following data was sourced from “2,5000+ participants including 62 percent Vive users and 32 percent non-Vive users,” according to the company. Keep in mind, therefore, that many of the findings will be Vive specific. There are over a dozen reported...