Sony became the first of the three high-end VR headset makers to reveal official sales stats this weekend when it announced PlayStation VR (PSVR) had sold 915,000 units. How does Vive headset maker HTC take that news? “I think it’s a very healthy sign,” Alvin Graylin, President of Vive in China told UploadVR at the...
Valve’s Joe Ludwig talks about the latest updates on the Khronos Group’s VR standardization process that is now being called “OpenXR.” Ludwig says that OpenXR is still primarily creating an open and royalty-free open standard for virtual reality, but that they wanted to plan for the future and eventually accommodate augmented reality as well. In...
The scale for awesome things you can do in VR keeps increasing. First, I could see a dinosaur as if it were really there as it walked towards me, perhaps sniffing right in front of me as he pondered a potential meal. Then I could punch dinosaurs with position-tracked controls, realistically defending myself should they...
Update: HTC has confirmed to UploadVR that $99.99 is the final price for the consumer version of the Tracker as well as the developer units. The device will roll out to consumers later this year. Original story: Last month HTC announced two big products for the HTC Vive in an add-on Tracker and optional integrated...
Sony became the first of the three high-end VR headset makers to reveal official sales stats this weekend when it announced PlayStation VR (PSVR) had sold 915,000 units. How does Vive headset maker HTC take that news? “I think it’s a very healthy sign,” Alvin Graylin, President of Vive in China told UploadVR at the...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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