HTC introduced HTC Vive Pre at CES this year. HTC’s CEO Mrs Wang has confirmed that HTC Vive will be pre-ordered from Feb. 29.
Mrs Wang claimed that HTC will specialize in VR technology and reduce the dependence of smartphone. She indicated that HTC becomes more practical. Smartphone is important, but the development of wearable devices and VR devices are even important.
HTC teamed up with well-known game developer Valve to launch HTC Vive that allows users to totally enjoy the VR environment. Consumers need to wait until April for HTC Vive’s mass marketing. Its rivals include Oculus Rift and Sony PS VR. HTC doesn’t reveal the price of HTC Vive yet.
Oculus revealed the sales price of Oculus Rift recently and the price of Sony PS VR was revealed in advance on Amazon Canadian website last week.
HTC introduced its second generation suit of VR called Vive Pre. Its design is a big difference from its first generation that introduced at MWC in last year.
The new design is more comfortable to wear and solid. HTC claimed that the new design will be able to adjust based on the sizes of heads. It is also comfortable to wear to those who wear glasses.
It is installed with Sub Camera to check the surroundings when users wear them. It means users could handle some simple cases at hand as well as switch to the VR world.
The problem that Oculus Rift and HTC Vive met is a few PC systems support the VR system. It costs about $1,000 to buy those PCs. It takes time to promote the VR products.