Hardware HTC Vive, Valve's VR Headset will be out by Christmas 2015

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Valve's VR headset will be out by Christmas 2015, the company announced yesterday.

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The HTC Vive headset has higher specs than the rival Ocolus Rift, including a pair of 1200 x 1080 displays that can run video at 90 FPS. For comparison, the Oculus Rift DK2 has a single 1080p screen that freshes at 75 FPS.

The device will be paired with wireless controllers and tracking technology to let wearers explore computer-generated environments by walking round their rooms.
A test version of the kit will go on sale to developers shortly, followed by a public edition later this year.

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[Originality]

Hype train, start!

...although, until I see a reason to care, I'll let the hype train leave without me.

 

[Trevor Belmont]

Wtf is "Valve"?
Never heard of it.
My money's on the Sony train.

 

[Arras]

Wtf is "Valve"?
Never heard of it.
My money's on the Sony train.

The company behind Steam? Biggest PC game distribution platform? Developers of hit games Portal and Portal 2? Also the rather famous Half-Life series? Left 4 Dead?

 

[DiscostewSM]

Wtf is "Valve"?

Sounds like sarcasm to me. I hope that's sarcasm....

 

[Zerousen]

Sounds like sarcasm to me. I hope that's sarcasm....

Surely even a filthy console peasant would know of the great empire led by our Lord GabeN.

 

[TemplarGR]

Day one purchase...

 

[Deleted User]

Wtf is "Valve"?

Didn't you go to school? HTC Vive is an oculus rift clone that utilizes brand new valve technology, with better fluid control.

 

[FAST6191]

Wonder what a dev kit will cost, or if it will be nerfed like the Oculus dev kits. I have been holding back until things get to this kind of level until I make some things for various clients, if this is somewhere in consumer price range (rather than "if sir has to ask" ranges for similarly potent industrial/medical intended stuff) then I might have a busy couple of months.

 

[FireGrey]

Excited to find out more about the SteamVR platform and how compatible it will be with the oculus rift.
With details of GLnext tomorrow I expect VR to be a big component.

 

[Kayot]

If this cost less than $400 I'll get it in a heartbeat. Though I'm assuming a +$2000 price tag

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Hey, hopefully with all this competition the general prices for VR headsets will be pretty "low", which would be pretty nice.

 

[FAST6191]

Hey, hopefully with all this competition the general prices for VR headsets will be pretty "low", which would be pretty nice.

I will have to do a bill of materials for one of these headsets some time, originally I would have looked at the screens but looking at the prices for a replacement phone screen/tablet screen* (even with the associated markups) it is pretty low and a basic decoder module does not seem to go for much.

*several of the interviews with people doing work on these devices often tell stories of how they saw a fancy new phone come out with a nice screen, bought a bunch of them and gave them to their electrical engineers to figure out to use in prototyping.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

I will have to do a bill of materials for one of these headsets some time, originally I would have looked at the screens but looking at the prices for a replacement phone screen/tablet screen* (even with the associated markups) it is pretty low and a basic decoder module does not seem to go for much.

*several of the interviews with people doing work on these devices often tell stories of how they saw a fancy new phone come out with a nice screen, bought a bunch of them and gave them to their electrical engineers to figure out to use in prototyping.

If you do, check out Razer's VR headset, they announced a price point of $200 for their own dev kit. http://www.razerzone.com/osvr

 

[FAST6191]

Shipping June and houses a 1080p (albeit at 60fps, not a problem for me but might be for some) screen... might have to hope some find their way into the hands of resellers that do not stick too great a markup on them.

 

[bowser]

Maybe Half-Life 3 will come out on this thing?

 

[Trevor Belmont]

Didn't you go to school? HTC Vive is an oculus rift clone that utilizes brand new valve technology, with better fluid control.

Sorry, I only went to the school of things that matter. And PC gaming isn't one of them. Thanks though! :-)

 

[sarkwalvein]

Sorry, I only went to the school of things that matter. And PC gaming isn't one of them. Thanks though! :-)

You Sir are an illiterate filthy peasant.

 

[Steena]

Wtf is "Valve"?
Never heard of it.
My money's on the Sony train.

Have you packed the sub 30 fps (15 per eye)? Wouldn't want to miss out on cinematic experiences along the ride.

 

[Trevor Belmont]

You Sir are an illiterate filthy peasant.

Okay, I so sorry.

Have you packed the sub 30 fps (15 per eye)? Wouldn't want to miss out on cinematic experiences along the ride.

Okay, you're right. Sorry