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Current design for Valve and HTC's headset scrapped, device due in April 2016
Read More »HTC Vive was delayed due to ‘very big technological breakthrough’
One of the big three players in virtual reality claims to have made a big tech discovery worthy of delaying the product. HTC said earlier this week that its Vive headset, being made in collaboration with Valve, would miss its late 2015 release date and instead ship commercially in April …
Read More »7,000 extra HTC Vive dev kits to be released in early 2016
Commercial launch for virtual reality hardware set for April
Read More »GAME: VR needs us to succeed
If virtual reality is going to change the world of video games, then it will need the High Street. That’s according to UK retailer GAME, which is wary but hopeful about the new technology from PlayStation, Oculus, HTC and Samsung. CEO Martyn Gibbs tells MCV that in order for VR …
Read More »Valve’s Vive VR to ship in ‘limited quantity’ this year
Full commercial launch set for Q1 2016
Read More »Valve’s Vive VR headset will only receive a limited 2015 launch
The Vive VR headset will be the first major VR competitor to reach shelves – but only in limited quantities. The Vive, developed by HTC, was scheduled to launch this Christmas ahead of Project Morpheus, which is set for release during for the first half of 2016, and Oculus Rift, …
Read More »HTC invests $10m in open VR tech platform WEVR
Mobile firm gearing up for release of Vive headset
Read More »Vive VR developer kits now shipping
Valve confirms its sending its virtual reality headset out into the wild
Read More »Reality check – HTC on whether VR is going to change the world
In the last few years, VR has gone from a one horse race to having a number of different players. For a long time, Oculus alone was the VR scene. Then last year, PlayStation revealed its Morpheus headset. And the likes of Samsung and Razer have headsets, too. Then earlier …
Read More »HTC to take its Vive VR headset on tour
Tech firm HTC is planning a world tour to let consumers try its new VR headset, Vive. HTC, who has teamed up with Valve on the project, plans to visit locations in the USA, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions. According to HTC’s connected products global marketing boss Jeff Gattis, …
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