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$799 SteamVR-powered HTC Vive to start shipping April 1
Preorders will reportedly start Feb. 29, headset includes mobile phone integration.
The Vive Pre dev kit looks much more like a consumer product than early prototypes from last year.
The HTC Vive virtual reality headset, the first such headset powered by Valve's SteamVR technology, will ship starting on April 1 for $799, according to leaked reports ahead of an official Mobile World Congress announcement expected Monday. Pre-orders will reportedly be offered starting on February 29.
That price comes in significantly higher than the $599 Oculus Rift, but keep in mind that the Vive's price includes two hand-tracking controllers—Oculus' similar Touch controllers won't be available for sale until the second half of the year at an unknown price. The Vive package also comes with two Lighthouse laser tracking boxes, used to track the headset and controllers as a user walk around the room.
The news, which comes nearly a year after the HTC Vive was first revealed at GDC, was leaked ahead of an apparent embargo by German site ComputerBild, leading other outlets to confirm the same info.
The leaks also include word of a previously unannounced feature for the Vive: the ability to connect to many cell phones via bluetooth. Thus, Vive users will reportedly be able to answer phone calls (using a built-in microphone), read text messages, and see calendar invites without taking off the headset.
We'll continue to update this story as more details are available.
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Acho que VR está a ser morto à nascença pois com estes preços e sem ainda jogos e afins de peso é difícil convencer imho.