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HTC CEO Cher Wang has revealed that the HTC Vive VR head-mounted display will be available for preorder starting February 29. Speaking with The Telegraph, Wang said that the company is de-emphasizing smartphone handsets and increasing its focus on virtual reality and that the release of the Vive is a major step in that direction.
This will make the Vive the second "AAA" head-mounted display to come to market, since a significant number of people who pre-ordered the Oculus Rift last week should be receiving their devices at the end of March. HTC has not yet announced final specifications for the shipping version of the Vive, but we’re expecting them to be similar to the shipping version of the Rift, including dual OLED displays at or around a combined resolution of 2160x1200 with a 90Hz refresh rate. It’s also expected that HTC will put more of an emphasis on "room-scale" virtual reality, encouraging wearers to get up out of their seats and interact with an environment. Unlike the Rift, the Vive will include a pair of infrared tracking cameras and virtual reality hand controllers in the box (or at least, so says the current information from HTC).
But HTC remains mum on the specifics. The final price for the Vive has yet to be announced, though HTC has long maintained that the Vive will probably be more expensive than the Oculus Rift. With the Rift coming in at $599—higher than many potential customers anticipated—it’s a virtual certainty that the Vive will cost as much or more, especially considering that it’s expected to include the extra camera and VR controllers. The actual ship date for the device is also unknown, though according to The Telegraph, the Vive’s current April release is still solid.
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