Today, HTC announced that they’re bringing forth the next generation of their popular VR headset, the HTC Vive Pro 2, with pre-orders set to go live later on today on the Vive website. The new headset was announced as part of their ViveCon 2021 VR conference.
What’s So Special About The HTC Vive Pro 2?
The Vive Pro 2 is an improvement over the original headset, offering a 5K resolution display (that’s 2.5K for each eye), couple with a 120hz refresh rate meaning you can enjoy VR games in their most fluid form. The field of view has also been increased to 120 degrees thanks to the bespoke dual stacked-lens design, which should hopefully reduce issues like motion blur or the “screen door effect”.
HTC have also worked with Nvidia and AMD to optimise Display Stream Compression, a first for VR headsets, which should ensure higher visual quality. There’s even 3D spatial sound with Hi-Res Audio Certified headphones, and it’ll support any existing Vive SteamVR accessories.
When Can I Get My Hands On The HTC Vive Pro 2?
The headset-only version of the HTC Vive Pro 2 is available to pre-order from today, going live at 6pm BST, before going on sale on June 4th. Loyal users will be able to take advantage of a special promotion during the pre-order period if you’re looking to upgrade, making the headset cost £659 / $749 / €739, which still isn’t cheap.
If you’re in the business of a full upgrade, the full-kit version of the HTC Vive Pro 2, which includes the new headset, Base Station 2.0 and VIVE Controllers, will be available from August 4th, and will set you back £1299 / $1399 / €1399.
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