HTC launched Vive Pro 2 in 2021, and it’s been the company’s flagship PC VR headset ever since. Now, for a limited time, Vive Pro 2 is cheaper than ever.

HTC’s Summer of Gaming Sale has already kicked off, going from now until June 30th. There are a few choice deals to nab if you’re in the market for an admittedly very capable, albeit last-gen PC VR headset, including both a Vive Pro 2 hardware bundle and the headset alone.

  • Vive Pro 2 Full Kit ($1,199 – $799.99): includes headset + SteamVR 2.0 Base Station + SteamVR 2.0 Vive wand controllers
  • Vive Pro 2 Headset ($699 – $499.99): only includes Vive Pro 2 headset (no base stations or controllers)

Both come with two months of Viveport Infinity, the company’s game subscription service that lets you freely download and play from a library over 1,000 VR titles.

Vive Pro 2 Specs
Resolution 2,448 × 2,448 (6.0MP) per-eye, LCD (2x)
Refresh Rate 90Hz, 120Hz
Lenses Dual-element Fresnel
Field-of-view 120° horizontal
Optical Adjustments IPD, eye-relief
IPD Adjustment Range 57–72mm
Connectors USB 3.0, DisplayPort 1.2
Cable Length 5m (breakout box)
Tracking SteamVR Tracking 1.0 or 2.0 (external beacons)
Controllers Vive wand controllers, rechargeable battery
Audio On-ear headphones, USB-C audio output
Microphone Dual microphone
Pass-through Cameras Yes

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Granted, it’s definitely an aging device, owing to its thicker Fresnel lenses and bulkier profile—a far cry from recent PC VR entries like Bigscreen Beyond 2 ($1,019), which promises a slightly higher resolution at a dramatically lower overall size and weight.

Still, at $200 cheaper than Beyond 2, and including SteamVR 2.0 base stations, controllers, and deluxe audio strap in the box, $800 isn’t a terrible deal. You just need a capable VR-ready PC to drive it—click here to find out if your PC is up to the task.

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What’s more, HTC is also offering up some new bundled pricing for its more recent Vive Focus Vision, released in late 2024. Focus Vision is capable of native standalone virtual and mixed reality, as well as PC VR wireless streaming and cabled DisplayPort tethering.

From now until June 30th, you can get two specific Vive Focus Vision bundles, both of which toss a few games your way:

  •  Vive Focus Vision – PC VR Kit ($1,149): includes headset and controllers + Wired Streaming Kit (DisplayPort compatible) + Metro Awakening, Arizona Sunshine 2 and 3 bonus titles
  • VIVE Focus Vision ($1,049): includes headset and controllers + Metro Awakening, Arizona Sunshine 2 and 3 bonus titles

You might have noticed Vive Focus Vision is actually more expensive now than when it launched last year at $1,000. This is due to ongoing US tariffs levied on China-based products, prompting HTC to offer Focus Vision at the original launch price up until May 31st, later bumping it up by $49 to cover increased tariffs.

Notably, the company’s Europe and UK stores have a few headset and accessory bundles currently on sale too, good from now until June 30th:

  • Vive Pro 2 Full Kit (€839/£699): includes headset + SteamVR 2.0 Base Station + SteamVR 2.0 Vive wand controllers
  • Vive Pro 2 Headset (€469/£449): only includes Vive Pro 2 headset (no base stations or controllers)
  • Vive XR Elite (€829/£699): includes headset + controllers + Arcaxer, Yuki and Green Hell VR
  • Vive XR Elite + Vive Ultimate Tracker 3+1 Kit (€1,418/£1,198): includes headset + 3 Vive Ultimate Trackers + Vive Wireless Dongle
  • Vive Ultimate Tracker 3+1 Kit (€589/£499): 3 Vive Ultimate Trackers + Vive Wireless Dongle
  • Vive Tracker 3.0 (€114/£99): 1 Vive Tracker 3.0
  • SteamVR Base Station 2.0 (€175/£149): 2 SteamVR Base Station 2.0
  • SteamVR Base Station 1.0 (€99/£79): 2 SteamVR Base Station 1.0
  • Controller 1.0 (€89/£69): 2 Vive wand-style controllers 1.0
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  • XRC

    Big fan of Vive Pre and Vive Pro, but VP2 was just an odd headset.

    Shoehorning Focus 3 optical stack into the old VP1 body (cost cutting measure) changed the ergonomics in a really unfavorable way.

    Thin face cushions helped, but couldn't tilt the headset without hitting rotation stops, and the awful fresnel lenses crippled otherwise decent display panels.

    Thankfully returned to Amazon within a week and got a refund. Definitely one to try first, or purchase from a retailer with a good return policy.

    • Mike

      I'm shocked they're still selling this piece of junk, and people presumably are still buying it (and not returning it).

      It has completely unacceptably-low binocular overlap. Worst of any headset, by a lot. Can't converge the two images properly – constantly see the outer edge of one lens superimposed in the center of the view.

      • Arno van Wingerde

        Oh, I don't know… this might be ideal for collectors of VR antiques!

        • Mike

          "It belongs in a museum!"

  • Badelhas

    I still own it but haven't used it for some time. Was waiting for a half life Alyx killer game to use it again. Is there any game as good as that out there?

  • Christian Schildwaechter

    TL;DR: HTC hasn't really released a new HMD since 2021, they only updated non-core features on some models. Which sort of worked in the Pro market, as they were at a high level in 2021, but the lack of improvement is alarming.

    Comparing the price of the Vive Pro 2 bundle incl. base stations and controllers against Beyond 2 without, when HTC also offers the HMD alone, is somewhat strange. The proper comparison would be Beyond 2 at USD 1019 against Vive Pro 2 at USD 499, meaning the 2021 Pro 2 costs half as much at almost the same resolution (2560 vs 2448). Though for most the 2025 Beyond 2 will still be the better deal at twice the price.

    And while technically the Vive Focus Vision was released in 2024, it really is a 2021 Vive Focus 3, using the same displays and lenses. They added hires color passthrough cameras and a depth sensor, upped the memory from 8GB to 12, made the battery hot-swappable, integrated eye tracking by default and, probably most significant, added a second USB-C port for loss and latency free DP. But it basically is the same HMD from 2021, most visible from still using the same XR2 Gen 1 as the 2020 Quest 2.

    The 2025 Beyond 2 also uses the same microOLED displays as the 2023 Beyond 1, but they significantly improved the lenses and adjustability, addressing the most urgent complaints about the first version. It's a bad sign that HTC hasn't released a really new HMD for years. They mostly target the professional market, where reliability and service are more important than the latest specs, and both their tethered and mobile HMDs are already at 2.5K, higher than most consumer HMDs, which is why they are still in the game.

    But by now they had a lot of time to come out with a microOLED HMD using pancakes that could improve the image significantly. They already used pancakes in the 2021 1.6K Vive Flow that was a mix of too early/too little. And it's different from the 2019 Valve Index that's even older. The Index was almost universally praised, is still exemplary in audio and comfort, and mostly fell behind due to its by now very low resolution. There was no urgent to fix it upon release, everybody is just waiting for a successor, which takes Valve time to come out. In contrast the lenses on Pro 2 and Focus 3 were criticized from day one, and while HTC changed a number of things, they never fixed the main issues.

    It's unlikely that HTC aren't aware of these issues or don't care. The most probable cause is that they simply lacked the financial resources to create a full new design, so they went with minor changes of the existing ones. They may still have a little bit of time thanks to their established relations in the professional market, but even these won't save them with numerous upcoming 3.8K standalones, and Apple pushing AVP in the enterprise market. Just temporarily dropping the price isn't great in 2025, and simply won't do in 2026.

    • XRC

      The departure of Mister President left HTC somewhat rudderless, with a diminished consumer business.

      B2B has been bouyant thanks to large orders for Focus 3 from location based entertainment operators like Sandbox who are still opening new sites.

      More recently, Valve awarded the Lighthouse 2.0 manufacturing license, leaving HTC in an unique place as the sole base station supplier for lighthouse headsets going forward.

    • Andrew Jakobs

      Yep, one always wondered how HTC would miss the ball with every new headset after the original Pro. But don't expect a new headset from HTC anymore as the vive department was aquired (or rented out?) by Google to work on Android XR.

  • The CAT

    2,448 × 2,448 ROFLMAO