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HTC Aims to Create a ‘Mobile OpenVR’ in China with Vive Wave VR Platform

On stage at Vive Developer Conference in Beijing, HTC today unveiled their upcoming standalone VR headset, Vive Focus. While HTC isn't releasing a Daydream version of the headset in the West as previously announced, the company is using Vive...

HTC Scraps Plans to Bring Daydream-based Vive Focus to Western Markets

HTC revealed their new standalone Vive Focus headset today, poised to launch into the Asian market. Earlier this year the device was teased to be heading to Western markets as part of Google's Daydream platform in 2017, but now...
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HTC Announces ‘Vive Focus’ Standalone VR Headset

Today during the Vive Developers Conference in Beijing, HTC revealed the Vive Focus, a standalone VR headset with inside-out positional tracking. The headset is positioned for the Chinese market. Update (11/14/17): HTC has confirmed to Road to VR that the company...

Report: HTC to Unveil Standalone VR Headset at Vive Developer Conference in November

HTC could be showing off its standalone VR headset at the company's November 14th Vive Developer Conference (VDC) in Beijing. As reported by YiVian, the conference has recently published promotional material featuring a veiled image of the company's upcoming headset. To wit, HTC says...

Palmer Luckey: “I’m still working in the VR industry on some very exciting things”

Appearing this week on the stage of Oculus competitor HTC at the Tokyo Game Show, Oculus founder emeritus Palmer Luckey affirmed that he's continuing to work on projects within the VR industry. Luckey's appearance on the HTC Vive stage during TGS...

Viveport to Give Developers 100% of Revenue Earned Over The Holidays

At this year's Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC), HTC announced a number of changes to Viveport to celebrate the one year anniversary of the app store and its subscription service. Developers will receive a 100% revenue share between October...

HTC Partners to Stream VR Games to Vive in China, Cutting VR-Ready PCs Out of the...

Oculus and HTC have already reduced the prices of their respective headsets, with the Oculus Rift now selling for $500 and HTC Vive for $600. While graphically-capable PCs are cheaper than ever thanks to new GPUs and software optimizations,...

Google Buys HTC Talent & IP for $1.1 Billion, Cash to Support HTC’s Focus on Smartphones,...

Following recent reports of an impending deal with Google to save HTC's struggling business, news broke late Wednesday evening that the companies reached an agreement resulting in a $1.1 billion cash infusion for HTC. Update (9/21/17): Google's $1.1 billion will buy...

HTC Registers ‘Vive Focus’ Trademark in EU & US, Likely Intended for Standalone VR Headset

HTC has submitted a new trademark application in both Europe and the US, specifically requesting the use of a new name: Vive Focus. First revealed at Google I/O 2017 developer conference, both HTC and Lenovo announced they were building standalone VR...

HTC Says Vive Price Drop Wasn’t a Reaction to Oculus

Next to Oculus' big $400 Summer of Rift sale, the $800 HTC Vive felt as if it was in another price bracket altogether. Now after a price drop to $600, the Vive feels very much back in the game...

HTC Vive Gets Major Price Cut, Now $600

Hot on the heels of the $400 Summer Rift sale, HTC is doing some of its own price slashing, bringing the complete Vive system down by $200 to a new permanently lowered price of $600. VR's momentum continues as the...

HP’s New Commercial VR Backpack PC Smartly Docks to Double as VR Desktop

Scheduled for release in September starting at $3,300, the HP Z VR Backpack G1 Workstation is aimed at the commercial market, with high-performance components including an Intel Core i7 CPU and Nvidia Quadro GPU. It features a smart docking...

HTC to Launch Standalone Vive Headset in China Tied to Viveport Content Store

HTC today announced a new variant of its Vive standalone VR headset which is aimed specifically at the Chinese VR market and will tap the company's Viveport content platform as the official app store for the headset. Meanwhile, in...

HTC VR Survey Offers Vives & Gift Cards as Prizes, Aims to Understand VR Users

A survey sponsored by HTC America is currently open on SurveyGizmo, with the option to enter a prize draw, which includes three Vive systems and seven gift cards worth $100 – $150. The sweepstakes is open to US residents,...

Viveport Subscription Adds 8 New Games for July

HTC continues to expand the app selection on its Viveport subscription service, adding 8 new games for July, detailed on the official Vive blog. The $7/month service allows unlimited access to any 5 titles each month from a selection...
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