PC VR News & Reviews
The latest PC VR news. In this section you'll find SteamVR reviews, games, and news on Valve's latest moves in XR and spatial computing.
‘Budget Cuts’ Uses Portals to Solve Room-Scale Locomotion Problem
Large tracking volumes, like the type afforded by Steam VR's Lighthouse system, are a godsend for fans of virtual reality. But what about when you reach the edge of the wall? Where do you go then? Neat Corporation, an indie game and tool...
‘Hover Junkers’ Pre-order Now Available on Indiegogo
Hover Junkers is a multi-player first-person shooter set aboard customizable hovercrafts, and if you've followed any of Stress Level Zero's recent video updates, you've seen just how cool it looks. Hover Junker superfans can now pre-order through the studio's Indiegogo campaign, which is set...
This Video Does a Great Job of Showing What It’s like to Be Inside Virtual Reality
You'll hear the mantra time and again "you have to use virtual reality to understand what it's like." And for the most part that's true. VR is so new and different that using old media like text, photos, or...
Vive Pre-orders to Open February 29th as HTC Pivots From Smartphones to VR
Speaking with The Telegraph, HTC CEO Cher Wang confirms that pre-orders for the company's Vive VR system will open February 29th. Wang also indicates that HTC is turning its focus primarily to virtual reality.
The Telegraph reports HTC CEO Cher Wang...
HTC Shows Vive Pre Working Great for Seated VR at CES
While the HTC Vive is known for its 'room-scale tracking space, the company maintains that it works just as well for seated VR experiences. At CES 2016, HTC showed just that, using Elite Dangerous running great on the new Vive...
Windlands Now Available on Steam Early Access
Windlands, a first-person exploration game from Psytech Games, is now available for purchase on Steam Early Access. The game is currently on sale for $15.99, and returns to the normal price of $19.99 after January 15th.
After generating over $20k in a successful...
Hands On: Audi’s Stunning Next-gen Showrooms are Powered by Vive and Rift
We went hands-on with Audi's new room-scale VR showroom experience that the company is hoping will add new dimensions to the car buying experience whilst also introducing entirely new demographics to VR.
Audi are serious about VR it turns out, very...
Hands-on: HTC Vive Pre Brings Notable Improvements to Visuals, Tracking, and Ergonomics
Although the HTC Vive saw a significant delay, pushing its expected delivery date way back from Q4 2015 to April 2016, development of the headset has not stalled. The new Vive Pre, the second Vive development kit, makes improvements...
Following Oculus Rift Price Reveal, HTC Thinks Vive Customers will be ‘happy with their investment’
With the price of the Oculus Rift headset coming in above the expectation of many, eyes turn to competitor HTC, whose Vive system has yet to be priced. The company isn't ready to commit to a firm price for...
HTC Vive Pre Side-by-side Shows Significant Size Reduction
While the original HTC Vive development kit has impressed many with its 'room-scale' VR capability, the unit was a full step behind its competitors in the ergonomics department. The Vive Pre, the second development kit of the VR headset, looks...
New Vive Pre Video Invites You to “Experience the freedom of VR without boundaries”
https://youtu.be/CB9ecPgZlq0
Building up the newly revealed 'Vive Pre' development kit, HTC has released a new video teasing the possibilities of virtual reality.
The video is similar in production to earlier videos released during the first reveal of the HTC Vive back in...
HTC Reveals ‘Vive Pre’ Development Kit at CES
HTC has finally taken the wraps off of the second development kit of the Vive VR headset, they're calling it the 'Vive Pre', and the new unit is being shown off here at CES 2016.
The Vive Pre largely seems...
HTC, Valve and SteamVR: A 2015 Retrospective and CES 2016 Preview
CES is mere days away and as we edge into 2016, we take a look back at the surprise entry and stratospheric rise of the HTC Vive, Valve's SteamVR flagship virtual reality hardware and, what we might expect to...
HTC Viveport VR App Store Client Now Available – Breaking
HTC's virtual reality app portal 'Viveport', designed as a showcase for HTV Vive VR content, has it seems quietly made available at least some parts of the new platform, according to images posted online.
Update: A helpful Twitter follower (thanks @killercow) pointed...
HTC Vive’s Laser-based Lighthouse Trackers Get FCC Approval for Safe Use
As one of the necessary steps for getting a product ready for consumer sale in the U.S., the HTC Vive and its laser-based 'Lighthouse' base stations have received approval from the FCC.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is tasked with...



















