HTC reduce the worth of Vive XR Elite from $1100 to $900 within the US.
Vive XR Elite is HTC’s most up-to-date standalone headset, launched early final yr, and its first focused to shoppers as a substitute of simply companies. XR Elite options the identical form of small early pancake lenses as 2021’s Vive Stream, and makes use of the unique era Snapdragon XR2 chip additionally utilized in Quest 2. It additionally has coloration passthrough for blended actuality, however the view is not depth-correct and the size is off.
HTC Vive XR Elite Face & Eye Monitoring Addon Now Accessible
The HTC Vive XR Elite ‘Full Face Tracker’ addon with eye monitoring & decrease face monitoring is out now, priced at $200.
The brand new worth brings Vive XR Elite beneath Quest Professional, however nonetheless considerably increased than Quest 3, which has the newer XR2 Gen 2 chipset with twice the GPU energy, and superior dual-element pancake lenses with a wider subject of view and sharper picture.
What you’ll be able to’t get with Quest 3 nevertheless is face and eye monitoring, obtainable for Vive XR Elite with a $200 addon. Nonetheless, these options can be found on Quest Professional for $1000, lower than even the brand new $1100 whole worth of Vive XR Elite and the addon. As such, it is unclear what precisely Vive XR Elite’s client proposition is in opposition to its competitors.
One argument for Vive XR Elite is that it has built-in compatibility for Vive Final Trackers, together with physique monitoring in each the standalone and PC variations of VRChat.
Vive XR Elite’s Free Deluxe Pack Upgrades Its Ergonomics
HTC is providing all Vive XR Elite house owners a free “Deluxe Pack” with an upgraded headstrap, two improved facial interfaces, and extra.
Vive XR Elite additionally nonetheless comes with the free Deluxe Pack of 4 equipment HTC launched in June. This consists of an upgraded facial interface, a brow mounted facial interface, a front-to-back prime strap, and improved clips for the rear battery. Nonetheless, this stuff are all commonplace in Quest Professional, and obtainable as third-party equipment for Quest 3.
This worth reduce comes as HTC is teasing a brand new Vive headset on social media. Qualcomm beforehand stated HTC will use its newest XR2+ Gen 2 chipset, nevertheless it’s unclear if this new headset will really use that.
HTC Teasing A New Vive Headset With XR2+ Gen 2 Chipset
HTC is teasing a brand new Vive headset “coming quickly”. Qualcomm beforehand stated HTC will use the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset.
