Vive Final Trackers now work with any VR headset on PC.
A beta was obtainable in February by way of Discord, and the general public launch is out now.
What Are Vive Final Trackers?
Earlier Vive Trackers used Valve’s SteamVR Monitoring system and thus required SteamVR Monitoring base stations. Vive Final Trackers, launched in November, have two extensive subject of view cameras and an onboard chipset as a substitute to carry out inside-out positional monitoring of the identical type most headsets now use to trace themselves. They do not want base stations nor to be inside view of a headset’s cameras, and might immediately work with standalone headsets.
Vive Final Tracker: Physique Monitoring With out Base Stations
Vive Final Trackers use inside-out monitoring to supply full physique monitoring for Vive XR Elite, and shortly PC VR, with out the necessity for base stations.
It is roughly 50% smaller than Vive Tracker 3.0, although it is 25% heavier at 94 grams. HTC claims as much as 7 hours of battery life, very near the 7.5 hours it quotes for Vive Tracker 3.0.
Vive Final Trackers are priced at $200 every, and the required USB-C dongle prices $40 further. You will need at the very least three trackers for physique monitoring, and HTC will promote you a three-pack with the dongle for $600. To truly connect Vive Final Trackers to your physique, you will additionally need the TrackStraps by Rebuff Actuality, which HTC is formally partnered with and sells from their web site.
PC VR Assist
Vive Final Trackers wirelessly hook up with a USB-C dongle, which helps as much as 5 trackers without delay.
Till now, the USB-C dongle solely publicly supported HTC’s standalone headsets, Vive XR Elite and Vive Focus 3. You could possibly use Vive Final Trackers in PC VR, however solely by way of these two headsets’ built-in PC VR Wi-Fi streaming characteristic.
However now, you’ll be able to join the dongle on to your PC to make use of with any PC VR headset. That features Meta Quest headsets, equivalent to the brand new Quest 3S, by way of Steam Hyperlink, Digital Desktop, or Air Hyperlink.
