HTC Vive – met the European price of VR goggles – Interia

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HTC revealed the European price of HTC Vive, a system of virtual reality created in partnership with Valve. Europeans pay more than Americans – 899 euros.

Helmet HTV Vive and 2 controllers motor

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We had a chance to test a set of virtual reality HTC Vive, who created in collaboration with Valve, fathers platform Steam and classic game “Half-Life”. Is it really passport to another world. read more
                     

Presented at the fair MWC in Barcelona, ​​the consumer version of the HTC Vive will be delivered not two – as previously assumed – but with three full-fledged titles, allowing immediately start adventure with the world of virtual reality:

· Tilt Brush Google: Create a true three dimensions thanks to virtual reality. Unleash your creativity by using the spatial brushes, painting with light, and even fire. Explore the endless possibilities of creation. The Tilt Brush the entire space surrounding you is your canvas. You’re limited only by the imagination.

· Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives , developed by Owlchemy Labs: In the world depicted in a distorting mirror, in which the robots completely replaced people in all work, run “job Simulator” and learn as they used to look like “work.”

· Fantastic Contraption , created by Northway Games: Imagine that somewhere on one of the numerous levitating islands, personally create incredible machine and then let go of it in the world to admire how they work.

allowing to keep in touch with the real world, without leaving the virtual reality Vive Phone Services proves that you can combine both worlds, without losing contact with any of them. Ability to receive calls, callback, receive text messages, and quick answers, and view your calendar through the goggles – which make HTC Vive, de facto, a system reality hybrid – opens up entirely new areas of application, both consumers and business.

Price, availability and updates

Consumer version of HTC Vive will go to pre already 29 February. Deliveries will be April 5. On the same day also will begin full commercial availability of the product. Costing 899 euros, HTC Vive is the first real set to VR, which includes: wireless controllers VR goggles with a built-in camera that allows interaction with the world around without removing the equipment, the system allows for real movement in virtual reality and three full applications VR.