Room-scale VR is incredible at enhancing experiences, Base stations accurately track an area up to 15ft x 15ft, Vive controllers borrow liberally from Steam Controller, with excellent results
Headset design not as comfortable as Oculus Rift, Needs lots of space to take full advantage. Space most people don't have, SteamVR, at least at launch, is unstable and crash-prone
Adam Patrick Murray Video games have been one long journey towards realism. First, it was more realistic 2D graphics. Then realistic 3D graphics, from the earliest days of ray-tracing (think Atari's Star Wars arcade game) to the PS1/N64 to the incr...
Room-tracking technology is eerily accurate, Smooth graphics with little latency, Touch controllers are easy to use and highly adaptable, Large library of games
Requires a lot of space and electrical outlets to use, No built-in audio, SteamVR Interface can be difficult to navigate
I took a walk through the future, and I want more. Instead of rooting you to a fixed point in your room and wrapping a 360-view around you, the $799 HTC Vive lets you stand up and explore it. Valve's Lightroom technology allows you to map out a space that...
The HTC Vive offers a flat-out amazing virtual reality experience with sharp visuals, great motion controls and full-room sensing to walk around in virtual space. Vive hardware can help indicate where your walls are, and an in-helmet camera can be used to
It requires a high-end PC to run. Long wires and lots of equipment take time and space to set up. Steam VR offers a lot of software but it isn't always beginner-friendly
Vive is the best virtual-reality experience you can have right now, thanks to its motion controls and room-scale tracking. It's the closest thing to having a holodeck in your home...
Sharp and incredibly immersive VR, Head tracking is superior to Oculus Rift, Whole-room VR is impressive, Motion controllers work well
Expensive, Tricky setup, Uncomfortable to wear for long periods
The HTC Vive offers the best in-home VR experience yet, but it's too unwieldy to truly enjoy for extended play sessions. Hardware #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-996506 .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-996506, #postcontentcontai...
Published: 2016-04-01, Author: Christopher , review by: gamecrate.com
Abstract: UPDATE: The official HTC Vive site has reverted the official system requirements back to the R9 290, so it appears that the change to the 280 may have been an error. We'll continue to monitor the situation and wait for word from HTC before we make an offi...
Abstract: Make sure to check out our ongoing VR coverage.“I was going to wait a few generations to buy a VR system. But after trying the Vive, I'm buying it now.” Said Gary G. after shooting zombies for five minutes. He had the biggest smile and a clear sense of wo...
Abstract: At CES 2016 , HTC and Valve unveiled a new version of their Vive VR headset, the HTC Vive Pre, with a lighter frame and new front-mounted camera so you can see what's happening in the real world. I spent a few minutes with it on my head staring at a blue...
Published: 2015-11-12, Author: Branko , review by: fudzilla.com
Abstract: The HTC Vive is a virtual reality headset developed in cooperation with the global gaming leader Valve and combines Valve´s VR tracking and input technologies with HTC`s design and engineering, setting a new global standard for the industry. The HTC Vive...
