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HTC Vive Pro 2 review: The ultimate virtual reality experience

(Pocket-lint) – The HTC Vive Pro 2 has arrived – and you could easily be forgiven for thinking it’s virtually the same VR headset that the company released back in 2018. That’s because outwardly it hasn’t changed much from the original, aside from some colour changes on the front faceplate. However, under the hood things… Read more

Red Dead Redemption 2 playable in VR thanks to new mod

While there was some evidence that Rockstar was experimenting with Virtual Reality while developing Red Dead Redemption 2, no official VR mode has ever been released. Fortunately, modders are stepping in to fill the void. As one of the most immersive games ever made, Red Dead Redemption 2 is a prime candidate for VR support…. Read more

HTC Vive Pro vs HTC Vive Pro Eye vs HTC Vive Pro 2

(Pocket-lint) – The HTC Vive Pro was revealed as the successor to the HTC Vive, back at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. Since then the company has launched the HTC Vive Pro Eye and HTC Vive Cosmos. In 2021, at Vivecon, the company the revealed the HTC Vive Pro 2. While Oculus is focussing on making… Read more

New HTC Vive Pro 2 VR Headset Taps AMD, Nvidia for Display Stream Compression

Home News (Image credit: HTC) HTC kicked off its Vivecon 2021 virtual event with a big announcement. During the opening keynote today, the company revealed a pair of near-5K resolution VR headsets, the HTC Vive Pro 2, which connects to a PC, and a standalone product called the HTC Vive Focus 3. HTC said these… Read more

HTC downplays leaked Vive Air headset, says it’s just a concept

HTC has downplayed leaked images that appeared to show a new fitness-focused VR headset built by the firm. Pictures and details of the HTC Vive Air leaked online earlier this week on a design award website but HTC now says the headset is “only a concept.” “It’s exciting to see our concept piece, the VIVE… Read more

Fitness-focused HTC Vive Air VR headset revealed in new leaks

Images of an upcoming fitness-focused virtual reality headset from HTC, dubbed the Vive Air, have leaked online. Details about the product were published by the World Design Guide (which we spotted via Engadget) as part of its annual awards. It seems likely the product will be unveiled officially at HTC’s upcoming ViveCon 2021 on May… Read more

HTC may be teasing the release of a VR lip tracker for Vive headsets

HTC may be teasing new modules and attachments for its Vive virtual reality headsets, including a lip tracker, UploadVR reports. HTC’s been building up to some kind of announcement on its Vive Twitter account over the last week. Yesterday, it posted an image of a hinge, which savvy Twitter users matched to an experimental lip… Read more

Google’s VR painting app is getting the axe, but it will live on as an open-source project

Google is ending development on the virtual reality painting app Tilt Brush — one of the most well-known VR applications — and making it open source. Tilt Brush was acquired by Google in 2015 after launching for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, and it was soon folded into the company’s larger VR plans, like… Read more

heise + | VR headset in the test: HP Reverb G2 with 2160 × 2160 pixels resolution per eye

The announcement of the HP Reverb G2 had sparked a lot of hype in the virtual reality scene: For comparatively cheap 700 Euro it offers PC-VR with a resolution of 2160 × 2160 pixels per eye. Immediately after putting it on, you will notice that the display of the G2 is beyond any doubt. The… Read more

Microsoft Flight Simulator Sim Update 2 drops today with realistic winter weather and VR

Home / Software & Gaming / Microsoft Flight Simulator Sim Update 2 drops today with realistic winter weather and VR Matthew Wilson 27 mins ago Software & Gaming Earlier this year, Asobo Studio announced that it would be bringing VR headset support to Microsoft Flight Simulator. Beta testing began back in October and the developers… Read more

You can now play Microsoft’s Flight Simulator in VR

Microsoft Flight Simulator has always been about making you feel like a pilot, but you’ve never been able to experience it in VR — until today. With today’s free update, Asobo Studio has added support for OpenXR-compatible headsets, which include Windows Mixed Reality headsets as well as the Valve Index, HTC Vive, and the Oculus… Read more