The HTC VIVE PRO is pushing out in preorder today with the VIVE moving to a $499 price point. Worth noting is that the VIVE PRO is not the complete system, but simply an HMD replacement for the current VIVE system. The VIVE PRO does not ship with controllers or base stations, so it is very much an upgrade for current VIVE owners. InsideVR did get to test the VIVE PRO and interview Dan O’Brien at HTC and found everything it is touting about the VIVE PRO to be spot on. No word about the delivery date for its wireless adapter. We have been playing around with the TPCAST wireless solution here in our offices and wireless is surely the next big hurdle to be cleared with eyetracking and foveated rendering behind that to lower GPU resource needs following close behind.



HTC Vive today announced that the HTC Vive Pro Head Mounted Display (HMD) will be available for $799 with global pre-orders starting now. The company also announced a $100 price reduction for the current Vive full kit, bringing it down to $499 across the globe. All Vive Pro HMDs purchased by June 3rd, which will begin shipping on April 5th, will come with a free six-month trial to Viveport Subscription, where consumers can choose up to 5 titles per month from the more than 400 titles available.

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