Consumer Release of HTC Vive VR Headset Coming April 2016

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  • Consumer Release of HTC Vive VR Headset Coming April 2016

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    HTC announced that the HTC Vive, their consumer focused virtual reality headset, will be released April 2016.
    Since announcing the HTC Vive in March of this year we have focused on developing immersive content, refining both hardware design and user experience, and building relationships with new partners both inside and outside of the gaming industry. In collaboration with Valve, we have been distributing the HTC Vive Developer Kits to developers and content creators, and are continuing to work with many other innovative companies to create content that spans gaming, entertainment, medical, education and retail. This includes hosting a developer conference in Beijing on December 18th, launching the second generation of the HTC Vive Developer Kit at CES and engaging audiences at key events including The Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, GDC and MWC while expanding our demo tours.

    We will be starting the new year by making an additional 7,000 units available to developers, followed by commercial availability in April 2016. We are incredibly excited about the future and look forward to sharing more information as we move forward towards launch.

    We're under half a year from the consumer release of virtual reality. I don't know about you, but that's pretty damn exciting to someone that began playing games as a kid on an Intellivision and Commodore 64.
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