HTC announced a new all-in-one head-mounted display (HMD) for the China market last month, the Vive Standalone, which followed the announcement of a device targeting the western market back at Google I/O in May 2017. Following some confusion about the two HMDs, HTC has offered an official line to clarify the situation.
The official line on the Vive Standalone is reproduced below, verbatim from HTC. You can find out more about the Vive Standalone and the reaction to it right here. VRFocus will of course keep you updated with all the latest developments on the Vive Standalone and other HTC Vive products.
“This device announced will be the same class of premium standalone VR as the one we announced with Google at I|O. This product is targeted for the China market, and more info will be announced on these products soon.”
While HTC has not yet announced an official release date for the device launches, the official websites relevant to each state ‘2017’. HTC has committed to making further announcements in due course. Vive is working with Google to deliver the standalone VR solution to the western markets, and with Qualcomm has announced plans to bring a premium standalone VR experience to the China market. VRFocus will of course keep you updated with all the latest developments on the Vive Standalone and other HTC Vive products.