HTC has disclosed the latest addition to its PC VR headset line-up as the Vive Pro 2, which shows up on fourth June with pre-orders open now.
As its name suggests, HTC’s Vive Pro 2 is the direct successor to the high-end PC VR headset it released in 2018. It’ll raise the stakes with a 5K resolution display (2448×2448 pixels per eye), a 120-degree field of view, and a 120Hz panel. Via contrast, the first Vive Pro highlighted a 2880×1600 goal, a 110-degree field of view, and a 90Hz refresh rate.
HTC claims the Vive Pro 2’s technological upgrades signify “minimal motion blur”, while screen door effect is said to be “virtually eliminated”.
The headset – which features adjustable between pupillary distance (IPD), head tie, and measuring dial – upholds the outwardly lossless Display Stream Compression standard, and incorporates a couple of Hi-Res Audio Certified earphones that convey 3D spatial sound, in spite of the fact that HTC notes outsider earphones are likewise upheld.
Also, in case you’re wondering about how the Vive Pro 2 may space into your current VR set-up, it’s viable with Vive Trackers of any age, the new Vive Facial Tracker, and will work with existing SteamVR adornments – “regardless of whether it’s Base Station 1.0 or Base Station 2.0, more seasoned Vive regulators, or even regulators and gloves like Valve’s Index ‘knuckle’ regulators”.
A headset-just version of the Vive Pro 2 will dispatch on fourth June and is accessible to pre-request now – it’s estimated at £719/€799/$799 USD, yet HTC is offering a £60 markdown for those that join to its newsletter before 31st May. The full-unit adaptation – which likewise incorporates the Base Station 2.0 and Vive regulators – dispatches on fourth August for £1299/€1399/$1399.