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April 2016
(83%)
323 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(88%)
27 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Absolutely everything in the box you could need
The most complete VR experience around
Built-in Steam support
Full OpenVR support
Comfortable
Adjustable headset
Camera on the front is brilliant
Incredibly versatile and comfortable controllers
Almo
Highly Accurate Tracking
Excellent Controllers
Large
Room Scale Capabilities
Good Software Library At Such An Early Stage
True wireless freedom
Works with either Vive HMD
Easy setup
No image quality reduction versus being wired
No noticeable added input latency
Battery pack design makes for an easy swap-out
Headset doesn't feel any heavier
Incomparable experience
6DoF controllers
Roomscale tracking
Comfort
Intuitive interface
SteamVR platform
Room-scale VR
Good quality & decent comfort
Picture quality
Field of view
Sturdy hardware
Native support for Steam VR
Six degrees of freedom
Excellent
Accurate tracking
Room-scale VR is incredible at enhancing experiences
Base stations accurately track an area up to 15ft x 15ft
Vive controllers borrow liberally from Steam Controller
With excellent results
Immersive experience
Includes motion controllers and external sensors for whole-room VR
Fun
Precise controls
Addictive arcade gameplay
Great bargain price
Easy interactive installation
Lots of existing content
Seamless integration with Steam
Motion controls
Room Scale experiences
Clean sharp visuals
Realistic physics
Great replay potential
Room-tracking technology is eerily accurate
Smooth graphics with little latency
Touch controllers are easy to use and highly adaptable
Large library of games
Tracking just as good as original controllers
Enable tracking of ALL the things
Most games already tracking are amazing
Makes VIVE and VIVE Pro VR more wireless
After setup
Connection is automatic
Hardware fits precisely
Works as intended
Adds no restrictions to VR
Only adds new degree of freedom
The HTC Vive offers a flat-out amazing virtual reality experience with sharp visuals
Great motion controls and full-room sensing to walk around in virtual space. Vive hardware can help indicate where your walls are
And an in-helmet camera can be used to
Highly interactive
Incredibly immersive
Sharp and incredibly immersive VR
Head tracking is superior to Oculus Rift
Whole-room VR is impressive
Motion controllers work well
Open-source market
Excellent headset and controllers
Nice quality-of-life features
The editors didn't like
Cost prohibitive
Requires a pretty beastly PC to run
Face pads can get sweaty and gross
Large wire coming out of the head unit may get annoying
Final Thoughts
While it sounds silly to say that being “there” somehow magically makes the same old strate
Bulky Cables Coming From Headset
Pricey
More expensive for Vive Pro owners
Battery is not hot-swappable
Image quality could be affected by slower CPUs
Price
Bulky cable
Hard on neck and back
Potential tripping hazard
Takes up a lot of space
No built-in sound
Heavy & bulky cable
Resolution
Expensive
Display suffers from screen door effect
Unwieldy controllers
Headset design not as comfortable as Oculus Rift
Needs lots of space to take full advantage. Space most people don't have
SteamVR
At least at launch
Is unstable and crash-prone
Tethered headset makes whole-room VR tricky
Not much substance
Can get repetitive
High admission price
Needs semidedicated gaming space
Lots of hardware to position/conceal
Needs more levels
Over too soon
Requires a lot of space and electrical outlets to use
No built-in audio
SteamVR Interface can be difficult to navigate
Size is still ever-so-slightly cumbersome
Price is a bit prohibitive
Lacking a diverse array of games
Setup requires some technical knowledge
Prevents use of 3rd-party over-head strap headphones
Adds more bulk to headset
It requires a high-end PC to run. Long wires and lots of equipment take time and space to set up. Steam VR offers a lot of software but it isn't always beginner-friendly
Published: 2016-09-02, Author: Nicholas , review by: gamecrate.com
Abstract: Disclosure: GameCrate is a part of Newegg.com, but we think this news is worth reporting regardless.If you've wanted to get your hands on an HTC Vive now's your best chance yet, because the most advanced VR experience currently on the market is now availa...
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Published: 2016-08-09, Author: Christopher , review by: gamecrate.com
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The HTC is one hell of a piece of hardware. I was always a skeptic of VR due to early iterations many years ago causing motion sickness and even headaches. I'm happy to report to not experience any of that with the exception of “The Solus Project” becau...
SteamVR platform, Room-scale VR, Good quality & decent comfort, Picture quality, Field of view
Takes up a lot of space, No built-in sound, Heavy & bulky cable, Resolution, Price
I was skeptical when I unpacked HTC Vive after having reviewed Oculus Rift for a week or so. My first impression was that it felt unfinished and clunky compared to the streamlined and user-friendly Oculus Rift. However, after two to three days I started t...
Published: 2016-06-08, Author: John , review by: Gamingnexus.com
Abstract: The future is here. It's called the HTC Vive and it is incredible. It is the most exciting piece of tech I've used in a while and it's not even close. Let's back up a little bit though.I've been a big fan of the Oculus Rift and it's goal of bringing of VR...
Published: 2016-05-19, Author: Eric , review by: gamingtrend.com
Room-scale VR, Open-source market, Excellent headset and controllers, Nice quality-of-life features
Demanding on real estate, Currently lacking in replayable experiences
The HTC Vive offers an experience unlike any other, at the price of your real estate and patience. Though lacking in meaningful experiences now, the tools are in the right place. As far as early adopter tech goes, this is certainly the headset for a VR en...
Published: 2016-05-10, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Highly Accurate Tracking, Excellent Controllers, Large, Room Scale Capabilities, Good Software Library At Such An Early Stage
Bulky Cables Coming From Headset, Pricey
The promise of true, immersive virtual reality has come and gone a few times over the years. And though each generation was better than the last – as you'd expect – VR has never really caught on with consumers. Whether or not this latest wave of products...
Abstract: The HTC Vive has become such an important focus of the company's business, that there are even rumors of a branch spin-off recently, but is the Vive truly worth more dedicated focus?Virtual Reality is not just difficult to show off in a video review, but...
Absolutely everything in the box you could need, The most complete VR experience around, Built-in Steam support, Full OpenVR support, Comfortable, adjustable headset, Camera on the front is brilliant, Incredibly versatile and comfortable controllers, Almo
Cost prohibitive, Requires a pretty beastly PC to run, Face pads can get sweaty and gross, Large wire coming out of the head unit may get annoying, Final Thoughts, While it sounds silly to say that being “there” somehow magically makes the same old strate
While it sounds silly to say that being “there” somehow magically makes the same old strategy game or shooter feel new again, the way it changes your perspective both literally and figuratively is really what does it. It's truly difficult to explain ju...
