AN EXCEPTIONAL PARTNERSHIP
Vive is brought to you by HTC and Valve. Uniting passion, talent, and innovation, Vive delivers on the promise of VR with best-in-class technology and content.
INNOVATION
UNITED
Vive is a first-of-its-kind virtual reality system. Let yourself be visually, physically and emotionally amazed by new virtual worlds filled with awe-inspiring characters, sights and sounds.
From internationally acclaimed smartphone design to the wild, new world of virtual reality, HTC creates innovation you can see, feel, touch and hear.
With SteamVR, everything you love about Steam is now available in virtual reality. Keep tabs on the newest releases, automatically download game updates, and create and share content with millions of your closest friends on Steam.
CES 2016: Best new tech and
gadgets this year
– Thrillist
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WHAT'S INSIDE COUNTS
Experience room-scale gameplay with precise motion tracking and natural controller gestures. Get a glimpse of the real world when you need it thanks to the front-facing camera. Open apps and games without taking off your headset. This is fully immersive VR.
BREAKTHROUGH
TECHNOLOGY
Move, walk, explore and discover. 360° motion tracking means realistic room-scale experiences.
Room-scale experiences, absolute tracking, chaperone guidance and everything you love about Steam, now in VR.
A front-facing camera blends physical elements into the virtual world, and that’s just the beginning of what’s possible.
Best of CES 2016,
Best Entertainment
– Slash Gear
The Gallery: Call of the Starseed
Your missing sister, an ancient machine, and a sinister presence await within The Gallery: Call of the Starseed, a built for VR experience inspired by dark 80’s fantasy adventure films. Reach out and touch a forgotten world filled with bizarre characters, curious interactions and awe-inspiring adventure.
Hover Junkers
A multiplayer shooter built from the ground up for the room-scale VR of Vive. Take control of a mobile floating platform facing enemy fire, while building defences out of scrap. Duck, dodge, and battle enemy players with your friends.
theBlu: Encounter
Designed as a beautiful moment in passing or a memory more than a narrative story. Experience the awe, wonder, and majesty of the ocean through numerous encounters including coming face-to-face with an 80-foot blue whale.
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Features
Powered by SteamVR, including SteamVR Tracking 1.0 technology and Chaperone guidance system. Two wireless motion-tracked controllers, two wirelessly synced base stations, and a headset with front-facing camera, built-in mic, 3.5 mm headphone jack and USB 2.0 port.
Usage
Room-scale, standing or seated, supporting movement within a diagonal area up to 5 m (for example 3.5 m x 3.5 m.)
Controllers
Built-in, rechargeable 960mAh lithium-ion battery.
What's Included
Vive headset, two wireless controllers, two base stations, link box, earbuds, Vive accessories, safety guide and warranty card.
Display
2160 x 1200 resolution (1080 x 1200 per eye), low persistence, global illumination, AMOLED, 90 Hz displays.
Fit
Compatible with most standard glasses. Comes with two face cushion options and adjustable strap. Adjustable IPD and eye relief distances.
Recommended PC Specs
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970, AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or better
- CPU: Intel® i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better
- RAM: 4 GB or more
- Video Output: HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2 or newer
- USB Port: 1x USB 2.0 or better port
- Operating System: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
Additional Requirements
A computer running the Steam Client and a free Steam user account, subject to the terms of the Steam Subscriber Agreement: https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement.
