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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
Innovative VR that allows you to move around in a virtual space
Excellent visuals thanks to high-res displays
Controllers are excellent and offer developers many options for use
Brilliantly immersive
Can be worn at length
Plenty of good games
Incredible
Immersive free-moving VR
Intuitive controllers with good battery life
Solid selection of games already available
Nothing else quite like it
Nearly everything. The Vive remains the best virtual reality headset on the market
Bar none. The fact that it allows for room-scale virtual reality should sell it alone
But the fact that it does so in a way that's more believable and fluid than other he
Incredible lag-free wireless tracking
Lightweight and comfortable
Pairs easily and with every play session
Room-scale is the best kind of VR
Motion controllers make you feel even more immersed
Steam support means it's easier to get games
Incredibly immersive
Room Scale VR
Comfortable headset
Superb tracking
Front facing camera
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
Stunning AMOLED display
Brilliant camera in all conditions
Newly waterproofed body
The best room-scale VR experience available
HTC is investing in the Vive ecosystem
Can be used either seated or standing
Really immersive
Full 360
3D movement
Incredible virtual worlds
Convincing sense of physical immersion
Freedom of movement
Hardware works well
Decent launch library
Precise
Intuitive controls
Easy to set up
Room scale is hands down
The best VR experience you can have
Motion controllers make interaction in VR natural
Tracking is almost flawless with proper sensor placement
Chaperone gives you confidence to move around in VR
Headset is comfortable over lo
The editors didn't like
Setup is far from straight forward thanks to sensor placement
Occasional crashes when installing
Room Space requires a large area to play in
Headphones not built-in
Neither cheap nor simple
Inevitably bulky & cumbersome
Very few great games
Pain to set up
Software is buggy
Expensive and needs lots of space
Not to beat the proverbial horse here but
Despite all the positives I've mentioned here
Only a small handful of gamers will get to experience VR on the HTC Vive – not because they don't want to
But because $800 / £689 / €899 is just out of their price
Hefty price tag
Initial setup is fiddly
Requires working knowledge of PC setups
Won't work with gaming laptops
Heavier
Less secure on your bonce than Oculus Rift
Fiddly firmware and a mess of cables
Currently lacking fully formed games
Very expensive
Need lots of room for Room Scale
Set-up may involve holes in walls
Slight stuttering
Games aren't polished
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
Expensive
It's a fingerprint magnet
Not as enticing as the S7 Edge
Most expensive headset on the market
Still aren't quite enough killer apps out there
So. Many. Cables
Requires a lot of space
Cabling can be awkward
Lack of standout games and apps
Bulky
Needs to be tethered to PC
Requires a powerful PC to run
Convoluted installation process
Headset cord can get in the way
Field of view isn't wide enough for full immersion
Headset can get sweaty
Clearing space can be a pain
Especially in smaller British homes – but it is worth it
Set up can be a bit fiddly
Steam VR still crashes
Lens contours can occasionally be seen in scenes with bright light sources
The HTC Vive is an amazingly capable virtual reality headset that provides an experience unrivalled by its competitors with room-scale tracking and bespoke handheld controllers. Tracking is instant and when combined with a high-resolution 90Hz display pro...
Incredible lag-free wireless tracking,Lightweight and comfortable,Pairs easily and with every play session
Hefty price tag,Initial setup is fiddly,Requires working knowledge of PC setups,Won't work with gaming laptops
Price is definitely a sticking point but what the HTC Vive Wireless Adapter represents is worth even more. It is the first step in eliminating one of fully-blown virtual realities biggest stumbling blocks - something that has hampered its growth as a cons...
Innovative VR that allows you to move around in a virtual space, Excellent visuals thanks to high-res displays, Controllers are excellent and offer developers many options for use
Setup is far from straight forward thanks to sensor placement, Occasional crashes when installing, Room Space requires a large area to play in, Headphones not built-in
We've played a lot with VR over the years - but very little compares to Vive at its best. When Room Space is working and working well, it is a stunning experience without compare (apart from the recently released and superior HTC Vive Pro).The issue is th...
Abstract: The HTC Vive has historically been the most expensive option in the current virtual reality headset line-up, beating the £499 Oculus Rift and £350 PlayStation VR. But why the high price? The HTC Vive offers an unparalleled experience by providing users w...
Abstract: Likewise, I think there's an optimum tablet size, and any faffing outside of this seems to me like a silly waste of time. Most apps seem faddish and absurd to me, I grumble whenever Facebook changes the UI for no apparent reason, and I do not get biometri...
Abstract: HTC's finally released a wireless VR headset, which means you'll be soon be able to experience VR anywhere, even on a plane.The new tangle-free Focus packs its own Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, uses a high-resolution AMOLED display and claims to offe...
Abstract: The list goes on; there are all kinds of comparable fads which just don't sit right with me (HUMBUG!). Stuff people don't want or need, new ideas which just don't seem fully fleshed out, excessive fiddling and tampering, unbearable hubris over not-that-gr...
The HTC Vive is an amazingly capable virtual reality headset that provides an experience unrivalled by its competitors with room-scale tracking and bespoke handheld controllers. Tracking is instant and when combined with a high-resolution 90Hz display pro...
The HTC Vive is an amazingly capable virtual reality headset that provides an experience unrivalled by its competitors with room-scale tracking and bespoke handheld controllers. Tracking is instant and when combined with a high-resolution 90Hz display pro...
Nearly everything. The Vive remains the best virtual reality headset on the market, bar none. The fact that it allows for room-scale virtual reality should sell it alone, but the fact that it does so in a way that's more believable and fluid than other he
Not to beat the proverbial horse here but, despite all the positives I've mentioned here, only a small handful of gamers will get to experience VR on the HTC Vive – not because they don't want to, but because $800 / £689 / €899 is just out of their price
Putting fears of abandonment aside, HTC created something amazing with the Vive, and that's been refined in the final consumer iteration of the hardware.It's more immersive than the competition thanks to the ability to walk around in the space, and the re...
