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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
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...
Most people old enough to have known past VR flops came to “VR 2.0” this with a good dose of skepticism. The early Rift demos in 2013 provided a proof of concept, and things kept getting better from there on. In 2015, HTC announced that it would build the...
