During a conference in Shenzhen Xiaomi has announced
that the Mi VR headset has officially launched in China and is now available to
purchase priced at ¥ 1,500 yuan or US$ 235 and ¥ 1,800 yuan or US$ 280 for the 32GB and
64GB versions respectively.
To recap similar to the Oculus Go the Xiaomi branded
Mi virtual reality headset is equipped with a Snapdragon 821 SoC and offers
users a resolution of 2,560 × 1,440 pixels or 538 PPI thanks to the
‘fast-switch’ LCD display. Each virtual reality headset also comes supplied
with a single 3DOF controller and the only visible difference is the Oculus
logo has been replaced to MI on the faceplate.
As you would imagine the Mi VR headset supports the
Oculus Mobile SDK enabling developers to bring their virtual reality content
directly to the MI headset and China, providing the content is localised for
the Chinese market. Developers interested in taking their applications to China
may also be interested to know that Oculus is offering 100 percent revenue
share to devs who localise content for Mi VR. Currently the Oculus Go benefits
from over 1120+ VR applications in the US.
For more interested on the Oculus Go virtual reality
headset and the Oculus Mobile SDK jump over to the official Oculus website.
