At CES 2023, HTC VIVE introduced the VIVE XR Elite, its next consumer flagship all-in-one XR headset, after the Vite Flow last year. The headset combines Mixed Reality (MR) and Virtual Reality (VR) features into a single compact, lightweight, powerful, and extremely versatile device suitable for gaming, fitness, productivity, and other applications.
A completely new dimension of MR
situations is made possible by the hand-tracking and full colour RGB pass
through cameras found in the VIVE XR Elite. Playing video games with characters
running around your rooms falls under this category. Having the ideal
workstation with numerous virtual screens while retaining access to your
physical keyboard and mouse is also possible.
The VIVE XR Elite offers wireless PC
streaming over Wi-Fi or the most recent generation, Wi-Fi 6E, with low latency
and excellent graphics, and it can be quickly connected to a PC via USB-C to
access PCVR content from VIVEPORT and Steam. New content includes Demeo, Hubris,
YUKI, Maestro: The Masterclass, Les Mills Body Combat, FigminXR, Unplugged: Air
Guitar, Finger Gun, and also more. Even more content will be added after the
launch, including Everslaught: Invasion and, later in the year, full MR games
like Eggscape.
Even more, VIVE XR Elite supports wireless
multimedia streaming from compatible Android smartphones, opening up a whole
new world of entertainment. You can enjoy watching on a 300-inch personal
cinema screen while wearing a headset. This includes movies from Netflix and
Disney+ as well as video games like Fortnite. For a more immersive gaming
experience, you can even connect a Bluetooth controller to your phone. The VIVE
XR Elite boasts a sleek modular design that can be quickly changed into a
spectacles form factor by removing the battery and inserting the VIVE XR Elite
temple pads.
With four wide-field-of-view cameras,
exceptional 6DoF spatial accuracy, a depth sensor, hand-tracking, and
capacitive sensing for your finger movements on the controllers, developers
have a plethora of options for incorporating accurate movement into VR and MR
content to enhance your overall experience. The VIVE XR Elite has both physical
controllers and hand-tracking to ensure critical accuracy for gaming, working,
or studying. The VIVE Wrist Tracker is also compatible for increased hand
tracking, and it may be attached to things in XR that you want to track.
The VIVE has a broad 110-degree field of
view, 4K resolution, and a refresh rate of 90Hz. It also has a built-in
fine-adjustable IPD slider on the outside of the headset. The entire headset,
including the battery, weighs only 625g and is removable and hot swappable. It
includes 30-watt fast charging and is charged by USB-C power delivery.
It also incorporates a removable cloth
face gasket attached by magnets, making it simple to clean or replace. The
sound stage is improved by adding larger speakers that provide levels of
immersion, greater bass, and other features. VIVE XR Elite combines the finest
of HTC VIVE’s hardware and software innovation, allowing you to dive right into
XR via VIVERSE.
HTC has teamed with the premier Japanese
creator platform pixiv to integrate VRoid’s Anime-Style Avatars into VIVERSE,
making it simple to bring avatars into VIVERSE by leveraging the open VRM
standard.
Quick specifications: HTC VIVE XR Elite
- Resolution: 1920×1920 pixels per eye (3840×1920 pixels combined)
- Headset Tracking: 6 DoF Inside-out Tracking
- Refresh Rate: 90 Hz
- Field of view: Up to 110 degrees
- Audio: Dual microphones for echo cancellation; Embedded speakers
- Processor: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ XR2
- Storage & Memory: 128 GB / 12 GB
- Connections: 1x USB 3.2 Gen-1 Type-C peripheral port; 1x USB 3.2 Gen-1 Type-C power port
- Bluetooth 5.2 + BLE and Wi-Fi 6 + 6E 1
- Sensors: 4x Tracking cameras, 16 MP RGB camera, Depth sensor, G-sensor, Gyroscope and Proximity sensor
- Battery: 26.6Wh Battery Cradle – removeable & hot-swappable
- Tracking: VIVE Inside-out Tracking
The HTC VIVE XR Elite is priced at US$
1,099 and will be available for pre-order globally on
January 5th via vive.com and participating authorized retailers. Furthermore,
in select regions, HTC VIVE’s latest headset will be available with a special
offer of an XR games/content package.
