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HTC launches standalone Vive VR headset in China

HTC reported an independent Vive VR headset on Thursday at the ChinaJoy diversion gathering in Shanghai, fueled by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 portable processor.

The headset is one of the first to evacuate the associated gadget, enabling gamers to play without requiring a top of the line cell phone or PC. Oculus is purportedly chipping away at a comparable headset.

The independent Vive VR will dispatch in China, using the organization's very own Viveport application stage.

"China is the main versatile market on the planet today, and has the force to lead the worldwide VR showcase also," said Alvin W. Graylin, China provincial leader of Vive. "Cooperating with Qualcomm to convey a simple to utilize and more moderate Vive VR framework will empower us to make premium independent VR broadly available to the majority in China."



HTC did not say on the off chance that it will dispatch the independent Vive VR in the U.S. or on the other hand Europe later on. It additionally did not affirm the cost of the unit in the official statement.

Picking Viveport as the default stage might be viewed as an approach to crush Steam VR out of the Vive. Steam isn't restricted in China, and its library is far bigger than Viveport. HTC has contended in the past that its very own substance stage takes into account more than computer games, which is the reason it has made it the default.

Working with Qualcomm 

Qualcomm has assembled the Snapdragon 835 to give VR encounters, however this is the first occasion when it will be utilized as the base for a whole VR headset. It ought to be sufficiently amazing, considering the Pixel XL utilizes a Snapdragon 821 to control the Daydream VR headset, and Samsung has upheld gadgets with even lower control on its Gear VR.

"Snapdragon 835 is intended to convey unrivaled VR encounters without the requirement for wires or a different PC," said Hugo Swart, senior executive of item the board at Qualcomm. "We are excited to work with HTC's Vive group as they use our rich list of capabilities to make energizing, new VR encounters in the principal genuinely versatile VR headset of the Vive environment."

We will refresh once we have data on Western dispatch dates and cost.

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