E3 2016: Razer upgrades its OSVR headset to tackle Rift and Vive a different way

E3 2016: Razer upgrades its OSVR headset to tackle Rift and Vive a different way

By Joe Osborne

E3 2016: Razer upgrades its OSVR headset to tackle Rift and Vive a different way

Razer, the company known for countless quality gaming mice, headsets and keyboards has had a leg in the virtual reality (VR) for over a year now, but it’s been rather quiet about the whole thing.

At E3 2016, Razer’s getting loud about its VR plans with a vastly upgraded and way more affordable PC gaming headset. Of course, it’s called the HDK 2.

Yes, that still stands for “Hacker Development Kit,” but I’m told that Razer wants to push this version a little – or more likely a lot in a few months – more toward PC gamers directly as well as game developers. But just wait until you hear what it’s got cooking.

razer hdk 2

What’s under the visor?

This year’s version of Razer’s Trojan horse into the VR dominion comes packing an OLED screen that beams a sharper, 2,160 x 1,200 image (that’s 441 ppi) into your eyes at a 90Hz refresh rate – 100% parity with the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets.

The price has bumped up to $399 (about £299, AU$539) now with the improved components, but that’s 200 bucks cheaper than the nearest competitor.

And, just in case you’re still dubious, the previous …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming

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