By Hugh Langley
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If all goes to plan, HTC and Valve could be the first to launch a full end-to-end virtual reality experience for our homes. It’s difficult to overstate how important that moment is going to be when it happens.
Over the last couple of years VR has struck back with a vengeance – this time, the technology is ready – with Oculus, Sony and Valve all set to roll out their headsets next year. We are on the eve of a virtual reality revolution. If it fails to launch this time, it probably never will.
With the Oculus Rift becoming almost synonymous with virtual reality, it’s odd to think that Valve’s rival headset (though it wouldn’t ever admit to being a rival if you asked it), the Vive, which came later to the race, could be first to market.
Before Facebook snapped up Oculus VR for a cool $2 billion, Valve and Oculus shared a very fruitful relationship; Oculus had the hardware, Valve provided the software support. Then Zuckerberg landed himself Oculus and things changed: Valve, which had previously said it had no plans to release a consumer headset, announced it was entering the race and smartphone manufacturer HTC would be …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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