By Hugh Langley
We’re expecting HTC and Valve to reveal the second-generation Vive virtual reality headset at CES 2016, but thanks to some eagle-eyed Redditors we’ve just got ourselves an early look.
A bit of detective work on the Vive developer site unearthed some intriguing new pictures, revealing what we assume to be the updated headset and controllers.
Starting with the headset, the new design looks far more consumer-friendly: the overall design is smoother and the sensors are now hidden; the wires are now obscured by an additional head strap; the HTC logo has been taken off the front; and there’s also now a camera sat at the bottom centre.
As for the controllers, the main thing of note is that the hexagonal satellite heads have been replaced with circular ends, and again it appears that the sensors have been covered.
The touch pad and button placements have also been tweaked, probably for the sake of comfort.
Overall, the whole thing looks a lot better than the existing developer version, however we can’t guarantee these renders are a 100% accurate representation of what’s to come – you’ll just have to wait until CES to see.
If they are the real deal (which …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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