The HTC Vive official push has recently started a warm-up for the new VR headset, and released a picture of the new device, but did not disclose more information.
HTC Vive’s official text is “Go small or go home”, indicating that the new VR headset will have a small form factor and maybe the successor to the Vive Flow.
Shortly after this tweet was released, HTC emailed the media to confirm that this was indeed a teaser for the new headset.
It’s worth mentioning that the Vive Flow does not offer an AR mode, which is supported by both Pico 4 from Byte Jump and Meta’s Quest Pro, which will be shown at Meta Connect on October 11, so it’s expected that this new HTC product will offer an AR mode.
In the email, HTC also mentioned other technologies: “At MWC, we showcased our new private 5G solution, G-Reign, which streams PC-VR experiences to our VIVE Focus 3 headset over an ultra-fast wireless network. Since then, we’ve expanded the VIVE Focus 3 ecosystem to include eye and face trackers. But maybe our requirements need to …… get even smaller?” The last sentence in the HTC email hints that the new product may be more focused on miniaturization than competitors (such as the Meta Quest 2 or Pico 4), so look forward to that.
