Like every year, the CES will take advantage of the month of January to open its doors to us. The perfect opportunity for HTC to announce its big return to virtual reality with a device already ready for the future.
While Sony recently opened the floodgates for pre-orders for its PSVR 2, HTC is about to unveil a brand new VR headset that seems to want to titillate the Meta Quest on its land.
HTC will in turn dive into mixed reality
Last October, Meta announced the Quest Pro, a mixed reality headset primarily intended for professionals. If the giant meets with great success in the field of virtual reality with its Meta Quest 2, it continues to pursue its efforts in terms of innovation in this area. And that does not seem to leave the Taiwanese HTC indifferent, since it has just given us an appointment for the beginning of next year.
From January 5, CES will be held, the major high-tech trade show located in Las Vegas. If announcements from all over the world, all manufacturers combined, are expected on this occasion, we now know that HTC will be present. The manufacturer is indeed keen to present its very first mixed reality headset, which already presents itself as an all-in-one device with a light design and full functionality. A fully autonomous helmet, designed for multiple uses (work, entertainment, video games, etc.) and somewhat resembling glasses with front and side cameras.
Our colleagues from The Verge were able to speak exclusively with Shen Ye, the product manager of the next HTC headset. Here is what he said in their columns about the company’s ambitions with this new device: It’s about taking all of these advancements that we’ve made not only in the design aspects, but also in the technological aspects, and integrating them into something that makes sense and is attractive to consumers. “.
Already a serious competitor to Meta Quest Pro?
As you will have understood, this helmet, still nameless and signed HTC, aims to combine augmented reality and virtual reality, like the newly deployed Meta Quest Pro. If the latter had to finally ignore the presence of a depth sensor, the HTC helmet will be equipped with it. In other words, it should allow, as indicated by The Vergebetter tracking and more sophisticated mapping of physical environments.
On paper, it would seem that the Taiwanese is a step ahead of its competitor when it comes to the technological dimension of its mixed reality headset. In addition, it would also come with more elaborate options and features for dynamic range and data protection.
From now on, we only have a few days left to wait to find out if the result will live up to all these great promises. It will also be necessary to know more about its price (particularly salty?) as well as its release date.
Source : The Verge
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