From PC World: When HTC and Valve unveiled the SteamVR-powered Vive earlier this year, the launch date was almost as surprising as the reveal itself: The virtual reality headset will launch in time for the holidays, the companies said. That timeframe would give the Vive crucial “first to market” status over Oculus in the nascent VR field—and our eyes-on with the Vive quickly confirmed its experience is superior to the Rift’s. Gulp.
But it seems that holiday 2015 launch won’t be much of a launch at all.
“Later this year, HTC will offer the first commercial Vive units via a limited quantity of community and developer systems, with larger quantities shipping in calendar Q1 2016,” Valve said in a press release about the Vive’s appearance at PAX this weekend, according to GamesIndustry.biz.
Jeff Gordon, HTC’s senior global online communications manager, confirmed the timeframe in a tweet.
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