The HTC Vive was a virtual reality collaboration project between Valve and HTC. It's expensive, though, running $599 even after the most recent price cut. It also doesn't work without a beefy computer rig to actually handle the heavy lifting.
The next big development in VR, therefore, should be a headset that doesn't need a powerful computer to push pixels. Samsung already has their Gear VR platform, and Google is pushing Daydream VR, both of which rely on the smartphone in your pocket to actually make virtual reality happen. HTC is using the latter to unplug the Vive from your PC, and the latest rumor suggests we'll see the Vive Focus as HTC's answer to the Gear VR.
A trademark filing confirms the Vive Focus as the name of the headset, at least, but aside from that we don't really know all that much. Google does have an event slated for October 4th, though, and that might be the last piece of the puzzle that we're waiting for. Maybe Google will announce they're buying HTC during the event, too.
Probably not? Okay, you're right. But I'm still going to get excited about a potential Nexus program for virtual reality headsets.
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The HTC Vive was a virtual reality collaboration project between Valve and HTC. It’s expensive, though, running $599 even after the most recent price cut. It also doesn’t work without a beefy computer rig to actually handle the heavy lifting.