An
article on PC Pro has details on the HTC RE Vive VR headset, saying this is
the SteamVR hardware first
mentioned
last week (thanks QuaziModem), and there's an article on
BBC News with further
technical details.
This video
introduces the headset to some degree, concluding saying these will be in stores
for the holidays and a developer edition will be available in the spring. The
video carries the Valve logo along with HTC's, and the description says: "HTC’s
Vive headset, powered by SteamVR, pulls those virtual worlds off your computer
screen and into your home. You’ll experience sights and sounds vivid and
lifelike enough to transport you to another place, another time—whole new
realities with limitless possibilities." Here's more from PC
Pro:
While the likes of Oculus Rift or Project Morpheus work by tracking a
user's head movements while requiring an input device for movement, Vive
doesn't.
Using technology prototyped in the Crystal Cove Oculus headset that Valve helped
develop, the HTC Vive seems to be able to track the whole environment. This
means that it can track where someone is in a room and when they change
location, they move in the game world too.
According to HTC's Jeff Gattis, the HTC Vive will offer a fast 90Hz refresh rate
with 360-degree views - although we're a little sceptical as to how that's
possible.
According to a press release from HTC, the Vive promises a "full room-scale"
experience for virtual reality, "letting you get up, walk around and explore
your virtual space, inspect objects from every angle and truly interact with
your surroundings".
Continue here to read the full story.
A
Steam Community announcement heralds the recent release of a playable demo for
Motorcycle Club,
Kylotonn Entertainment's racing game. Word is: Ride 22 motorcycles with the
official BMW, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki and Yamaha licenses. Play solo or
online at the handlebars of Superbike, Roadster and Custom models, and create,
customize and develop your club." Thanks Frans.
Valve reports the following are the 10 bestselling titles on
Steam for last
week:
- Homeworld Remastered Collection
- DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE
- Grand Theft Auto V
- H1Z1
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Total War: ATTILA
- Europa Universalis IV: El Dorado
- Dying Light
- Besiege
- Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Weekend Update: John Belushi On March. I've futilely looked for this to post
on March 1st a bunch of times. Very happy to have finally found this classic.
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