Vive 2 is dropping soon, Where the H is Oculus 2 or whatever?

[Dayaks]

I've got an original Vive with the deluxe audio strap, upgraded round cable and upgraded facial interface. While tossing around the metric that the Vive Pro has "78% more pixels" sounds really great, the perceived resolution increase is actually no where near that "78%" mark from what I have read. Perhaps more like a 15-20% increase in perceived overall resolution. While nice and everyone seems to agree that text is much sharper and the SDE is greatly reduced, every review I've read seems to indicate that the overall VR "experience" is pretty much the same and it definitely doesn't justify the $800 asking price. FOV is reported to be pretty much the same as are the god rays and the small focus sweet spot. Had HTC priced this HMD at $399 or even $449, with a full bundle to follow, they may have succeeded with it, but $800 for just the HMD simply doesn't offer enough to justify its price tag. The lack of any controllers/sensors excludes everyone that doesn't already have a regular Vive VR setup as well, and with the Rift+Touch selling for half of what the Vive Pro costs, HTC isn't going to be setting any sales records with this product. They really need to drop its price significantly or bundle it with new controllers/lighthouses for that $800 asking price if they want this product to have any chance at success. Right now, it is priced to fail given the current VR market.

That seems pretty spot on from what I heard. I had a choice between spending a bunch on the delux audio strap and face pads, ect since I didn't have any of that or getting the Pro. I think I mentioned this before but it feels equivilant to buying a Titan. You know 6-12 months later something cheaper and better will come out but you should be in the same ballpark.

 

[Supercharged_Z06]

That seems pretty spot on from what I heard. I had a choice between spending a bunch on the delux audio strap and face pads, ect since I didn't have any of that or getting the Pro. I think I mentioned this before but it feels equivilant to buying a Titan. You know 6-12 months later something cheaper and better will come out but you should be in the same ballpark.

Definitely the VR version 1.5 experience. If you have a Vive and haven't upgraded to the deluxe audio strap, better cable, better HMD face pad, then yes, I can see the draw... but only if you have the $ to burn. For me at least, I'll hold out for the true next gen product - either from Oculus or HTC. I have both the gen 1 VR products + all extras save for TP Cast, and am still happy with performance and the overall VR experience. While I could afford it, the slight resolution bump just isn't enough of a draw for me yet.

 

[noid370]

Nice! Did not know a Vive 2 was coming out. Im going to wait. I was just about to buy the Vive.

 

[Decibel]

Nice! Did not know a Vive 2 was coming out. Im going to wait. I was just about to buy the Vive.

That is incorrect. There is no Vive 2, but there is the Vive Pro. Which is $800 without controllers or tracking stations, so like $1200 to get everything you need. Slightly higher resolution, most of the reviews have been decidedly "meh."

If you have a solid gaming PC, your best bet is still the original HTC Vive ($500) or Oculus Rift ($400).