HTC has decreased the worth of Vive XR Elite, its flagship standalone headset, slicing it from $1,100 to $900.
The deal seems to solely be out there within the US, as Vive XR Elite remains to be promoting for its launch worth throughout different main areas—€1,449 in Europe and £1,299 within the UK.
Launched in February 2023, Vive XR Elite was initially positioned as a Quest Professional competitor, providing up a compact and light-weight standalone design and blended actuality capabilities.
Shortly after its launch, Meta closed the worth hole, dropping Quest Professional from $1,500 to $1,000, basically eradicating one in all Vive XR Elite’s headlining options.
Now, at $900, it seems HTC is hoping to maneuver Vive XR Elite inventory within the US, or what has been the XR phase’s most performant marketplace for shopper units.
Moreover, the corporate can be holding two promotions for Vive XR Elite and Vive Final Tracker bundles within the US, which finish on August thirty first. You’ll discover each out there on Vive.com.
- VIVE XR Elite + Final Tracker 3 trackers + 1 dongle for $1,398
- VIVE XR Elite + Final Tracker 5 trackers + 1 dongle for $1,696
In the meantime, HTC launched a video late final month promising one thing “coming quickly,” teasing what guarantees to be the subsequent XR headset from the corporate.
Whereas the corporate hasn’t revealed something past that video, seen above, a supposed leak reported by tech analyst Brad Lynch suggests the headset could also be extra of an iterative design on Vive Focus 3—delivering what could also be Vive Focus 4.
The reported leak maintains the subsequent HTC headset will include the identical shows and optics as Vive Focus 3, nevertheless combine the identical Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 1 chipset utilized in Vive XR Elite, and likewise embrace built-in eye-tracking, USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode, and work with Vive Focus 3’s equipment—all of which is unconfirmed.
Supplied that leak is true, the corporate could also be at risk of undercutting Vive XR Elite’s performance, changing into a veritable Quest Professional to Meta’s Quest 3, which has a majority of the previous’s performance at practically half the worth.
