Today at CES in Las Vegas, HTC announced a new Vive VR headset, the Vive Pro (opens in new tab), which will feature a major resolution increase over the current model, as well as built-in headphones like the Oculus Rift.
The Pro's total resolution will be 2880x1600, nearly a 78 percent increase in pixels over the current Vive's 2160×1200. Other improvements are "integrated, high-performance headphones with a built-in amplifier," dual microphones, and dual front facing cameras "designed to empower developer creativity," presumably with augmented reality applications.
HTC also announced the Vive Wireless Adapter, which uses Intel’s WiGig wireless docking tech—which Tuan tried a prototype of (opens in new tab) back in June—as well as Viveport VR (see the video below), an upgrade to its subscription service which will include previews of games and apps.
The Wireless Adapter is coming in the fourth quarter of this year, while more information on the Vive Pro's price and availability is coming "soon."
In related news, Valve will be showing off SteamVR Tracking 2.0 at CES this week, which will allow the use of four base stations. The 2.0 base stations will also be "smaller, more reliable and offer improved performance," says Valve.
