Valve, Microsoft and HP are collaborating to build a ‘next generation’ SteamVR headset, called HP Reverb G2.
The current HP Reverb is the company’s second PC VR headset, with high resolution LCD panels and a focus on comfort. It’s priced at $599. Its first was a cheaper model back in 2017, not significantly modified from Microsoft’s reference design.
HP hasn’t released any details or specifications on the future headset yet. The company provided this short teaser video:
In the videos the words ‘THE NEXT GENERATION’ and ‘NO COMPROMISES’ are shown. This seemingly hints at HP Reverb G2 being the first headset in a new generation of Windows MR, Microsoft’s PC VR platform which all HP VR headsets have used so far.
Windows MR headsets are already compatible with SteamVR through Microsoft’s own driver, available on Steam. So why is Valve involved in this collaboration?
Microsoft worked with Valve to make the first generation WMR headsets work on SteamVR. While the company tried to make its Windows Store the place for VR apps, it seems to have now shifted to endorsing Steam, even putting its own apps on Valve’s store.
Brightening the headset from the video appears to show very similar nearfield off-ear speakers to what the Valve Index has. This should enable high quality, accurately positioned audio in VR.
It also shows what looks like two cameras on the front. There may be extra cameras on the sides to allow for wide tracking volume, like on the headset Samsung submitted to the Chinese patent office in January. If this becomes a product, it could be another entry in WMR’s new generation.
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