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ArtHands · Jun 21, 2017

from 2 seperate articles

http://www.pcr-online.biz/index.php...xclusive-deal-for-htc-vive-vr-platform/039435
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/htc-expands-vive-availability-in-the-us/0183929

HTC is starting to sell the Vive through more retailers in US (BestBuy.com, Walmart.com, Jet.com and B&H.), and tying up distributing deals with UK distributor Westcoast Retail for Europe.

On the market for over a year now, Vive senior manager of product management Graham Breen told PCR that after a soft launch, sales are starting to pick up. Theres been uplift in general demand and also uplift in where people can buy it from as well, he said. Initially we started selling on our own website, but now its available across a range of retail stores, whether thats Currys PC World or Game. Its also available at online retailers Overclockers UK and Scan for example. Thats all a response to increased demand weve had from the market its been a really exciting 12 months since we first went live with pre-orders last year.

HTC has subsequently said it has no plans to match these reductions, adding: We dont feel the need to cut the price of Vive, as weve had incredible success, and continue to see great momentum in market.

Interest in VR and Vive continues to grow. Paired with recent news with Apple, Google and Intel, were seeing major retailers and direct-to-consumer companies endorse Vive as the premier VR experience.

Loudninja · Jun 21, 2017

Good to hear,hopefully they all keep expanding.

jaypah · Jun 21, 2017

This move and Sony upping supply and marketing for PSVR is great to hear.

blackMamba1187 · Jun 21, 2017

The next 12-18 months is going to be very exciting for VR. Not basing this opinion on anything specifically, just being optimistic.

Bookoo · Jun 21, 2017

blackMamba1187 said:
The next 12-18 months is going to be very exciting for VR. Not basing this opinion on anything specifically, just being optimistic.

I think we will see great improvements between generations so I think the next 5-10 years will be exciting.

Katcrawler · Jun 21, 2017

VR is not dead despite proclamations by quite a few people on the gaming side here at GAF. I love my Vive and i am still over the moon about being one of the very first pre-orders for the Vive.

TheRed · Jun 21, 2017

Katcrawler said:
VR is not dead despite proclamations by quite a few people on the gaming side here at GAF. I love my Vive and i am still over the moon about being one of the very first pre-orders for the Vive.

Me too, don't regret getting it at all.

Durante · Jun 21, 2017

Katcrawler said:
VR is not dead despite proclamations by quite a few people on the gaming side here at GAF. I love my Vive and i am still over the moon about being one of the very first pre-orders for the Vive.

Yeah, I'm actually ready now to throw more money at VR hardware.

Though the most interesting thing in that space in the near future to me isn't by HTC, it's the Valve knuckle controllers.

Arulan · Jun 21, 2017

Durante said:
Yeah, I'm actually ready now to throw more money at VR hardware.

Though the most interesting thing in that space in the near future to me isn't by HTC, it's the Valve knuckle controllers.

Have they said whether they plan to put them out separately, or hold off until the second generation of SteamVR HMDs?

the TMO · Jun 21, 2017

I think it's a move to counterattack LG btw.

Alucardx23 · Jun 21, 2017

Katcrawler said:
VR is not dead despite proclamations by quite a few people on the gaming side here at GAF. I love my Vive and i am still over the moon about being one of the very first pre-orders for the Vive.

More than happy to be a Vive owner. This is only the beginning.

Durante · Jun 21, 2017

Arulan said:
Have they said whether they planned to put them out separately, or hold off until the second generation of SteamVR HMDs?

Nothing -- it's Valve

We actually know more than we usually do about their projects in development: we know the knuckle controllers exist, we know that they'll make a product out of them, and we know that they are co-designing them together with their VR games.

josecitoxnyo · Jun 21, 2017

Hopefully this means it will soon hit Amazon UK, i can't buy it anywhere else

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