HTC Vive Wireless Adapter will cost $300, launch in September

HTC stated Tuesday that its Vive Wireless Adapter will cost $300, with preorders starting onSept 5.

The adapter– which comes outSept 24– deals with Vive and Vive Pro virtual truth headsets, however the latter will need a compatibility pack that costs an extra $60, the business states in its blog site.

That pack consists of a connection cable television for the Pro, foam cushioning and an accessory gadget.

You can set up the adapter by connecting a sensing unit to the PC (utilizing a PCI-e card slot) that relays to and from the Vive headset. It’s powered by a HTC QC 3.0 PowerBank with a 2.5-hour battery life, however you can purchase more than one.

All purchases of the adapter consist of a two-month trial to Viveport, a membership service to play VR apps. United States clients can preorder from Amazon, Best Buy, Microsoft, NewEgg andVive com.

“Since the first demos of Vive, we’ve known that to deliver on the best of premium VR, we wanted it to be wireless,” stated Daniel O’Brien, HTC Vive’s basic supervisor for the United States, in a declaration.

“But we learned that delivering a great wireless experience takes time and really smart partners. We’ve brought the engineering expertise together to deliver a truly first of its kind wireless VR experience. Thanks to Intel and DisplayLink for helping to make this vision a reality.”

CNET’s Scott Stein checked out the cordless adapter at CES previously this year and kept in mind that there may be “a lot to keep charging” in between the adapter and video game controllers.

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