Recently, HTC VIVE's new PC virtual reality (VR) system, VIVE COSMOS, made a shocking debut at Taobao Creation Festival today and announced the opening of pre-sales. This pre-sale of Vive Cosmos (standard version) will bring users a revolutionary experience upgrade: it does not need to set a tracking base station, which greatly improves the convenience of users' installation and use of VR; Modular panel design can gradually expand the functions of Cosmos (standard version), bringing more possibilities for users to immerse in the future; The new Vive Immersion System released with Vive Cosmos makes users feel completely new when entering the VR world, and makes their VR journey full of surprises.
The price of Vive Cosmos is 5899 yuan. From September 12, users can log on to HTC (VIVE) JD proprietary flagship store, Tmall HTC Vive official flagship store, HTC Vive official website or HTC VIVE Shenzhen flagship store on the 6th floor of CEEC in Shenzhen Shenye Shangcheng to participate in the pre order activity. Users who participate in the pre order can get 12 months of VIVEPORT unlimited member premium service, Users who purchase Vive Cosmos during non pre order activities will receive 6 months of VIVEPORT unlimited membership service. All users who buy Vive Cosmos will get the world's most popular VR shooting game "Mercenary 2", which is limited in number and will not be delivered until it is finished. Vive Cosmos will officially ship on October 3.
Wang Congqing, president of HTC China, said: "It has been three years since the release of HTC Vive's first generation virtual reality system, and every year Vive is making contributions to the innovation of the VR industry. Our original intention to build and improve the VR ecosystem remains unchanged. Vive Cosmos is a set of epoch-making virtual reality system. Its plug and play convenience greatly reduces the threshold for users to obtain high-end VR experience. Its scalability allows devices to be updated immediately with the development of technology. It can meet users' needs for continuous upgrading at any time without requiring device iteration. It can be said that Vive Cosmos is a device that keeps pace with the times Devices that won't make users regret. At the same time, its new display screen also provides users with the clearest and most transparent VR experience in the market so far. Vive Cosmos is also the first device equipped with the Vive immersive system (VRS), and the subsequent VRS will also provide experience support for the whole line of Vive products. It is believed that more and more mass consumers will enjoy and love VR through Vive Cosmos, a cost-effective hardware, VRS and rich content ecology of Vive. "
Matching new positioning technology, high-end VR experience is upgraded again
Vive Cosmos will meet the needs of VR users with simple, multi-functional and high-performance features. The new Vive positioning system greatly simplifies the installation and setup process, enabling users to instantly enter the VR world without installing a base station, and obtain an immersive experience faster and easier. Its six cameras can also provide a wide range of accurate inside out positioning and interactive handle control, making the immersion experience upgraded again. At the same time, equipped with a new real RGB LCD screen, Vive Cosmos has a combined pixel resolution of up to 2880 x 1700, which is 88% higher than the original Vive, allowing users to enjoy more colorful pictures in VR, and clearly consult charts and text. The new screen combines real RGB display technology, effectively reducing the distance between screen pixels, and minimizing the screen effect of the screen.
With the unique flip design of Vive Cosmos, users can instantly convert the virtual world to the real world without interrupting their VR journey by gently turning up the device during the experience. Vive Cosmos's excellent ergonomic design and comfortable wearing experience enable users to enjoy longer VR interaction. In addition, its ear pressing earphones can provide users with a sound experience full of space. Cosmos is also compatible with the Vive wireless upgrade kit, suitable for users who want to enjoy getting rid of cable constraints in VR, which also makes Vive Cosmos the first high-end PC VR device in the world that does not need a base station and can achieve wireless experience at the same time. Cosmos is also equipped with a set of newly designed control handle, which is rich in functions. The new handle whose key layout conforms to the user's operating habits can maximize its functions in the VR world, and provide users with higher comfort for long-term experience.
The first expansion module was released
Vive Cosmos adopts a modular panel design, which also makes it the most scalable multi-functional VR head display so far. The upcoming mask accessories specially designed for Cosmos can gradually expand the functions of the Cosmos head display with the change of user needs. The Vive Cosmos External Tracking Mode is the first official module released by HTC Vive. On the basis of making full use of the excellent performance of Vive Cosmos, it meets the needs of users who want to continue to use the existing Lighthouse base station for tracking scenarios. This module (Mod) supports external devices in the Vive ecosystem, such as the Vive tracker, which provides unprecedented freedom for positioning and control in VR scenes. At present, users with Vive devices can also enjoy the higher definition and wearing comfort of Vive Cosmos through this module, which is compatible with the original Vive base station and tracker. The new module will be launched in the first quarter of 2020.
Reconstruct the new look of VR world with Vive immersive system VRS
With the new VRS, users can simply set up a virtual world and enjoy the refreshing VR experience brought by Vive Cosmos. Vive Cosmos will be the first head display equipped with VRS. VRS is Vive's revolutionary new VR operating system, which reflects Vive's design philosophy for the VR world: VR experience needs to be close to reality, but also beyond reality. The new exclusive personal space of users in VRS is called Origin, which can be regarded as the "home" of users. Origin will be the starting board of VR applications and daily VR social experience, and it will also expand with the gradual enrichment of the content library like a growing galaxy. Cosmos will also support the newly designed user interface Lens, which will serve as a "random gate" to lead users to shuttle between VR applications like the "number one player". In VRS, VR experience is no longer like launching applications, but more like traveling between different worlds.
Rich content experience and unlimited purchase benefits
Vive Cosmos also provides users with rich and high-quality content choices. Users who purchase Vive Cosmos will receive a free VIVEPORT unlimited membership service to download and experience more than 700 popular works, VR application content and videos, such as popular games "Fujii", "Mad Dojo" and "Twilight Road", with a total value of more than 30000 yuan. At the same time, with the release of Vive Cosmos, VIVEPORT is also about to launch a number of wonderful masterpieces, such as the immersive art experience "surreal museum", the cool rhythm music game "Audio Trip", the world's first multiplayer sword fighting VR game "Gagantu Giant Sword Legend (the first Chinese version)" and so on. In addition, the popular content "Mercenary 2: Intelligent Crisis" has just received a major update. Players can unlock the latest level, experience the double pleasure of driving and shooting, challenge the unique play method of shooting while racing, and feel the wonderful excitement of the car chase gun battle from a new perspective. At present, VIVEPORT has nearly 2000 types of content (including free and paid content). Vive's content ecosystem has become increasingly mature. More and more wonderful content allows users to enjoy immersive experience through Vive hardware devices.
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