Enlarge / New customers will pay a bit less for this headset with HTC's new tracking bundle announcement.
New Vive Pro owners will no longer have to pay over $450 for the tracking and controller accessories needed to use the higher-resolution VR headset. HTC announced this morning that a new SteamVR 1.0 tracking bundle, including two tracking boxes and two hand-tracking controllers, will be available starting Thursday for $299.
That brings the "starter" price for a new Vive Pro headset down to about $1,100, while those upgrading from the original Vive can still buy the headset alone for $799. The lower-resolution original Vive package, which also includes two tracking stations and two controllers, now retails for $499, or $200 more than the accessories alone.
"Based on feedback we’ve seen, we realize there was some confusion on the upgrade-only headset, so we’re making this new bundle available on Vive.com for everyone else," HTC said in a statement. "For the majority of consumer users, we believe 1.0 tracking (5 meters by 5 meters) offers a great tracking solution for room-scale VR."
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