HTC VIVE ANNOUNCES PRICE OF VIVE PRO HMD AT $799, PRE-ORDERS START TODAY; PRICE OF VIVE REDUCED TO $499

HTC VIVE PRO HMD will ship on April 5th and come with six-month Viveport Subscription

Taipei, Taiwan & San Francisco, CA – March 19, 2018 － HTC VIVE™ today announced that the HTC VIVE Pro™ Head Mounted Display (HMD) will be available for $799 with global pre-orders staring now. The company also announced a $100 price reduction for the current VIVE full kit, bringing it down to $499 across the globe. All VIVE Pro HMDs purchased by June 3rd, which will begin shipping on April 5th, will come with a free six-month trial to Viveport Subscription, where consumers can choose up to 5 titles per month from the more than 400 titles available.

“With the VIVE Pro we are delivering the best quality display and visual experience to the most discerning VR enthusiasts. Our goal has always been to offer the most premium VR platform available and to drive adoption for VR,” said Daniel O’Brien, HTC VIVE General Manager, US. “By lowering the price of the current VIVE, we are making VR more accessible while expanding the potential market for developers. Whether you're a VR enthusiast or new to the platform, there’s never been a better time to join the most complete VR platform available.”

VIVE Pro HMD pre-orders begin today on vive.com and other VIVE retailers with units shipping globally on April 5th. Current VIVE owners can upgrade their headset to VIVE Pro for the best display, audio, and comfort in the industry. The VIVE Pro comes with dual-OLED displays, making for a crisper image resolution of 2880 x 1600 combined, a 78% increase in resolution over the current VIVE HMD. In addition to visuals, VIVE Pro also features integrated, high-performance headphones with a built-in amplifier that creates a heightened sense of presence and sound through noise cancellation capabilities. These improved graphics and audio allow for users to experience VR with enhanced clarity, making it the most realistic and immersive VR experience on the market today.

In addition, the VIVE Pro has been rebuilt to maximize comfort for the most demanding VR users. The VIVE Pro features a redesigned head-strap that balances the weight of the headset more evenly and features easy simple adjustment buttons for VIVE users with glasses. The VIVE Pro works with both SteamVR Tracking 1.0 and 2.0, meaning existing VIVE customers can upgrade the headset only and continue to use current generation controllers and base stations.

With more than 3,000 titles available, VIVE continues to be the platform of choice for developers and consumers alike. Operating in over 60 countries, HTC’s content platform Viveport brings premium experiences in entertainment, education, arcade, arts & culture, and enterprise to a global audience. In addition, Viveport Subscription allows consumers to choose from over 400 pieces of content from a highly-curated offering, giving consumers the opportunity to discover the best VR content available.

VIVE Pro purchases made before June 3rd come with a free six-month trial of Viveport Subscription where owners will get the chance to play 30 titles with their new HMD. Pro purchases made after the first 60 days of orders will come with a free two-month trial. The price of Viveport Subscription will increase to $8.99 on March 22nd. Current Subscribers and those who sign up before the increase takes effect, will be locked in at the $6.99 price point through at least the end of the year.

Consumers who buy the current VIVE full kit at the new price of $499, will continue to receive a free two-month Viveport Subscription, as well as a redemption code for the most popular VR title, Fallout 4 VR, a $59.99 value.

HTC Corporation aims to bring brilliance to life. As a global innovator in smart mobile devices and virtual reality devices and technology, HTC has produced award-winning products and industry firsts since its inception in 1997, including the critically acclaimed HTC U, One and Desire lines of premium and flagship smartphones, and leads the VR industry with the VIVE portfolio. The pursuit of brilliance is at the heart of everything we do, inspiring best-in-class design and game-changing mobile and virtual reality experiences for consumers around the world. HTC is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE: 2498). www.htc.com

VIVE is a first-of-its-kind virtual reality platform, built and optimized for room-scale VR and true-to-life interactions. Delivering on the promise of VR with game-changing technology and best-in-class content, VIVE has created the strongest ecosystem for VR hardware and software, bringing VR to consumers, developers and enterprises alike. The VIVE ecosystem is built around the best VR hardware in market, supported by VIVE X, a $100 million accelerator for VR and related technology start-ups, Viveport, a global platform and app store with the world’s first VR subscription model that operates in more than 45 countries, and VIVE Studios, its VR content development and publishing initiative. For more information on VIVE, please visit www.vive.com.