• by Chuck Martin , March 22, 2018

HTC is launching the HTC Vive Pro and reducing the price of its current Vive full kit.

The new head-mounted virtual reality display will be available for $799 with global pre-orders starting now, the company announced. The Vive Pro HMDs will begin shipping on April 5 and come with a free six-month trial of Viveport Subscription, where consumers can choose up to five titles a month form the 400 available.

“Our goal has always been to offer the most premium VR platform available and to drive adoption for VR,” stated Daniel O’Brien, HTC Vive general manager, U.S. “By lowering the price of the current Vive, we are making VR more accessible while expanding the potential market for developers.”

The Vive full kit price will be reduced $100 to $499 worldwide. Current Vive owners can upgrade their headset to the Vive Pro, which includes integrated, high-performance headphones with a built-in amplifier and noise canceling. The new headset works with the current generation controllers and base stations.