Virtual reality will be the new "reality" in the next decade as Microsoft has started to play its cards by rolling out its latest virtual reality headsets. Priced at $299, these Windows 10 virtual reality headsets are poised to be the VR's industry's game changer.
The audience at Microsoft's presentation on Wednesday were taken to a different world as, instead of another HoloLens demonstration, Microsoft unveiled virtual reality headsets powered by the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update. It has piqued the curiosity of many and many are optimistic about this new product.
As PCWorld points out, unlike any other VR headset in the market, Microsoft's headsets can track your position in space which allows for a stationary experience in mobile VR. Its "inside-out six-degree-of-freedom sensors" gives the device the ability to track user's position with internal sensors which eliminates the need for dedicated VR spaces as well as base stations. Even the Santa Cruz prototype presented at the most recent Oculus Connect event does not have these features as it is far from complete.
However, Microsoft's Windows 10 virtual reality headset remains tethered, just like every PC-based VR device. This somewhat dampens all the excitement about the inside-out sensors. During promotional events, the headset is still connected with long wires to a laptop which now raises how graphically demanding it is to the machine to which the headset is tethered.
Despite that, Windows 10 virtual reality headsets remain to be a popular choice among PC makers. As reported by The Verge, Dell, HP, Asus, Acer, and Lenovo are all set to offer Microsoft's VR device as they try to cash in on the rising popularity of virtual reality. Since these headsets are definitely cheaper, they are expecting to see huge demands from VR geeks.
Terry Myerson, executive vice president of the Windows and Devices Group (WDG), reveals that the new Windows 10 virtual reality headsets will start selling at $299, which is comparably way cheaper that Oculus Rift's $600 and HTC Vive's $800 headsets.
