This makes a refreshing change as normally something is announced, then immediately available to buy, or it’s announced, then you have to sit around for a year feeding on speculation, often served by us haha.

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So, the HTC Vive XR Elite, previously rumored to be called the HTC Flowcus, has finally been announced, and what’s more, we’ve actually been given a wealth of information, instead of being left to decipher marketing drivel. Also thank god it’s not called the Flowcus anymore.

Anyway, here’s everything you need to know about the HTC Vive XR Elite release date, specs, pricing, and lots more.

Vive XR Elite release date window confirmed

So, we don’t know the exact release date yet, however, when you pre order the Vive XR Elite from HTC’s website, alongside the headset, itself, you also find a big red bit of text in your basket that reads “Pre-order shipments are estimated to begin in early March, 2023.”.

So, it’s safe to say that the Vive XR release date will be in March, with the headset landing on the doorsteps of consumers worldwide within the same month, crappy regional mail services notwithstanding.

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Weirdly enough, the Amazon listing shows the Vive XR Elite release date as March 31st, 2023. However, this might just be a placeholder date for now, but we’re hopeful that it might be an accidental confirmation. Though, we’ll wait for info from HTC themselves before jumping to conclusions.

Vive XR elite specs — The Vive XR Elite will also have ‘**stepless’ IPD adjustment**. This means that you can adjust the interpupillary distance with infinite granularity, instead of clicking between a limited number of distances.

Vive XR Elite price confirmed

Alongside the release date window, specs and other stuff, we’ve also been given a confirmed Vive Xr Elite price.

The headset, with two controllers and everything you need to get started, costs $1,099/£1,299/€1,449, or your regional equivalent.

Vive XR Elite specs

We’ve also been given a full spec sheet that actually manages to give us details, instead of vague claims that unsubtly avoid mentioning actual hardware specifications. So here are the Vive XR Elite specs, confirmed, in full.

HTC Vive XR Elite VR headset

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2

Storage

128GB

RAM

12GB

Display resolution

1920 x 1920 per-eye

Battery Life

Up to 2 hours, comes with a hot-swappable 26.6Wh Battery

Weight

1.37lbs/0.62kg

How We Review

Resolution: 1920×1920 pixels per eye (3840×1920 pixels combined)
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2
Headset Tracking: 6 Degrees of Freedom inside-out tracking
Refresh Rate: 90 Hz
Field of View: Up to 110 Degrees
Storage: 128 GB
RAM: 12 GB
Connectivity:
2 USB 3.2 Gen-1 Type C ports
Wi-Fi 6 + 6E
Bluetooth 5.2 + BLE
Sensors:
4 Tracking cameras
Depth sensor
Gyroscope
16 MP RGB passthrough camera
G-sensor
Proximity sensor

From this, we can see that it’s going to be a formidable piece of kit, and when we finally get a confirmed Vive XR Elite release date, we’ll be even more excited to get our hands on it. So far as we can tell, it seems like the VIVE XR Elite will slot neatly between the Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro, both in terms of price and capabilities.

Vive XR Elite FAQs

If you’re short on time, here are the most frequent queries answered for you.

What is the Vive XR Elite release date?

HTC hasn’t announced a specific date yet, however, pre orders will start to ship in ‘Early March 2023’. So, you’ll be able to get your hands on one in March for sure.

How much will the Vive XR Elite cost?

HTC has confirmed the Vive XR Elite price as $1,099/£1,299/€1,449

*UPDATED* Vive XR Elite release date window, pricing, and specs

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