HTC vive cosmos is the second generation
of the HTC vive and in many ways the
second generation of virtual reality
itself but what are its specs and what's
this thing in a cost in this video we're
gonna take a look at what we know and
what's being predicted by industry
insiders and it's all coming up right
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every Tuesday so on Friday morning HTC
teased us with their latest headsets
spinning on a turntable it was very
unlike oculus or Valve's unveiling even
but there was some genius to it for one
we could see that in comparison to the
first photos we had on the bike cosmos
there are now six cameras on the headset
meaning we will have two on the face one
on each side one on the top and one on
the bottom
another crunch back we have learned is
that the face features a modular design
now is this going to allow cosmetic
faces perhaps extended functionality
that's definitely something we're gonna
have to wait for official confirmation
from HTC but right now my mind's going a
little wild actually I'm kind of
picturing that a lot of people are gonna
be making 3d printed faces which is
gonna be pretty cool but I'm also the
Wonder you what actual functionality of
this removable face actually has now one
thing you're gonna notice is that two of
the cameras are actually a part of the
face so I'm wondering also if maybe the
face that they're showing us here is
optional and that would be kind of
crappy however kind of think about that
for just a moment because if the face
what the two cameras is optional it
means that it's going to be like a base
system which could possibly be like in
the 399 range which is kind of crap if
you ask me but at the same time I mean
if they make it fairly reasonable you
know that way you can extend the the
tracking functionality by adding two
sensors maybe for an extra 50 bucks
however let's be realistic it's probably
going to be every bit of $99 but if they
were to go ahead and do it this way I
can kind of see that because the
entry-level is actually not too bad for
the cosmos but again you're gonna want
those six cameras that's I can't imagine
that long
six cameras and the fact that it's not
something that's built into the system
is telling me that that is definitely
kind of the way that HTC is thinking
right now so I'm not really sure I feel
about that yet unfortunately with HTC
drip feeding us information about the
cosmos all we can do right now is
speculate on respects price I mean while
specs we likely won't come close to I
think it's safe to say this cable here
that you see is easily detachable
allowing for a wireless VR system making
the cosmos an all-in-one desktop as well
as mobile wireless VR HMV now this is my
guess so take this with a grain of salt
and I do hope that it comes to pass you
can also see here that gone is the strap
design from the original vibe and now we
actually have a very familiar halo
design and what you see at the
PlayStation VR also how you see now on
the rift S so this is definitely a
design that I'm pretty sure is here to
stay it's a great design if it's used
properly now one thing I'm really liking
here is I can flip the face now the rift
S has something similar to this however
that doesn't separate very far from your
face I'm not even sure why it's out
there to be honest with you but on the
Kosmos I mean I totally see it that's
really just an awesome design if you
want to just kind of reach over it gets
up in a drink what have you maybe a
slice of pizza if that's your thing so I
really like that aspect of the design
now what about price so the original HTC
vive cost early adopters like myself
$800 us in 2016 and even the HTC vive
pro it costs $800 for the headset alone
before that was actually for the full
kid just the headset alone for the pro
was $800 now let's not forget that the
upcoming valve index which many believe
is the spiritual successor to the vibe
and it's not but that costs $1,000 for
full kit and that's with those
lighthouse sensors which are proven and
awesome in every way now industry
insiders familiar with the matter
heavily that the vive cosmos is going to
cost $8.99 for the H and D and inside
out controllers but like I said earlier
in this video I'm not thinking that
that's gonna be the case I think we're
gonna be looking at a three ninety nine
eighty four ninety nine at the most for
entry-level
and then they're going to charge us for
those faceplates that's gonna give us
that extended functionality including
those extra two sensors but again this
is just what I'm getting based on what
I'm seeing here I mean I'm going based
off of you know a spinning spinning hmd
so who knows but assuming that this is
the cost what can we expect to get for
that money I'm talking about the h9v
$8.99 well the opt is compared to that
of the index or HP Reaper with a
tracking be even more reliable than the
rift nests and the quest all we can do
for now is wait for word on specs from
HTC which is to be coming in the
following week so as a quick aside HTC
vive was my first vr headset as well as
many others as at its time and offer the
best overall package in terms of control
and tracking and it stands to reason the
vive cosmos is vr second coming with
improved optics and also perhaps some
amazing new features in virtual reality
that we haven't even thought of yet
but what do you think do you think
cosmos will be the next big thing in VR
or do you think HTC has held it back
from at least because really it's just
not get a little to the hype and also
what VR headset either owned or not are
you most excited about let me know in
the comments below
