A dream collaboration has happened! HTC has announced its multi-year partnership with McLaren F1 to create a new VR experience – Vive VR headset. Keep scrolling for more juicy news!
Recently, McLaren F1 team has signed a multi-year VR partnership with HTC that is going to bring new virtual reality (VR) experiences to the platform. In light of this occasion, the Taiwanese company will also launch a McLaren-themed Vive VR headset in the future. According to plan, McLaren will use the Vive Pro for the “world’s first VR esports competition integrated with a real sport.” The McLaren team already has some experience in organizing esports competitions before.
Like last year, the company held the World’s Fastest Gamer event, and the winner got a job as an official simulator driver. Sounds too good to be true right! So far, HTC has been delivering on the promise of VR with game-changing technology and high-quality content. Thus, bringing premium VR to consumers and enterprises all around the world. Now, together with McLaren, HTC will make premium VR accessible to a brand new audience helping drive greater adoption of this critical technology.
On a side note, let’s take a look at the latest HTC model – U12 Plus. In details, HTC U12 Plus specs come with a 6-inch Super LCD screen with the resolutions of 2880×1440 pixels and a tall 18:9 ratio. Under the hood, the HTC flagship sports an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset and Android Oreo 8.1. Moreover, the storage provides 6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB ROM, which is expandable to 256GB. On top of that, HTC U12 Plus camera include a dual 12MP (f/1.75) +16MP (f/2.6) rear snapper and a double 8MP+8MP selfie shooter (f/2.0). Also, there would be a 3500mAh battery box and rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. Lastly, HTC U12 Plus price is around Rs. 62990 ~ $921 when launched on 23rd May 2018.
Will HTC and McLaren Vive VR headset be in the near picture?
Unfortunately, for now, there is no official statement regarding the so-called VR experiences. So don’t get your hopes up for 360-degree streaming on your Vive headset, though, as the motorsport series won’t give up easily broadcast rights and digital media.