HP, Valve, and Microsoft Are Building a 'Next-Gen' VR Headset

PC manufacturer HP has announced that it is working on a new ‘next-gen’ VR headset, in collaboration with Valve and Microsoft. The Reverb G2 is described as “the new standard in VR” by HP, and that it offers “a more immersive, comfortable and compatible experience than the previous generation.” That’s all the details that the website and newly-listed Steam store page reveals. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/06/28/valve-index-vr-kit-review"] What we do know is that it is a follow up to the Reverb, HP’s expensive VR headset designed for Windows’ Mixed Reality lineup. That headset is best known for its very high-definition display, which measures 2160 x 2160 per eye. That’s significantly ahead of even Valve’s Index, which has a resolution of 1440x1600 per eye. Quite what Microsoft and Valve’s contribution to the project is has not yet been made clear, but based on the original Reverb it may be that Windows Mixed Reality is a core design principle for the G2. Steam VR is a given - it’s on the Steam store, after all - but there’s no indication yet as to if the Index’s Knuckles controllers with be compatible with the G2. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-ign-valve-game-review&captions=true"] VR has had a surge in interest over the last few months in anticipation of Half-Life: Alyx, Valve’s first feature-length VR game and the first return to the Half-Life universe in over a decade. We gave it a 10/10 in our review, calling it a masterpiece. That surge in interest has led to sold-out VR headsets, a situation further worsened by the impact of the coronavirus. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. You can follow him on Twitter. 

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