HTC Vive teaser revealed — Oculus Quest 2 rival on the way?

HTC Vive teaser revealed — Oculus Quest 2 rival on the mode?

(Image credit: HTC via Engadget)

Remember Projection Proton, the HTC headset the visitor was talking about a year agone? It could be closer to launch than nosotros realized, if a tweet from the company is whatsoever indication.

HTC'south Vive Twitter business relationship posted a close-upwardly image of a black matte surface with a sleeky matching emblem of the Vive logo. The tweet itself read "It'southward your move."

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That'due south all in that location is to go on right at present, but it's certainly plenty to spark speculation among potential buyers virtually what appears to be an obvious upcoming reveal. HTC has remained relatively depression-cardinal ever since 2020'south HTC Vive Cosmos and Vive Cosmos Elite launch, and at present it seems some other product might be gearing up for its debut.

Surrounding the recent tweet about users' adjacent "move" are gifs from the anime serial Dragon Ball Z, asking readers what they would do with more energy. Some other contempo post encourages the community to share their dance skills with VR trip the light fantastic toe clips. These could be likewise on the nose to mean annihilation, just it's possible this new product, if at that place is one, is all about fluidity and motion.

What we know about Project Proton

Currently, in that location's little we know about what HTC Vive might take up its sleeve relieve for the now-scrapped Cosmos Play, a cheaper version of its Cosmos line, or the smaller, compact Project Proton.

We learned of Project Proton dorsum in early 2020, equally CEO Yves Maitre chosen the lightweight new headset "really, really shut to normal glasses." At the time, Engadget shared renders that seemed to advise this type of build, with a decidedly compact look that could ostensibly be used for more than VR interfaces -- it could likewise be a bully culling for AR glasses, not to mention a rival for the Oculus Quest standalone headset.

The kickoff Project Proton render was reminiscent of every old VR headset we've seen on the market, but the second resembled safety goggles more than a typical VR apparatus. Unfortunately, there's been very piddling (if any) information floating around about what HTC could be aiming for side by side other than these cursory looks at what could be around the corner.

In that location'southward no engagement spelled out for a reveal or an outcome to conceptualize surrounding HTC's teaser tweet. It's clear, however, that HTC is looking to brand a move, and we'll accept our optics open to watch for what comes next.

Brittany Vincent has been covering video games and tech for over 13 years for publications including Tom's Guide, MTV, Rolling Stone, CNN, Popular Scientific discipline, Playboy, IGN, GamesRadar, Polygon, Kotaku, Maxim, and more. She's also appeared as a panelist at video game conventions like PAX East and PAX West and has coordinated social media for companies like CNET. When she'due south not writing or gaming, she'due south looking for the next great visual novel in the vein of Saya no Uta. You tin follow her on Twitter @MolotovCupcake.