HP is teasing a followup to its Reverb virtual reality headset made in collaboration with Microsoft and Valve. The announcement coincides with Valve’s release of Half-Life: Alyx, the year’s most anticipated VR game.
We don’t know much about the headset at all just yet all we have to go on is a placeholder page over on HP’s website. On the page, we see a headline for a “Next Gen HP VR Headset,” and a brief description blurb that describes HP’s vision for the device. The URL for the device also references “reverb G2,” which could mean it’s the successor to HP’s Reverb mixed reality headset.
HP says their upcoming gadget will offer a more immersive, comfortable, and compatible experience than current and previous-gen VR gear. HP says it will be the “new standard” in VR, which is a bold claim, however they might just be able to pull it off. Valve’s Index is widely considered one of the first true upgrades in the VR headset market, and if the company truly is lending its expertise to HP, perhaps we’ll see an even bigger jump soon.
Interestingly, HP’s upcoming headset is also listed on Steam as a hardware product. Valve typically only sells its own hardware on the platform with the exception of the HTC Vive, so it’ll be interesting to see the company’s rationale for distributing a competing product.
