Hands-on: LG’s SteamVR headset is a Vive clone with a high-res, flip-up screen

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What’s in a name? That which we call a Vive, by any other name would smell as sweet.

Okay, it’s not a perfect metaphor—the HTC Vive probably doesn’t smell particularly great—but you get the idea. Last week at GDC we got the chance to go hands-on with LG’s new SteamVR-powered headset, the first addition to the ecosystem since the HTC Vive’s reveal in 2015. And you know what? It’s remarkably Vive-like.

VR 2.0

I should caution: What we saw is just a prototype, and everything is subject to change before release—details of which were not forthcoming. No price, no date. It’s probably later this year, but who knows? Hell, it doesn’t even have a catchy name yet.

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