HTC Corp. released a teaser image on the global HTC VIVE official community platform, hinting at the launch of a new product.

This is Vive. It’s the first product to take advantage of Valve’s Steam VR platform from one of its partners — HTC, in this case — and it’s incredible.

Taiwanese phone maker HTC and Bellevue, Washington-based game developer Valve on Sunday confirmed that their Vive virtual reality system would cost $799 (£689) when it launches in early April.

Valve’s system, which is expected to hit the market in the fall as HTC ships its Vive headset and other hardware, didn’t make me sick. That’s always a plus when you don’t throw up.

After co-creating the Vive with Valve to push SteamVR before the Half-Life maker eventually went solo with the Valve Index, HTC pushed forward with the Vive Pro in 2018.

The HTC Vive wasn't my first VR love, but it was the most impactful. So why did I abandon it? I can't say for sure, but maybe I can rekindle that interest with some new accessories and upgrades ...

They then went on to say the Vive will become available in 2016 commercially, thus putting it in line with the Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus.

16 HTC ‘Vive’ Dev Headset – March 2014 As of March 2014, this is the current state of the art in Valve and HTC’s Steam VR hardware – the HTC Vive.

Combining the Vive Pro 2 with Valve's Index Controllers is simply the best at-home VR setup. It's not cheap.

A second iteration of the Vive's controllers—this time, ones shaped like actual hands—might be coming sooner than you think.

As happens with every Valve announcement, the shadow of Half-Life is never far behind. Going more specifically, Half-Life 3's shadow is never far behind.

Those boxes were actually transmitters for the Lighthouse virtual reality system, bombarding the room with lasers that would be picked up by tiny sensors placed all around the Valve/HTC Vive ...