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HTC details plans to roll out Vive virtual reality headset to retailers in June

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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HTC announced details of how it will roll out the HTC Vive virtual reality headset to retailers.

HTC said that the new VR product — which lets you immerse yourself in a virtual environment — will debut in Microsoft Stores and GameStop locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. That information will no doubt spread fast as the Vive is in short supply, and HTC said it was behind in shipping initial preorders to people who already ordered it direct via HTC’s web site. Strategy Analytics estimates that VR headset revenues will reach $895 million in 2016, with 77 percent of that generated by the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Sony PlayStation VR.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.