HTC’s Vive Pro Eye headset drops to $799 as lower-end model sells out

HTC’s $999 VR headset Vive Pro Eye has been targeted specifically at enterprises since it debuted last year, augmenting the older Vive Pro model with integrated Tobii eye tracking at a premium. Following a similar January price drop on the Vive Pro, HTC today cut the Vive Pro Eye’s MSRP to $799, effectively enabling customers to purchase the deluxe model at the former price of its predecessor.

The price drop comes at a critical but somewhat confusing time for the Vive family. Late last year, HTC released Vive Cosmos, which has grown into a family of $699 and up headsets differentiated by feature-specific faceplates, while the standard Vive Pro was recently dropped to $599 — low enough to help it completely sell out on HTC’s website. After the price drop and sell-out, customers looking for a Pro option had no option but to spend $400 more for Vive Pro Eye, a premium enterprises might find unjustifiable, and regular users still wouldn’t consider paying.