HTC's Viveport subscription service opens its doors to Oculus Rift

HTC is expanding its Viveport subscription service to a potentially huge new audience for developers. The service is already supported for the HTC Vive VR headset, merely at present the doors are wide open for Oculus Rift users as well.

From the Vive blog:

Adding support for Oculus Rift doubles the potential audience for all Viveport published titles, and opens Viveport Subscription – the best value in VR – to Oculus Rift consumers. Viveport Subscription allows subscribers to feel up to five titles at a time, starting with a complimentary 14-day trial, and standing after that with one low monthly toll.

According to HTC, developers can start opting their titles in now, assuasive them to evidence as compatible with Oculus Rift headsets. The total consumer launch for Rift support will have place on September 4, at which indicate users of Oculus' headset tin can subscribe to Viveport and take advantage of the five titles per calendar month their allotted.

HTC says that at that place are currently a total of nearly 500 games and apps available through Viveport at present, a number that volition gradually increase over time. All developers have to practice to marking their titles equally compatible with Oculus Rift is head to the "Uniform headsets" section of the developer console and check the box next to Oculus Rift.

If you're intrigued, Viveport costs $viii.99 per calendar month, or $19.99 if y'all opt to pay for three months at a time. Sic and 12-month plans are also available for $39.99 and $79.99, respectively.

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