As impressive as the first unveiling of HTC's Vive headset and tracking units hardware was, it's worth bearing in mind that that was just the developer version. It has 3D printed motion controls and large, clunky base station trackers, so it's far from finished. Still, both HTC and Valve want it to have plenty of available content when released, so to help developers make already existing projects compatible and to make it possible for them to build bespoke experiences, developer kits are now ready to be sent out and you can register for one.
You will need to be a developer though. Unlike the Oculus Rift DK1 and DK2, which although geared towards developers, was sold to journalists like myself, as well as early adopters who just couldn't wait to try out some of the available experiences before everyone else.
So if you are planning to make a game for the Vive, you can sign up for one of the headsets here.
While you may be one of the lucky few to actually get to play with the new equipment however, the rest of us peons can watch what you're talking about in the developer discussions part of Steam, so all of those enticing games can be paraded infront of our eager eyes during their creation.
What kind of games do you think the new hardware will bring? The tracking stations and motion controls have a lot of potential.
