HTC Vive pre order date confirmed

This is the year of virtual reality and by summer 2016, there will be two major headsets on the market.

First will be the Oculus Rift, launching in late March, closely followed by the HTC Vive. The HTC unit has seen some major developments in recent weeks, with a revamped developers model called the Vive Pre debuting at CES in Las Vegas.

Now the company has confirmed that the new headset will be available to pre-order from the 29th of February 2016. That's good news as it suggests no delays to the proposed April release , but we still don't have a solid date when the device will hit the streets.