The announcement of the Apple Vision Pro headset in 2023 brought the buzz over VR and augmented reality (AR)—which overlays digital content onto the real world—to a new level.

With passthrough cameras, eye tracking and higher-res displays, the Vive Focus Vision XR could meet pro needs.

HTC Vive just announced a new VR headset called Focus Vision that includes eye-tracking for visually lossless PC VR.

Apple rolled out updates to all of its major operating systems this week, and the Vision Pro was no exception. With visionOS 2, the company has a chance to show the relative few who bought its spendy headset — and those who might yet — that it’s still committed to the new platform.

In recent quarters, mixed reality (MR) headsets took a leap forward in fidelity, first with the launch of the Quest 3 and later the Vision Pro,” said Jitesh Ubrani, research manager, Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers at IDC.

The $1,000 Vive Focus Vision is aimed at enthusiasts, with a hot-swappable battery, color cameras, and an upcoming 120Hz refresh rate through DisplayPort.

HTC Vive's Focus Vision builds on the Focus 3 with eye tracking, a wide field of view and a slew of other features.

HTC has announced the Vive Focus Vision, a new VR headset that builds on the Vive Focus 3 with features like color passthrough and better PC tethering support. The $999 Focus Vision is available for preorder from now until October 17th on HTC’s website.

The new Vive Focus Vision, which was announced on Wednesday, is a fair bit larger and $1,000 less expensive than that system. The new headset looks to swim in similar waters as Apple’s Vision Pro, Microsoft’s Hololens,