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Valve has let slip details about a new VR headset being developed by LG that will take advantage of Valve's SteamVR positional tracking. A prototype of the HMD is expected to be revealed this week.

Alissa McAloon, Publisher

February 27, 2017

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Newsbrief: Valve has let slip that a new virtual reality headset is coming from consumer electronics giant LG and will take advantage of the SteamVR tracking technology. 

The company said that a prototype of the LG VR headset is set to debut at GDC this week, where LG hopes to get feedback on what it calls a “high fidelity, next generation VR experience” from the game developers in attendance.

SteamVR, previously known as Lighthouse, is Valve’s own royalty-free position tracking technology which currently powers the HTC Vive’s room scale VR efforts. The company opened use of the tracking technology up to all hardware manufacturers late last year, and it seems that LG was one of the 500 companies that has since signed on to work with the tech.

Beyond the new headset’s SteamVR ties, not much is known about LG’s latest foray into the virtual reality marketplace. Valve has said that details on pricing, release dates, and territories will be announced in the future, though more information is bound to emerge when the headset makes its first public appearance later this week. 

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Alissa McAloon

Publisher, GameDeveloper.com

As the Publisher of Game Developer, Alissa McAloon brings a decade of experience in the video game industry and media. When not working in the world of B2B game journalism, Alissa enjoys spending her time in the worlds of immersive sandbox games or dabbling in the occasional TTRPG.

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