Rebellion has announced a VR entry into
its massively popular Sniper Elite series.
Sniper Elite VR sees you play as an Italian
anti-fascist resistance fighter attempting
to sabotage Nazi U-Boat operations on the
island of Sicily.
This isn’t a static arcade experience
where you shoot waves of Nazis from
a belltower or mountaintop. Instead, it’s
a fully fledged Sniper Elite campaign,
offering 18 missions where you’ll sneak
and blast your way through an array of
Nazi-occupied towns and facilities.
You’ll be able to freely move around
environments, and use an array of
weapons such as pistols, STEN guns and
grenades alongside sniper rifles. Sniper
Elite VR will also include all the mechanics
you’d expect from a Sniper Elite game,
such as stealth, the grisly X-Ray system
and shooting Nazis in the testicles.
The reason I’m particularly intrigued
by Sniper Elite VR is that every VR
implementation of a sniper rifle I’ve seen
yet has been terrible (especially you,
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond).
There’s something about trying to hold
an invisible scope to an eye covered by
a giant plastic box that just doesn’t work,
like eating soup with a fork.NEWS
SNIPER ELITE VR
HTC has released its latest commercial
headset, the Vive Pro 2. The new
headset represents HTC’s push to regain
its position as the premium headset
manufacturer over Valve, with an incredibly
high resolution and an equally lofty price.
The Vive Pro 2’s whopping 5K resolution
offers 2,448 x 2,448 per eye, compared
to just 1,440 x 1,600 per eye for the Valve
Index. According to HTC, the Vive Pro 2’s
display virtually eliminates the screen door
effect that has plagued VR for years, while
also minimising blurring in the periphery of
the user’s vision.
The Vive Pro 2 also increases the
headset’s field of view to 120 degrees,
and includes several other features, such
as a ‘quick adjustable sizing dial’ and ‘3D
Spatial sound’. It also has a price tag to
match, with an RRP of £659 inc VAT for
the headset alone, and £1,299 inc VAT
for a full kit, which includes base stations
and controllers.
Between the affordability of the Oculus
Quest and the innovation of the Valve
Index, HTC has struggled to establish a
unique selling point for its headset. The
Vive Pro 2’s super-high resolution certainly
helps in this regard, although £1,300 is a
big ask when you can get an Oculus Quest
2 for £1,000 less.NEWS
HTC RELEASES
VIVE PRO 2