6 things you need to know about microsoft vr glasses

Microsoft unveiled its own VR glasses last Wednesday at a special event. The announcement was brief but made one thing clear: 299 dollars for a virtual reality glasses seem very affordable, considering that Oculus or Vive cost a minimum of about 700 euros.

In this article we discuss the 6 main details you have to know about Microsoft's new virtual reality glasses.

Microsoft VR glasses will be unique

One of the great peculiarities of the new Microsoft glasses is that they will not require any external laser sensor to detect our movements through space. The glasses will have an internal sensor that will do this work by itself, which will lower its costs.

They will not require an overly powerful computer

Although virtual reality requires much more powerful equipment than the HoloLens and their augmented reality, the requirements to operate these glasses would be less than in the case of the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. Although there is no official information about it, all the demonstrations and the attached image show a laptop working with these glasses, so it is intuited that they will not require excessive power.

Share HoloLens controls

During the demonstration, you could see how you could execute commands with your voice and with hand gestures, these are tricks inherited from HoloLens that Microsoft has decided to add in its virtual reality. Apparently not using additional controls.

They are popular with manufacturers

From the beginning, Microsoft's VR glasses will have the support of several major companies that will manufacture their own variants, HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus and Acer.

They will be very cheap

Microsoft is promoting its own virtual reality at a much more affordable price than that of other manufacturers, such as Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. The prices of the glasses are going to start at $ 299, although it is not ruled out that there are more faces with better benefits.

They will be available soon

We will not take too long to see these VR glasses on the market, Microsoft and its partners are planning to launch early next year along with the update they have prepared, Windows 10 Creators Update.