Here’s Where You Can Try Out the HTC Vive in the UK

The HTC Vive is set to go to retail in May, but a number of UK stores are allowing customers to try out the virtual reality headset at demo booths before this date.

Starting last week, five UK retailers began holding hands-on demonstrations of the Vive, along with staging pre-orders of the new tech. Each of these “demonstration stations” will be fully open to the public.

Here are the addresses for each of the stores currently staging the demos:

Currys PC World Leeds (Birstall)

West Yorkshire Retail Park

Holdening Way Birstall

Leeds

WF17 9AE

Currys PC World Reading Gate

Unit 5, Reading Gate Retail Park

Reading

RG2 0QG

Currys PC World Tottenham Court Road

145 – 149 Tottenham Court Road

London

W1T 7NE

Overclockers UK

5 Lymedale Cross

Lower Milehouse Lane

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Staffs

ST5 9BT

Scan Computers International Ltd

25-28 Enterprise Park,

Middlebrook,

Horwich,

Bolton

Peter Frolund, HTC’s VP for VR in Europe, said of the demonstrations: “Through our partnerships with the UK’s leading consumer electronic retailers, we’re thrilled to offer the public additional avenues to experience and pre-order Vive at in-store locations nationwide. What truly brings Vive to life is trying it first hand, and we can’t wait to bring this opportunity to as many consumers as possible”.

The HTC Vive will be available to purchase in May 2016, with it being priced at £689. The headset has been developed as part of a collaboration between HTC and Valve, the video game company responsible for the creation of titles such as the Half-Life and Left 4 Dead series, along with the Steam digital distribution platform. The Vive’s operating system will be a customized version of this service.

 

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