The HTC Vive Wireless Adapter is now on sale for $300… or $360 if you own a Vive Pro

The Vive Wireless Adapter has just launched. This long-awaited accessory is now finally on the market for a $300 price tag, and is compatible with both the original Vive headset and the Vive Pro - albeit only via a ‘compatibility pack’ (sold separately, of course) for the latter. Nvidia may have just added VirtualLink support to the RTX 20-series graphics cards to somewhat solve the issue of breakout boxes and annoying tethers, but Vive remains intent on removing the need for a cable altogether. That’s led to the eventual release of the company’s Vive Wireless Adapter, which removes any physical connection between you and your PC while you jump around in VR. The tech itself requires one free PCIe slot for the WiGig card - I’m afraid that means mini-ITX builds won’t be able to ditch wires anytime soon - and this add-in card allows your PC and Vive headset to communicate through the 60Hz frequency. This, alongside the use of the DisplayLink XR codec, results in less than 7ms latency, which is pretty crucial if you don’t want your mind to become disconnected from your body, and works up to six metres away from the PCIe cards sensor.