(Pocket-lint) – HTC is planning to hold a media event in June to potentially launch a new mobile device with a possible AR/VR experience and Viverse integration. Here’s everything you need to know. Granted, details are slim at this point, but bookmark this page as it will be updated with the latest information.
When is HTC’s Viverse event?
HTC posted a teaser on Twitter for an upcoming phone that is set to debut at a launch event on June 28, 2022. There are no further details about the event or the mobile device, except that , as HTC teased at MWC 2022, the phone will have metaverse specs. Pocket-lint will update this guide when more information becomes available.
How to watch HTC’s Viverse event
HTC will likely live stream its Viverse event on YouTube. Video of the event will be embedded at the top of this page once it is officially released.
What to expect from HTC’s Viverse event
In early 2022, HTC announced its answer to Facebook’s metaverse, Viverse, which would allow you to communicate with others via VR chat, hold meetings in Engage, collaborate in Vive Sync, attend holographic VR concerts, and more. Then at MWC 2022, HTC said it was working on a flagship phone that will work with the Metaverse.
HTC is now believed to be teasing the launch of this mobile device, by sharing an invite on Twitter that has a phone-shaped silhouette with a Viverse logo.
Connect to the future
2022.06.28#HTC #VIVERSE #Goodbye#Createmymetaverselife pic.twitter.com/YwiE3B0r9U—HTC (@htc) June 9, 2022
The phone will likely offer an augmented reality and virtual reality experience and some sort of time in HTC Viverse’s open-source metaverse platform. Reports have also speculated that it will have HTC Exodus-like blockchain features. Little is known for certain now, as there haven’t been many leaks to date.
That said, HTC is clearly set to share more about the Viverse and will potentially unveil a device in June.
Written by Maggie Tillman.