Microsoft aims to make VR great in 2017

Posted on Thursday, December 08 2016 @ 14:29 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Microsoft laid out more details about its and its partners' plans for the VR/AR market. Engadget provides some coverage about what the software giant presented at the WinHEC conference in Shenzen, China.
For one, it's finally revealing the official system specifications you'll need to run the $300 Windows 10 VR headsets, which will be built by the likes of Dell, HP and Lenovo. At a minimum, you'll need an Intel Core i5 CPU with Hyperthreading, 8GB of RAM, USB 3.0, HDMI or DisplayPort connections that support at least 2,880 by 1,440 resolutions at 90 Hz, and an Intel HD Graphics 620 chipset or a DirectX 12-compatible graphics card.


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