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13px; margin-left: 10px;" href="/show/15645/htc-valve-bundle-half-life-alyx-with-headsets#comments">17 comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="home_theater"> <p>Being, perhaps, the most anticipated virtual reality game to date, Valve’s Half-Life: Alyx is expected to greatly increase interests towards VR gaming and VR hardware. In a bid to attract attention to their latest hardware, HTC and Valve are both bundling the game with some versions of their headsets. For a limited time (while supplies last, to be more specific), HTC’s Vive Cosmos Elite bundle for $899/€999 will come with a free digital copy of Valve’s Half-Life: Alyx. Meanwhile, Valve itself will bundle the title with its Index VR headset (which costs $499, or $749 with controllers, or $999 with controllers and additional base stations), or almost any of its additional components, according to The Verge. Valve’s Half-Life: Alyx is a game that exclusively works with...</p> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="breadcrumb_area hide_resp2"> <nav class="breadcrumb"> <ul> <li><a href="/">Home</a><span>></span></li> <li><a href="#">HTC</a></li> </ul> <div class="clear"></div> </nav> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="cont_box1"> <div class="cont_box1_pic pie"> <a href="/show/15541/htc-expands-vive-cosmos-vr-family-elite-xr-play" class="crop160"><img src="https://images.anandtech.com/doci/15541/VIVE-Cosmos-Series-PR_carousel.jpg" alt=""></a> </div> <div class="cont_box1_txt"> <h2><a href="/show/15541/htc-expands-vive-cosmos-vr-family-elite-xr-play">HTC Expands Vive Cosmos VR Family Offerings</a></h2> <p>When HTC introduced its Vive Cosmos VR headset with modular front panel last year, it was pretty much evident that the company will use this capability to address specific...</p> <a href="/show/15541/htc-expands-vive-cosmos-vr-family-elite-xr-play#comments"><strong>5</strong></a> <span>by <a class='b' href='/Author/191'>Anton Shilov</a> on 2/25/2020</span> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="cont_box1"> <div class="cont_box1_pic pie"> <a href="/show/15397/htc-cuts-price-of-vive-pro-vr-headset-by-200" class="crop160"><img src="https://images.anandtech.com/doci/15397/htc_vive_pro_678_carousel.jpg" alt=""></a> </div> <div class="cont_box1_txt"> <h2><a href="/show/15397/htc-cuts-price-of-vive-pro-vr-headset-by-200">HTC Cuts Price of Vive Pro VR Headset to $599</a></h2> <p>HTC this month has reduced the price of its Vive Pro VR headset by $200, bringing the pricetag of the HMD down to $599. 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