HTC and Virtual Reality: 1. What Are HTC's Competitive Advantages and Disadvantages in VR in 2017? Advantages
HTC should focus on a combination of hardware, software, and content to provide a full, high-quality virtual reality experience for users. While HTC has advantages in engineering and VR hardware, challenges include a lack of compelling content and not having the same financial resources as competitors like Facebook. The document argues that both quality hardware and software content are needed for VR to succeed, so HTC needs to encourage content development while also strengthening its platform and pursuing strategic partnerships to build out the VR ecosystem.
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HTC and Virtual Reality: 1. What Are HTC's Competitive Advantages and Disadvantages in VR in 2017? Advantages
HTC should focus on a combination of hardware, software, and content to provide a full, high-quality virtual reality experience for users. While HTC has advantages in engineering and VR hardware, challenges include a lack of compelling content and not having the same financial resources as competitors like Facebook. The document argues that both quality hardware and software content are needed for VR to succeed, so HTC needs to encourage content development while also strengthening its platform and pursuing strategic partnerships to build out the VR ecosystem.
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HTC and Virtual Reality
1. What are HTC's competitive advantages and disadvantages in VR in 2017?
Advantages New, lower-priced VIVE Standalone would expand VR beyond the early-adopter heavy gamers and technology enthusiasts Attract new customers to VR, such as the casual user focused on entertainment, education, and social experiences HTC was a pioneer in smartphones and the first mover with Android which gave them an added advantage Partnership with Google in 2017 which gave added advantage HTC’s flat, fast- paced, entrepreneurial culture was an advantage in such a rapidly changing market HTC had an advantage due to its strength in engineering, history of integrating hardware and software, and problem-solving prowess Distinctive features in VIVE HMD like tracking system, chaperone safety system Disadvantages challenges were that competition was heating up, and VR sales, in general, were off to a slow start HTC did not have deep enough pockets to win a war of attrition with Facebook, Sony, and others. The biggest challenge remained how to get AAA content for VR, in general, and VIVE, in particular
2. Should HTC focus primarily on hardware, software platform, content, or a
combination (explain which combination)? Why? HTC should focus on a combination of hardware, software platform and content to give a full on quality experience to its users. HTC is looking forward to building a brand name in the VR segment and not focusing on any of the given aspect maybe be counter productive. Customers are expecting quality content along with the hardware. Finding sufficient VR content was a challenge for consumers. Availability of quality VR content was as important as quality hardware. “In VR, hardware and software are like teeth and lips. You need both to speak.” Exhibit 11 shows that HTC has clear advantage than its competitors in terms of preference of being developed, gaming device and planning exclusive content for. HTC should “encourage developers to forgo the exclusivity check and to develop cross - platform.” HTC encouraged developers to build content for VIVE first so that VIVE would become a reference platform. Companies were already using VIVE for a variety of applications. Breton scouted for new VR content, as well as looking for opportunities to turn existing apps and games, such as Bethesda’s Fallout 4, into VR content. Adding a multiple-device purchasing option and a dedicated customer support line will appeal to enterprises. It differentiates HTC VIVE in yet another way from Oculus Rift, which doesn’t offer business-specific features. HTC also had partnered with a leader in 3D design, Dassault Systems, to enable businesses to apply VR to design, science, manufacturing, marketing, and urban planning. VIVEPORT would allow the company to collect and aggregate enormous usage data, which they could leverage to determine where to invest and further build out the ecosystem. Insight from the data had strategic value that was not to be underestimated. The HTC team also worried that consumers’ poor experience with the less-immersive, low- quality mobile VR could diminish broader interest in VR. Thus, a combination of them must be provided to attain overall quality.