The surface of the grip handle is designed more curved to perfectly fit your hand and the center of gravity of it has been optimized to give a balanced feeling of weight when grasped. Now, with the new design of battery, users will be able to be fully immersed in the virtual world without worrying about being interrupted or taking time to recharge the battery in the middle of gaming.īesides, the design of the grip handle and of the ring of the controllers has been optimized to be fully integrated with the palm. These are the main reasons for the development of a replaceable and rechargeable battery.” said Kevin Henderson, NA and EU Head of Operations and company spokesperson at Pimax VR. In this situation, they have to always remember to charge the battery. “Many of our users have complained to us that while being immersed in VR, they often find the controllers suddenly dead and then they have to go back to the real world to recharge the controllers. Compared with the prototype released in January this year, the new controller now features a 900mAh lithium battery that is replaceable and rechargeable. To realize the goal, Pimax has dedicated a great deal of time and resources to ensure the new Sword Series controllers set new standards in battery, comfort and ergonomics. Armed with Pimax Sword and Sword Sense, users will feel like a true hero while wielding the blade in sword fights and be able to get interactive and immersive motion controls in virtual reality. We sincerely apologize on behalf of Pimax to Backers who got an email from Customer Service that had some mischaracterizations about the project and was inadvertently released before all the information was included.The name of “Sword” refers to “the sword of virtual reality”, and the idea is that the Pimax new controller resembles the hilt of a sword that connects the VR enthusiasts with a more immersive virtual world. Please file a ticket with our Customer Service Team to request the index controller upgrade option. Those we do not receive a request from and still have an outstanding order for Sword controllers will receive the trackpad edition.įor those who do not want to receive the trackpad edition or a refund you can also choose to add $179 and receive a pair of Index Controllers. All requests for refunds must be made before November 30th, 2021. In the title please use “ Sword Refund for backer number xxx” (replace xxx with your backer number). Those who want refunds please create a service ticket using this link: Submit a ticket : Pimax Support We understand some of you may be disappointed with this decision and we sincerely apologize to those of you interested in a joystick version.Īs a result, we are again offering refunds to those who request it. If there are more developments we will be sure to let the community know.Īs we could not confirm with the exact time frame when will be the Sword Sense can be fully developed (as this required development support from Pimax & Steam) we have decided to only release the trackpad version. If we are successful in developing a fully functional Sword Sense Controller our backers will be given a special discount to purchase this version. We have not abandoned the Sword Sense project entirely and if there is an opportunity to complete it with additional third-party support, we will give the software and drivers another go. For the same reason, the “B” button, which was also included in the Sword Sense version, will not be released at this time. To overcome this issue, we require SteamVR to expose more interfaces for third-party hardware, which takes time. The major reason is that there are certain compatibility difficulties when the sword controller sends commands to SteamVR. The finger tracking sensors are indeed present in Sword controllers, but third-party Capsense, Joystick nor extra “B” button were not properly supported by SteamVR today, which is why HTC kept the previous design when they launched the second edition Wands (Touchpad design, without any Joystick, Capsense feature or an additional button). We failed to achieve the required level of capability and precision despite repeated attempts to enhance the finger tracking nor joystick capability for Sword Controller.
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