We’ve always known that the HTC Vive’s three free pack-in games – Job Simulator, Fantastic Contraption, and Tilt Brush – would only be available for a limited time. But we expected that, once that time arrived, the Vive would simply be sold as a standalone headset with no free games whatsoever.
That doesn’t seem to be the case, however, as HTC announced over the weekend that it would be changing what’s in the free game bundle, rather than removing it entirely.
Previously, the bundle contained:
Now, the bundle has the following:
All three games are delivered as Steam codes. Once again, HTC says that this is a “promotional bundle available in limited quantities”, so it sounds like the pack will be refreshed with new titles again once those keys run out.
The HTC Vive itself can be purchased through HTC for US$799.
