Information│Galaxy S9將支持2017年Gear VR，無推出2018Gear VR

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今天，三星正式推出了新的S9和S9 Plus智能手機。雖然Gear VR沒有在發布會中提到，但該公司已經確認，Galaxy S9和S9 Plus都將支持2017 Gear VR，但尚未宣布推出新款手機的新機型。

2014年，三星推出了首款Gear VR頭盔，與Note 4兼容。從那以後，該公司不斷更新耳機，以適應新款手機，現在有6種不同的Gear VR模式。

今天，在2018年MWC之前的巴塞羅那，該公司展示了他們的新Galaxy S9和S9 Plus手機。在宣布的過程中，該公司重點關注了智能手機的攝像頭，指出了一種新的超慢功能，雙光圈，以及一些光增強現實，比如能夠實時地通過攝像頭翻譯列印出來的文字。這款手機將於3月16日上市。

在發布會期間，虛擬現實幾乎沒有被提及，但在主題演講之後，三星的代表們確認，新款手機將支持最新的2017 Gear VR頭盔。但是，2018年款不會在S9和S9 Plus的同期推出。

這並不奇怪，因為新款手機的尺寸與去年的S8手機非常相似，2017年Gear VR已經包含USB-C適配器，這意味著它可以直接插入S9手機。

如果三星計劃在2018年發布升級版的Gear VR，我們預計它將在今年晚些時候發布，可能是在Note 9發布期間。

此前，三星還曾暗示自己將研發一款獨立的頭顯，這款耳機將配備所有內置的智能手機，而不是依靠手機。與其他公司目前推出的獨立虛擬現實頭顯一樣，三星可能正在朝著這個方向轉變。

Samsung officially launched its new S9 and S9 Plus smartphones today. Though Gear VR wasn』t mentioned during the reveal, the company has confirmed to Road to VR that both the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus will support the 2017 Gear VR, however a new model for the launch of the phones was not announced.

Samsung launched its first Gear VR headset way back in 2014, compatible with the Note 4. Since then, the company has continuously refreshed the headset to fit newer phones, now with six different Gear VR models.

Today in Barcelona, ahead of MWC 2018, the company revealed their new Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus phones. During the announcing, the company focused heavily on the smartphone』s camera, pointing out a new super slow-mo feature, dual aperture, and some light augmented reality such as being able to translate printed words through the camera in real-time. The phones are due to be available on March 16th.

Virtual reality went nearly unmentioned during the reveal, but following the keynote, Samsung representatives confirmed to Road to VR that the new phones would support the latest 2017 Gear VR headset. However, a 2018 model won』t be launched alongside the S9 and S9 Plus.

That』s not surprising, considering the new phones are very similar in size to last year』s S8 phones, and the 2017 Gear VR already includes a USB-C adapter, meaning it can plug into the S9 phones with no problem.

If Samsung plans to release an updated version of Gear VR for 2018, we』d expect it to come later in the year, likely during the reveal of the Note 9.

Samsung has also previously hinted at work on its own standalone headset, which would come with everything built in rather than rely on a docked smartphone. As with other company』s now launched standalone VR headsets, Samsung may be shifting its focus in that direction.

【本文由haloVR發布，2018年02月26日】

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