Which company did Valve cooperate with in the creation of the Vive?

The story behind the answer

HTC is correct because Valve partnered with HTC to build the Vive hardware, launching in 2016. Valve contributed its SteamVR platform and Lighthouse tracking system, while HTC manufactured the headset and controllers. This collaboration delivered “room‑scale” VR—letting users walk around a space—setting the Vive apart early on.

Remember it this way: Valve + HTC = Vive; Facebook (Meta) + Oculus = Rift. Google focused on mobile VR (Cardboard/Daydream), and Razer backed OSVR, an open-source effort. The Vive’s precise base-station tracking became a hallmark of high-end PC VR, cementing the Valve–HTC partnership in VR history.