Any one try this game? Came out the 16th. Has a few reviews on steam overall 97% (70 reviews) but it’s $40. Might wait for a sale

I’ve been experiencing this bug with almost every PCVR game now. I’ve recently bought a new RX 7700 xt, and PCVR works like a charm with virtual desktop. One little problem tho: every 3-5 minutes, FPS drops like crazy and latency and networking spikes up a lot, for about 5 seconds, then it goes back to normal. Every game works fine even with ultra settings at both 90 or 72 fps. Note that I’m currently using a quest 2 with medium preset and max bitrate.

Anyone knows a fix for this? Might be AMD? (Driver ver: 24.12.1)

edit: tried with any kind of bitrate lower than max value (yes, even 10) and it didn't change a thing. Even tried dynamic bitrate and still nothing.
Lowering the bitrate seems to have fixed the issue only on VTOL vr tho, and i might know why: to resolve another kind of stuttering problem I was experiencing, I've changed the startup option of the game to make it run on OpenXR, and it runs perfectly fine since then, even with 150 bitrate.

Hope someone helps me with this!

Dear community,

this is Sebastian from MRTV. At CES I had the chance to try the new XEO Big 4k MicroOLED PCVR headset. You can watch my first impressions here: https://youtu.be/xfFxvhqjGQ8?si=bk-sl_P8ge5goddW

But you can also just read my write up:

At CES 2025, surprises were in no short supply, but few were as unexpected and impressive as the XEO Big and its companion, the XEO Pod. A completely unknown name before the event, at least for me, XEO stunned attendees with its innovative approach to home VR and cinematic experiences. Here's why the XEO Big and XEO Pod could be quite an innovation in home entertainment and even for PCVR enthusiasts that love immersive sound experiences.

XEO Big: A MicroOLED Powerhouse for PCVR

The XEO Big is a wired PCVR headset featuring 4K microOLED displays and inside-out tracking, eliminating the need for external base stations. Slated for release in Q3 2025, it carries a hefty price tag of around $2,000 USD. For the serious enthusiast or professional, though, it might just be worth every penny.

Compact and Lightweight Design

Weighing in at just 189 grams, the XEO Big is incredibly light—remarkably so compared to most high-end VR headsets. Its microOLED panels, supplied by Sony, deliver stunning visuals with deep blacks, vibrant colors, and a resolution that rivals some of the best displays we've seen.

Features That Impress

The headset comes packed with features like eye tracking and automatic IPD adjustment, ensuring both comfort and precision. Its inside-out tracking removes the need for external base stations, making it a plug-and-play solution for those without permanent VR setups.

Visuals That Shine

The XEO Big’s picture quality is fantastic. Its pancake lenses do a solid job, though they do introduce some glare, putting them a notch below the Meganex Superlight 8K’s optics. With a 100-degree horizontal and vertical field of view, the visuals are immersive and particularly suited for cinematic VR experiences. This makes it a strong contender for those who want to enjoy movies or entertainment in VR.

Comfort and Build

Though the headstrap on the demo unit wasn’t finalized, the headset’s featherweight design made it comfortable to wear during our short hands-on session. With refinements expected before launch, the XEO Big could be one of the most comfortable headsets in its class.

XEO Pod: Your Dolby Atmos Cinema in a Pod

If the XEO Big is impressive, the XEO Pod will really make your jaw drop. And for me that actually happened when I got the demo. More than just a seat, this $10,000+ Dolby Atmos-equipped pod aims to recreate a high-end cinema experience in your living room—or any corner of your home.

The Experience

The XEO Pod is a self-contained seating system with 20 speakers built in. Paired with the XEO Big, the pod transforms into a personal cinema, offering an enormous virtual screen and an unmatched surround sound experience. During the demo, I was stunned by the Pod’s audio performance. It genuinely felt like sitting in a premium theater, with audio precision and spatial immersion that had me questioning if I ever needed to go to a physical cinema again.

Space-Saving Genius

For those dreaming of a home cinema but lacking the space, the XEO Pod presents a brilliant alternative. Its compact footprint makes it possible to place it in a small room or corner, where it can deliver an audiovisual experience that rivals dedicated home theater setups.

The Verdict

The XEO Big and XEO Pod represent a bold new direction for home entertainment. Together, they offer a compelling combination of cutting-edge VR visuals and an unprecedented sound experience. While the price tags—$2,000 for the XEO Big and over $10,000 for the XEO Pod—put them firmly in the luxury category, their innovative designs and capabilities make them potential game-changers.

For consumers with the budget, the XEO Big and Pod could be the perfect solution for creating an incredible private cinema without requiring a dedicated room. For businesses targeting entertainment or premium VR experiences, the XEO combo offers intriguing possibilities.

We’ll be keeping a close eye on XEO as they prepare to launch later this year. If CES 2025 is any indication, this company could be one to watch in the high-end VR and entertainment space.

Hope you enjoyed this write up! Bye, Sebastian

I want to stand up for VR porn here. I often come across predominantly negative opinions about it, which I can partially understand. However, this criticism usually stems from problematic usage – for example, when VR porn is consumed excessively and without reflection. For this reason, I find the discussion one-sided and overly pessimistic.

When used consciously and purposefully, VR porn offers a completely different experience – this is exactly what I’m experiencing right now. The key is to minimize consumption and use it intentionally, almost like a form of "microdosing."

After a phase of following the NoFap approach, I consciously decided to focus on semen retention. I’m convinced that this is a more natural and healthier way of living. However, I won’t go deeper into NoFap here, as that would be a topic of its own. Within this framework, I allow myself conscious ejaculation cycles of 14 to 30 days. This way, I benefit both from the advantages of abstinence and the positive effects of a real orgasm. This balance works well for me because I consciously manage my consumption. One of my goals is to reprogram my brain for realistic sex. This also means avoiding conventional 2D porn – partly because it often focuses on the voyeur's perspective, and partly because its negative effects are well-documented.

This is where VR porn comes in: The immersive effect, especially in combination with a Fleshlight, is a real game-changer for me. I’m convinced that it enables a healthy sexual life – even without a partner. Of course, real human interaction is ideal. But if you’re currently not in a relationship and prefer to avoid casual sex or escorts, VR porn is a reasonable alternative. It’s also more affordable in the long run.

What’s special about it is that the brain barely distinguishes between the virtual experience and reality. This seemingly real experience helps to recondition the brain for genuine sexual encounters. Since I started using VR porn this way, I’ve felt better. My brain interprets it as a real experience – and that’s always been important to me. Ultimately, this is what many people are looking for when they invest in pocket pussy, anyway. 😄

I will continue to pursue this approach and observe how it affects me in the long term. For now, it’s working very well for me.

I saw Marvel Snap and TikTok are both down. Since Pico is also made by ByteDance are any US users experiencing any difficulty today? Hadn't even thought of this in the context of the ban.

Situation as such is my pc is upstairs and is connected to the router wirelesly which is downstairs - connection etc. etc. is fine.

I've just changed my pc into a mobile hotspot and installed virtual desktop - it's incredible. However, it does keep hitching here and there for a second or two, I've followed suggestions and tweaked settings and it would appear that where people keep falling down is the router. I'm guessing a dedicated router would be better than hitching a ride on my poor pc directly.

Is there anything (preferably not bank-breaking) I can buy that I can plug into my room that would help? I'm seeing stuff about WiFi 6 and all that and I'm not overly technical.

Win 11, RTX4080 super, 32gig ram, Ryzen 7800X3D

I just got a Quest 3 and a new PC with a Ryzen 9700x. Now I just need to buy a GPU.

Right now both 4070 super and 7900 gre fit my budget, with the 7900 gre being 7% more expensive then 4070 super where I live.

Which one would be best for PCVR?

Is it worth picking the 7900 gre for the extra ram (16gb vs 12gb)?

Hi all, I've been wanting to get a VR headset for a while now but it's looking like a very difficult choice based on the availability on the different ones.

First off, I got a PS5 so the PSVR2 seemed the clear choice, with No Man's Sky and Skyrim being on my mind. Then I learned that Skyrim isn't compatible with the PSVR2, only the PSVR1 which would seem like a waste to get now.

Then I learned about this insanely fun looking game which isn't available on PSVR at all: Blade and Sorcery. This suddenly became the game I wanna play the most. Meaning I would have to get a headset and not be able to use any PS games with it. There really aren't that many that I currently feel I'd be missing out on, basically only No Man's Sky since I can't play Skyrim.

Note: I have a PC but it's over 10 years old. It was good for its time but I only keep it to play WOW classic for the nostalgia. I did manage to play Diablo 4 on it when it came out. No idea of its useful or relevant here as I still know very little of VR gaming. From what I've come to understand, some require a PC while others don't, please correct me if I'm wrong.

Can you please provide your recommendations based on the above information? I do not need the sickest and latest technology.

Many thanks and happy Sunday to you all!

So I've been trying to set up PC VR for a while now and I've tried so many different fixes, apps, and settings and none have seemed to work I'm here to ask for advice please

I have a NVIDIA 1660 Super and a Intel i5 10400

both cost the same price at about 300 euro. i mainly intend on doing standalone so thats a large factor for me and from what ive heard on the pico 4 it isnt great. the pico 4 does have better lenses so idk. i would get the quest 3 but it costs like 200 more. which headset do i get?

I know that Asus is working on an ROG headset that runs on HorizonOS. What other companies are making similar ones? and when are they set to come out?

Hi all, just a silly question that I'm hoping someone can help me with please. I only just found out about Arken Age and thought it looked fantastic, after reading some very positive reviews and wanting to support VR devs I thought I'd grab it. I've played through the tutorial so far and am very impressed!

However I just wanted to ask about the water. It seems from the tutorial that water is going to be a fairly prominent theme in the game. My issue is that I have a ridiculous phobia of being in water - yes, even in VR - and this can be quite off-putting for me. In the tutorial, I hardened up and dove in when I realised I absolutely needed to, then had a mini heart attack when I spotted the fellas swimming around there (until I figured they were friendly). By the end, I was on edge and anxiety levels were up, but I managed to swim around a bit to collect the hidden items, and actually was able to appreciate the atmosphere.

Without too many spoilers, I just need to know for my own sanity if there will ever be any threats underwater - and whether these threats will be obvious before I jump in, or if they might be hidden until I'm already under. If I have a Half-Life Ichthyosaur moment in VR I may just drop dead. Feel free to roast me, I know it's silly, but if I at least know what I'm in for I can mentally prepare myself. For the record, I had to refund Subnautica because I had an actual panic attack, haha. Cheers!

Hello! I have been looking at new headset's for VR for a bit now, and I do like the Valve Index. I would get one used (~$600-$1k on FB Marketplace). Not sure why, but the Index calls my name. The problem I'm having is; is it worth it? I know its an older headset, but at the same time, it's still holding its own quite well in todays age in my opinion. Many of people on Marketplace are also selling "combo's", where it has the whole index kit and 3 vive trackers for around the price of the index new, (hence the 1k mark). I am definitely interested in FBT as well.

$1k is the most I would spend on my whole vr setup (not including the PC), so full-body trackers and headset. I also have glasses that I need to be able to see, I'm not sure if thats super important but the more info the better.

-What I'm looking for in a headset / playing VR

I love VR, and now that I have a computer and money to get one of my own thats better than my messed up rift I want to upgrade. I'm just trying to find the best bang for my buck. I would play definitely a lot, basically whenever I have free time which is a lot. I'd play a fair amount of VRChat, but also I would expand my library to even more VR Games. Yes, VRChat is fun asf imo, but $1k on just one game isnt worth it lol. I would spend a lot of time in VR playing a variety of games, such as Blade and Sorcery, Minecraft, Beatsaber, Skyrim, Half-Life Alyx, Pavlov, Bonelab, and whatever other games catch my eye that I like. I wouldn't use a standalone headset, so if I got a Quest 2 it would be hooked up to my PC 24/7 basically.

-PC Specs and Room Dimensions

R5 5500, RTX 3060 12GB, 32GB RAM @ 3600 MT/s, 1.5Tb SSD (512GB NVME, 1TB SATA, will definitely upgrade size and move from sata dw)

Currently I do not have a lot of space, but I have enough for my Rift CV1, and I plan on moving soon and my new room will be much bigger.

Usable space: ~4ft x ~5ft or ~1.21m x ~1.52m, will be the same size or bigger when I move.

-Other Options I have considered

Quest 2 ~$120 - ~$150. Cheaper than the index, but I would be playing for a while and I'm not a huge fan of Oculus.

HTC Vive ~$200. Its an option, I just don't have any experience with the Vive and nor does anyone I know, so I don't know or really trust it.

SlimeVR Trackers (specifically the 7 + 3) $379. Only con's for me is how long it'll take to get here, and from what I've been told is that the setup process is a bit of a learning curve.

Any and all advice is welcome, this is one of my bigger investments into myself and I'm not a big fan of spending a lot of money at once. Thank you all for your assistance and advice in advance!

I bought desktop app on meta and I also have steam vr app on my pc, my pc has 4070 ti super and i9 14900k, and when i play any game, it feels choppy and nowhere near the videos and clips i see of the game i play. anyone know what im doing wrong

This is pretty random, but I know there have been college football games this season that have been shown in VR, so I was wondering if anyone has heard anything about the championship game?

I wanted to ask if the pico headsets are still operational. The TT ban was, in bill language, bytedance, tiktok, and all subsidiaries. The ban just took effect and lemon8 and cap cut are both down as they are owned by bytedance. Is anyone having issues with pico?

Fairly recently I spent a bit of time with Shiftall at CES this year, both on the stage floor, and in private. In this time, I was able to measure the FOV of the device with both WIMFOV and Risa2000 HMDQ. I'll link these below, but first, I'll give a quick overview of my experience with the device.

Comfort:
This is typically my top priority in a VR HMD, odd to say I know, but I spend a lot of time in VR, and comfort is a top priority. As far as weight goes, the Superlight 8K does just fine in this regard. However, the strap isn't very comfortable, and puts a certain amount of pressure on the forehead. It also produces a small amount of heat, which, while it didn't bother me, is noticeable and could be problematic for some. The facial interface as well is not very comfortable, and slips around in ways I don't really like. The lack of a top strap, as well, is noticeable and in my opinion a definite requirement.

Displays:
These displays are great. I've seen them in a lot of headsets up to this point, and they remain incredible every time I try them. They were originally 5000 nits, but with a recent upgrade from BOE, they're now 6000 nits. Whether this upgrade will make it into the release model Superlight, I don't know. For some reason, Risa2000 HMDQ reported the headset at 2560x2560 per eye, like the old MeganeX/Superlight, but I don't know why. The panels themselves definitely were far higher resolution.

Optics:
These aren't perfect, but they're pretty decent in my opinion. My biggest issues with them are that there's a small, but noticeable amount of Pupil Swim (Geometric Distortion, changing depending on pupil location) in-headset. There's no easy way to fix this, unfortunately, aside from using different optics, or dynamically correcting it with Eye Tracking. There was also a bit of general geometric distortion, even looking straight ahead, but that's fixable in software. As for positives, there was very little glare, and the stereo overlap on this headset is incredible. Using WIMFOV, I measured it at 98.32%. On the flipside of that tradeoff, FOV is quite small, although not unusably so. With the lenses mashed against my brow, I measured 92 degrees horizontally, and 88 degrees vertically. Thrillseeker, who was with me at the time, measured at 95 degrees horizontally and 90 degrees vertically, which Risa2000 HMDQ indicates is the maximum rendered FOV on the device.

Tracking:
It's lighthouse tracking, and functions as expected. No surprises here.

TLDR: I like this headset, it's not without its flaws, and I'm totally open to any questions about the headset.

Anyway! Here are some measurements.

andreasaronsson.com/!apps/wimfov/?id=76087937 - WIMFOV
MeganeX Superlight 8K - Risa2000 HMDQ - Pastebin.com - Risa2000 HMDQ

Technically you’re supposed to use PrismPulse mode with a HMD, and use the hotspot mode with your phone

Now given it’s all just WiFi, I can just connect my phone to PrismPulse mode

Obv nothing explodes, but wondering if there’s any downsides that made PrismXR market it for HMD and not general usage?

Cpu:Ryzen 5 3600(going to upgrade to a Ryzen 7 5700x3d soon)

Gpu:MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G OC

Memory:16gbs ddr4(2x8gb)

Motherboard:ASRock A320M/ac

I got this last year to play DCS. Not knowing a lot about the tech but figured I could pick it up along the way. Problem is it's a moving target Can't get it smooth and fluid like the videos I see despite my best effort. It was doing okay for a few weeks and ran the update last week now it judders so bad I get motion sickness on the VR desktop. Varjo just sends links to their help library and if I could even find someone to pay to help they aren't out there. Feels like I'm the only one...

My first impression is that they are bigger than I expected. Not super big but definitely a chunky pair of sunglasses on closer inspection.

Comfort is better than everything though. It pretty much feels like glasses. a little thicker but still normal plastic glasses. Edit: It's heavier than glasses. I was laying down before so it wasn't noticeable.

Sometimes I forget that I'm wearing them even when there's a game on the screen. Not much different from dozing off in front of your TV I guess.

I only played it with the PS5.

The scale is about 90% the same size as PSVR2 theater mode before it starts clipping borders.

Laying in bed it looks like about 100" screen on the ceiling.

About on par with using a projector. But sharper than the cheap ones I've used and no brighter. Too bright I had to turn it down.

Other thing I noticed when I first opened the box was where you have to plug in the charger. You dont! There's no battery it runs off USB power.

It's very sharp. There's no blurry edges so we can stop talking about that. Didn't really take much adjustment for me. Mainly the screen size to get it right on the borderline of clipping when you pin it in place.

I let it clip a little so everything is bigger I mean you just need to glance up or down to see stuff that's clipping.

The only thing I've seen on par with this is the Vision Pro. I need to test different types of content because for gaming the difference in clarity is not obvious.

So on my quest 3 controller i have an issue where when i try to move a lot of the time it will either not move or move me a very tiny amount. so i was wondering if it was a setting i may have checked by mistake or an issue with the controller.

Hi, a simple question/tell me your story:

Was it worth getting the 4090 for VR? Did you play PCVR before your 4090 and could compare it? Do you play UEVR? how many FPS do you get? do you achieve 72/90 fps without ASW? If not, how close are the numbers? Would a 5090 with 25-30% performance lift you over 72/90 fps?

I've seen videos of Cp2077 with 25- 35fps (without dlss, but RT(?)) in flat! (4090/5090) so how do you manage to play that in VR?

Is RT / DLSS usable in VR?

actually i own a Q3 and a pc with 12700k & 3080 10GB, I never tried uevr because lol, I can't run alyx,behemoth etc on high/ultra so yeah.

the 5080 has "only" 16GB (i fear i end up in 2 years with to less Vram like now) and reaches 50-65TFlops , so less then the 80Tflops from the 4090.

the con with the 5090 beside the price (bye kidney lol), is id have to rebuild my entire pc, because i only have a 850watt psu, ddr4 etc.

So instead of ~1300€ for the 5080 i have to spend nearly 3.5k 9800x3d+5090... 🤔

is it worth?

thanks

Hi there,

I understand that this headset is mostly for those in specialized businesses or have very specific use-cases, but I have seen that some people also have this for PC VR.

Does anyone know if this particular headset is even worth it for PC VR? I've read that there's various crashes with the software, crashes with the PC, and also general stability/troubleshooting issues that doesn't seem to make it worth it for your average consumer.

Does anyone have any updated information on the state of this, or whether people think it's worth it for PC VR and gaming only?

Thanks.

Need some vr buddies gamertag is OGNDeadSoldier im 22 male and chill

Hey. I'm looking for a pair of mixed reality/vr glasses that is able to do physical interactions with my hands / miniature controllers. Would enjoy being able to draw and take notes with a slim body system. Not sure if this is available yet but I'm interested in the idea of it.

Looking for something with a profile of regular glasses, with some extra chonk.

I want pcvr and i would like to replace The controllers with The valve knuckles