Does uh.. Does anyone know what's a good AFFORDABLE VR headset that ISN'T owned by Meta? I'm sure you can guess why I'm asking for an alternative. - ThreadSky

thunderthr.bsky.social • 60 days ago

Does uh..

Does anyone know what's a good AFFORDABLE VR headset that ISN'T owned by Meta?

I'm sure you can guess why I'm asking for an alternative.

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hydroponicgardener.bsky.social•59 days ago

Pico but they don't have good software at all.

zed.gay•59 days ago

Going from Meta to Bytedance isn't gonna be doing much for switching away from a bad company

thunderthr.bsky.social•59 days ago

Picos can't easily be obtained here as it is, so that was never a serious consideration on my end.

zelpour.bsky.social•56 days ago

What did meta do now..

royalcommand.bsky.social•59 days ago

PSVR2 was on sale for $350 with Horizon included. Some retailers still have that price, or at least close to it than the usual MSRP of $600.

thunderthr.bsky.social•59 days ago

PSVR2s are sadly rather expensive here in Canada.

$750 for a new unit, which is absurd.

For context, I just got a PS5 around this past Christmas and that was $200 less.

royalcommand.bsky.social•59 days ago

Dang, you missed out on the same, it was heavily discounted in Canada too

thunderthr.bsky.social•59 days ago

Damn. ;____;

fedthecat.bsky.social•59 days ago

A used index is your best bet. I often see them on ebay or reddit hardware swap for like $400 - $600. At this point they do feel fairly outdated compared to the meta headsets tho

fedthecat.bsky.social•59 days ago

Asus announced they will make headsets this year too but idk what price point they are looking at.

PSVR2 can also be used on PC but certain features on it are locked when used on PC. Idk if anyone has cracked those restrictions yet.

thunderthr.bsky.social•59 days ago

Asus I don't... expect them to go the more affordable route.

PSVR2 would be nice but the locked features and price certainly hurts.

poik.bsky.social•59 days ago

Remember that this is just a headset, and that you need over $100 in lighthouses too.

Really need another serious contender in the market.... My refurbished headset was about the same price as the lighthouses...

fedthecat.bsky.social•59 days ago

I usually see people selling the full setup, light boxes included when I see them on reddit. Ebay people usually sell everything they can separately

poik.bsky.social•59 days ago

Fair. Still steep, but much more doable.

poik.bsky.social•59 days ago

Actually, I found a refurbished headset for about $250. So you're talking the whole system aren't you? That price is down considerably since I last checked.

thunderthr.bsky.social•59 days ago

That would depend, considering it'd have to be something I can get up north here in Canada.

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