hardware review
This $45 Headstrap Makes Apple’s $3,500 Headset Much Better
Vision Pro is an incredible headset in many ways, but its most obvious weak point (after the pricetag) is comfort. Apple's obsession with aesthetics made a headset that's striking for those looking at it, but less comfortable than it...
Quest 3S Review – Value That Can’t Be Beat, With the Same Rough Edges as Its...
Quest 3S is here and brings with it an undeniable value considering its price and capabilities. But many longstanding gripes—largely related to Meta's Horizon OS—apply here just the same.
Quest 3S Review Summary
Quest 3S is the best value you can...
Quest 3 Review – A Great Headset Waiting to Reach Its Potential
Following Quest 2 almost three years to the day, Quest 3 is finally here. Meta continues its trend of building some of the best VR hardware out there, but it will be some time yet before the headset's potential...
Bigscreen Beyond – Promising but Incomplete, Just Like This Review
Bigscreen Beyond is the most interesting and promising new dedicated PC VR headset to come out in years, and while there's a lot to like, we're still waiting on a key piece that will make or break the headset.
Bigscreen...
PSVR 2 Review – Sony Takes Several Steps Forward for Consumer VR
More than six years after its VR debut, Sony is ready to bring next-gen VR to PS5 with PSVR 2. Does PlayStation VR 2 make a substantial improvement over its predecessor? And how does it stack up to other...
Quest Pro Review – Impressive Hardware With a Value Proposition That’s Kind of a Mess
Quest Pro is here and brings with it some welcomed hardware improvements but a dubious value proposition that's highly dependent on someone else making the right apps.
There's two ways to look at Quest Pro:
A better and more expensive...
Hands-on: New Reverb G2 Tweaks Make a Solid Headset Even Better
Last month HP announced that it was releasing a new Reverb G2 headset with some tweaks designed to improve field-of-view and controller coverage. We got out hands on the new headset and put it through the paces.
Reverb G2 is...
Varjo Aero Review – A VR Simmer’s Dream
Varjo today announced Aero; while it's the company's most affordable headset yet, its $2,000 price point still limits its to businesses and wealthy enthusiasts. But with stunning clarity its sure going to be a dream headset for VR simmers...
HTC Vive Pro 2 Review – “Pro” Price with Not Quite Pro Performance
Three years after the original Vive Pro, HTC's Vive Pro 2 is here. With a class-leading price, the "Pro" branded headset is clearly positioned to one-up its contemporaries. Unfortunately the headset's performance doesn't quite justify the Pro price. ...
HP Reverb G2 Review – Screen Door No More
HP's newest VR headset, Reverb G2, is finally here. Promising to bring some of the features of Valve's Index to the Windows VR scene, along with class-leading resolution, new controllers and better tracking. Read on to find out if...
PSVR on PS5 Review – Much Faster Loading, Same Old PlayStation VR
With PS5 just days away from launch you may be wondering how PSVR will fare on the new console. We're here to share our experience over the last few weeks of testing PSVR on PS5.
PS5 will bring full support...
Oculus Quest 2 Review – The Best Standalone Headset Gets Better in (Almost) Every Way
When Quest first launched in 2019, we called it the "first great standalone VR headset," owing to it being a truly complete package between hardware, software, and content. And over the course of its life, we saw Quest improve...
Quest 2 Elite Strap & Elite Battery Strap Review
Quest 2 is the first Oculus headset to get official head strap accessories. There's two to choose from: the Elite Strap, which offers a rigid strap with counterweight, and the Elite Battery Strap, which is essentially the same but...
Cosmos Elite & External Tracking Faceplate Review – Better Tracking, Same Core Issue
HTC's Vive Cosmos Elite headset is set to ship on the 18th and we've been testing the unit to bring you a full review. Cosmos Elite is the same base headset as Cosmos, but equipped with a faceplate that...
Vive Cosmos Review – A Decent Headset Up Against Stiff Competition
Vive Cosmos has arrived and takes HTC's consumer headset ambitions in a somewhat different direction. Three and a half years after the launch of the original Vive, Cosmos finds itself in a rather strange competitive landscape where it simultaneously...


















