New VR Headsets in 2021
The original Vive Pro was released in 2018 and is still one of the best PC VR headsets on the market. The Vive Pro 2 will bring an upgrade to 5K resolution, 120° horizontal field of view, 120Hz refresh rate, high quality sound & ergonomics, and more features that will keep it on most best headsets lists.
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HTC Vive Pro 2
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Though not a consumer VR headset this is an impressive bit of hardware that takes everything from the Vive Pro 2 and adds 3D spatial audio, improved comfort, and active cooling to improve performance and extend your VR sessions.
Vive Focus 3
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Confirmed as being in the works by a Senior VP at Sony, the next version of Playstation VR has a lot of speculation on what it could have when released in late 2021. A new controller was confirmed, but we expect 4K resolution and haptic controllers along with moving all of the graphics processing out of the headset and onto the Playstation 5.
Playstation VR 2
These two headsets show what other head mounted VR and AR should aspire. Built-in face and eye tracking, hand tracking, pass-through camera for mixed reality (XR-3), built-in LIDAR (XR-3), and perhaps the clearest image of any headset on the market. If they decide to remove the required support license they could almost be a contender for consumer VR.
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Varjo VR-3 and XR-3
The 200° field of view and up to 180Hz refresh rates on these Pimax headsets are the highest refresh rate and widest FOV of any VR headset currently available. The materials going into the headset are also meant to last for years without breaking or wearing out, so owning them is meant to be an investment in comfortable experiences and long term use.
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Pimax Vision 5K & 8K
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These headsets come from a Russian VR manufacturer and have specifications that, when released, will have some of the largest resolution on any headset, facial tracking, object tracking within environments, and a few other features potentially no other VR headset could touch as of this writing.
Roscosmos XR-1 &
XR-2 (Sokol-1)
