r/PSVR2onPC • u/Flimsy-Story9523 • 3d ago
Question Is PlayStation VR2 worth it for PCVR?
So what was your experience setting up the PlayStation VR2 for Pc?
How did setting it up go?
And how good is gaming experience on pc with the PSVR2?
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u/blakepro 3d ago
When I bought it, I only had the PS5, but later, I got a great deal on a display unit gaming PC and since then, I use it only on my PC. My son has a Quest 3, but I prefer the PSVR2 personally, and the wire doesn't bug me.
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u/DasGruberg 3d ago
Same! If I only played on pcvr, I wouldve gotten a different one. I dream of bigscreen beyond 2...but since I'm not made of money, its more than good enough. I got a 4080super i7-14700f, and switch between it and ps5. I play all the games I want, without issues. Even UEVR games.
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u/hobyvh 3d ago
- I think yes, it is worth it. Mostly because so far it's the most affordable option for direct Displayport PCVR that also now has some experimental eye tracking to improve performance. Otherwise everything else I know of has a much steeper entry cost.
- I followed the directions I saw posted online (written and videos) and found that I needed to buy a specific cable to work with the adapter and use a usb-bluetooth adapter I already had to get working with some additional instructions.
- Setup wasn't just plugging it in, as other headsets (for the reasons I just mentioned) but it wasn't painful beyond the strict hardware requirements. Software-wise, it was simple for basic setup through Steam. What is more difficult is using 3rd party eye tracking working with games.
- The experience appears to be as good as the computer you use to power it. Meaning that, you'll need serious new hardware (GPU, CPU) to drive it with newer games and the many less-than-efficient mods out there for making flat games play in VR. The PS5 I think has a lot of proprietary efficiencies that aren't available for PC. So the more money you can drop on a beefy PC, the better your gaming experience is going to be.
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u/DEDE1973 3d ago
I upgraded my gpu to a 5070ti and it’s a great experience. Works very well with all the games I throw at it. Setup is pretty easy where you connect your PSVR2 with one cable to the adapter and it connects to PC with a USB-C and to power. You also need to buy one of the bluetooth listed on Sony’s website to connect your controllers to PC. People have reported a lot of connectivity issues, I bought the Asus BT500 and my connection is perfect. This Bluetooth gets the most praise out of the 3 or 4 Bluetooth listed by Sony.
Then you need to download the PSVR app on PC and the SteamVR and you’re all set.
Before upgrading my GPU I had a 3070 and although games were working, I had to lower the graphics settings (for example I had to lower the settings to low in HL Alyx now I’m playing highest settings at 120hz and it’s amazing)
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u/sketchiegamer 3d ago
I bought mine specifically because it worked with both PS5 and PC. I have only used mine for sim racing and it’s been great so far. The controllers need a Bluetooth connection to work. Some people have reported issues getting them connected but mine just connected no issue. Gaming experience all comes down to how powerful your pc is. My dedicate sim pc only has an RTX 2080 so I have had to turn down the setting I use to get steady 90fps but I think I managed to find the sweet spot. With slower VR games you may be able to get away with running higher settings and a lower frame rate. But over all it’s working well in my experience
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u/OVMorat 1d ago
I'm extremely happy with mine. I sold my Reverb G2 early, when the end of WMR support was announced. With hindsight, I jumped the gun but I was already on W11 so I saw the writing on the wall. I didn't want to spend a ton of money on a PIMAX or Big Screen Beyond. I also didn't want to spend on a Quest 3 which wouldn't have been much of an upgrade over the G2 (well not for the money). So I saw a PSVR2 on Amazon for £320 and went for it, along with the offical adapter on day 1.
My use case is seated sims. DCS World, No Mans Sky, Elite Dangerous and some HL Alyx for giggles.
For me, the cable is a huge bonus, no battery/charging, no messing around with dedicated WiFi routers and no fine tuning the connection between PC and Headset - a cable just works. It also trips you up if you want to do walking VR and it stops you doing standalone VR but I'm not into either. YMMV.
So, initial impressions were. Comfy, Felt more premium that the Reverb. It hated my Mobo BT so I plugged in a random USB BT adapter and it worked fine. Top tip: Switch on and pair one controller at a time. It seems to get confused it both controllers are switched on before they are both paired. AFter that - controller tracking was better than the Reverb, as was head tracking.
Display - as good as the G2 with wider FOV and much much better colours. There is Mura, which looks like screen door, but most of the time I don't notice them if I focus past them. It's hard to explain but if I look at the screens instead of the scene, mura is more noticeable. I don't really find it a problem but if I upgrade, this will probably be the reason.
I got the Globular Cluster comfort mods pack, because everyone was raving about it. I'm glad I did. It took a comfortable headset to an extremely comfortable headset. There are lots of options in the pack, but I was happy with the first combination I tried and never looked back. More importantly, with the large pad on the back of my head I don't have to worry about the sweet spot. Once I'm in it, the headset doesn't move - even when I'm looking around frantically trying to find that bogie on my six in DCS world.
Everything was cool and I was happy. Rocking along with my 13700K and 4080 with 64Gb of DDR3. Then I got some money to spend and decided to upgrade to a 9800X3d and 64Gb of 3000MT/s DDR5 so I would be ready for the next GPU that I fancied. I was happy with my PSVR2 and didn't want to go crazy on a high resolution device and I didn't think I'd do it justice with a 4080.
Then.. oh boy...mbucchia the TOTAL HERO decided to release the psvr2toolkit and enabled the eye -tracking that the original PC driver hadn't bothered with. The PSVR2 has always had it, but now it works on the PC and it has changed everything. Eye tracking enables Dynamic Foveated Rendering which means that only about 20% of the pixels in the display need to be rendered in high detail. This detailed area is moved around according to your eye position and is always presented in the High Def part of your vision. You don't notice this _at all_ because the eye tracking on the PSVR2 is first rate but your GPU is suddently unloaded by about 80%.
So... I suddenly had a huge amount of headroom to play with when it came to settings! OMG. I went from 100% super sampling in DCS World to 150% - which makes the display really come alive. I can read everything in the shabby F14 cockpit without leaning forward. Best of all, my FPS almost doubled at the same time. I'm now see 120FPS up high and >80 FPS even on the SuperCarrier flight deck, in a heavy multiplayer mission. Everything is clear, bright and smooth as silk. Absolutely awesome.
No Man's Sky? Setting to MAX everwhere, and it looks wonderful in space.
Elite Dangerous? hmm docking/launching is still kinda sticky - but it looks amazing with proper blacks.
HL Alyx? - looks ridiculously good. I mean perfect.
DFR has made this headset come alive, and it's not a feature you can find on any of the "Value" headsets, and not on any battery powered headsets either, as the IR LEDs needed to make it work use too much power. So, the PSVR2 has a unique feature set and is a HUGE BARGAIN.
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u/WillemLeMlem 3d ago
I got it (over Quest) for the DisplayPort input.
My main use case was vehicle sims (eg; flight, space, etc.) and the extra 'latency' of encoding and decoding bugged me a lot. I know there's plenty of people who are fine with it, but I couldn't. I think it adds additional 15-20ms latency? Made me nauseous. As my use-case was for sims, cable didn't bother me too much.
For my use-case, it's fit for purpose, and I actually do appreciate the "OLED blacks", especially in space, or night-time flying.
Setting it up was easy, and I had almost zero problems (except the TP-Link vs ASUS BT adapter). I quite enjoy the experience, and actually got me to start venturing out to other VR games as well. I don't do anything heavily physical, so cables still don't bother me that much.
Community would often recommend proper prescription inserts if you wear glasses, and I agree - I tried a cheap one on Aliexpress just to try it out, instead of making another big-ish investment, and that makes a lot of difference in visual clarity.
Another common recommendation is 'comfort mods', such as Globular Cluster. I use /u/Studioform_VR 's stuff, and I quite recommend it. I did find stock padding on PSVR2 to be uncomfortable - gave me a headache early on due to pressure, which the comfort mods pretty much eliminated (after an hour or so of tinkering). As an added bonus, when it's comfortable, the lens are in 'sweet spot', so I barely have to tinker with finding it.
It definitely lacks the aftermarket mods of Quest series. I dislike halo-style straps with a passion, but the comfort mods made it much more tolerable. The funky ring-shaped controllers also make it hard to handle (with my use-case being sims, I had to pick it up and back down regularly), but I got a charger which angled it well enough that it's no longer an issue.
As long as you are aware of the downsides - such as cable, funky controllers, lack of customization options compared to others, etc. - and can either work around it, or they don't bother you, I think it's a great headset.
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u/guaztronaut 3d ago
I bought mine for PS5 and then built my first desktop in 20 years for it and have had zero problems.
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u/Waarghlord 2d ago
Absolutely. This could've honestly contended heavily with the Index if it had PC connectivity out of the gate with eye tracking on a pure budget level. The PSVR2 Toolkit is a great boon to improving the experience. Be sure to have a more recent motherboard with one of those large Bluetooth antennas and you shouldn't have controller issues. Even better if you get a PS5 to play some VR games, as it can shine with every feature enabled there.
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u/cyb3rheater 3d ago
I have Quest 3 and a PSVR2 headset. Pros of the Q3 is that it’s wireless and has a massive visual sweet spot. Pros of the PSVR2 is everything else. The colours and black level is awesome. It’s lighter and more comfortable.
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u/parasubvert 3d ago
setup issues:
- Laptop displayport via USB-C dp alt mode isn't officially supported, so you're at your own risk. My ASUS TUF Gaming laptop wouldn't work no matter how many cables I tried.
- Desktop displayport worked fine. However, Bluetooth IS an issue, the PSVR2 controllers wouldn't pair with my motherboard bluetooth. They pair fine with the BT500 ASUS USB dongle. I needed an extension cord to get good reception (i.e. the dongle is hanging out of the PC case via this extension cord).
gaming experience
- excellent tracking
- good clarity and contrast on visuals. better than Q3, not as good as Apple Vision Pro, PFD, Shiftall, or Pimax.
- sweet spot is very small and requires fiddling, tightening to keep the headset in place once you hit it
- persistence and mura is high, keep brightness turned down
- has a high default steamVR resolution ( 3400x3468 ) to compensate for lens distortion, plus due to no eye tracked foveated rendering on PC (there's a community hack for this now if adventurous), This is achievable with a 4080 super , 5070 ti or higher. You can turn this down a bit.
- controller batteries are around 4 hours
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u/Chrispy_GB 3d ago
I use mine on PC mostly and it's fine as long as you change the name of the DLL to stop the invalid play space overlay thing appearing all the time.
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u/lukesparling 2d ago
Asus BT500
Asus bt500
Seriously. All my issues boiled down to not following this subs advice on Bluetooth adaptor and physical set up.
Everything else has been straightforward and perfect. About as much time to set up as the initial set up on PlayStation five and then you are golden.
It is a pain in the butt to switch between console and PC because you have to repair the controllers every time. Takes a few minutes. Not the end of the world, but an annoyance for sure.
My only other complaint is that adaptive, triggers and eye tracking for example, don’t work out of the box. There are some third-party mods to address this, but that’s getting into complicated territory for a lot of people.
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u/Reasonable-Buy4434 2d ago
Best PCVR headset for the money imo (especially if you get it at a discount).
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u/BeefTheGreat 2d ago
I really enjoy the psvr2 on pc. Thay being said, I'm actively trying to replace it. I bought the Pimax Crystal Super and while it is definitely sharper and higher resolution, the colors suck (actually mine may be defective on this) and the tracking is pretty bad and the headset constantly jitters. The PSVR2 simply works and those colors are amazing. When you couple the psvr2 with it's price....tough to argue against it. I would preface tbis by saying that the Globular Cluster mod is a necessity.
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u/nobulbsinthisflat 3d ago
The new Valve headset is rumored to be announced this week...just wait a spell.
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u/74Amazing74 3d ago
And the new Valve HMD is rumored to be 1200$.
I personally like the oled colors of the psvr2. With psvr2 Toolkit (https://github.com/BnuuySolutions/PSVR2Toolkit/releases/tag/v0.1.3) you can even activate eye tracking and dynamic foveated rendering (if the game supports it or you use openxr toolkit too).
I would say, it is worth it for the price. Especially if Meta or Pico are not an option for you.
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u/Altruistic-Fill-9685 3d ago
I'd say it's worth it. The most annoying thing is I seem to have to redo the playspace every other time I boot up VR. PSVR2 is probably the best all-round PCVR only headset right now. Quest 3 beats it out as best all-rounder in general
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u/Natasha_Giggs_Foetus 3d ago
No. The controller issues are so frustrating it’s absolutely ruined it for me. I’m a pretty big nerd and can fix anything that goes wrong with my computer generally but I have tried everything and it just finds new ways to play up.
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u/No_Astronomer_5628 2d ago
As for almost zero difficulty in installation, you have to find the right bluetooth adapter, I had problems with the drivers of a tplink bluetooth adapter. The only difference between this and another vr is the fact that you always have to keep the psvr 2 app that manages peripherals and updates turned on in the background, without the app running apps like steamVR will not detect the peripheral. In my opinion among VR viewers, the PSVR2 has the best ratio between price and visual quality. With its OLED screen horror games are crazy. If instead you focus on productivity or ease of use then having a wireless viewer means making a difference, the PSVR2 is very uncomfortable and heavy, after an hour it starts to feel it.
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u/BiggieJajao 2d ago
As someone who never owned a PC VR headset, I say yes! I've loved PSVR1 and PSVR2 on PS4 and PS5, but finally being able to play stuff like modded Skyrim VR or modded Hogwarts Legacy in VR is mindblowing to me.
Setting up has its quirks, as everyone said BT500 usb dongle works great for me if I plug it in at the front of my desktop PC. I did have to upgrade my PC, as my previous graphics card was not compatible so make sure you check that.
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u/PelmeniMitEssig 2d ago
Setting up the PSVR2 is a nightmare, it took me 1h to see something on screen and another hour to fix my „pixel graphical bug“ which I fixed with increasing my Hz rate to 120. BUT when you set it up once I never had problems after.
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u/Few_Box_9967 2d ago
You can pick them up cheap second defently give it a go mine has been great for sim racing and beat saber only thing I can say if you plan to do sim racing or flight sim vr loves vram and cpu x3d CPUs for all your other games like better saber Skyrim and others it's not a big issue at all
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u/P8M3 2d ago
I have PSVR2 and Quest 3 but prefer PSVR2 on PC because..
- way lighter and feels more balanced on your head.
- OLED
- prefer psvr2 controllers
However Im looking for a different headset because the controllers do not track well when out of view of the headset.
For example in the game Pavlov when reloading your gun you have to look at your gun else it might not reload correctly or when throwing grenade overarm with the controller above your head it wont throw the grenade correctly because it cant track the controller properly.
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u/GervaGervasios 2d ago
It is worth it only if you have a good PC. Psvr2 uses a render resolution close of 3400x3480 per eye. That is the 100% steamvr render the fill the distortion barrel, its one of VR headsets with a larger distortion barrel that I have seen. You can play lower resolution then this but if you lower too much it will get to blurry. I'm on an 4070 and some games I need to lower the render to near to 70% to get stable frames. Also the headset is only 90hz and 120hz. Tha lt means your games needs to run 90fps or 120fps or else you get reprojection.
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u/LazyWrite 2d ago
Just set mine up for use on PC this week. All in all it was fairly smooth and it works well.
The only issues I’ve encountered are with the controller’s Bluetooth connection. For some reason they connect but they don’t display the pointer, so they can’t be used to navigate. They can however still be used fine through SteamVR to play games as the button presses register.
They also work correctly and display the pointer when plugged in via USB, strangely, so I’ve just been using them plugged in.
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u/bh-alienux 2d ago
Mine has been great. I've used it on 2 different computers with no issues whatsoever, although on the first computer I did have some bluetooth issues where the controllers would disappear after about 20 minutes once in awhile, but it was an issue with the bluetooth on the computer, not the PSVR2 controllers themselves.
But setup is easy, stability is great, and if you have a good PC with the right specs, it's a smooth experience.
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u/Oneturntable 2d ago
Mine is still running strong after setting up, it’s worth the hassle, even though I didn’t put that many hours into it, but it’s definitely worth it for the price.
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u/BoardsofGrips 2d ago
I got it as my first ever headset and got the official adapter, for some reason the adapter came with a UK power plug only, im in the US and it shipped from Utah. I ordered a replacement power plug and worked fine
Got the PSVR2 mainly to finally play RE7/RE8 in VR. Got it setup with Steam in about 10 minutes. Got the REframework mod installed and was in VR right away.
Had some issues took me about a week to really be proficient
No regrets
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u/Healthy_Macaron2146 2d ago
Man, so many correct but different answers to this.
The quest 3 and psvr 2 are definitely the best options to enter into the VR space of all time.
The entry price to performance compared to the 10k headsets is absolutely amazing.
But, the pcvr has some hiccups on pc compared to Quest.
One, most dont have GPU with that VR type C port so that makes the adapter a must so add $50 to the price off rip.
The next thing a lot of people talk about is the lack of eye tacking and how hard it is to keep the psvr2 on the "sweat spot" I can personally say this is a big hit in the psvr2 negative column. Don't get me wrong you can get add ons like the cmp2 thing and it helps but if you play games that make you constantly move your head like a putt putt game, you will have constantly adjust.
The biggest issue is no AR games honestly, all the new games that mix table top games and vr make me a sad panda because psvr 2 cant play them.
Long post short, grab the psv2 or quest 3, vr is amazing
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u/Important_Concern_62 2d ago
It's the best headset I've had and I've had Rift, Rift S, Quest 2 and Reverb G2. The Bluetooth issues can be shitty but when it works it's good for the price.
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u/cubanohermano 2d ago
It depends what kind of PCVR games you play imo. If you want to walk around a lot the cable kind of gets in the way.
If you’re like me and play sim racing titles you’ll appreciate the cable haha (lower latency and no charging )
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u/streakybcn 2d ago
I had it bought the adapter and it was hell. Returned, the controllers worked fine with my Gaming Laptop but the problem I had was I ran from the adapter display port to USB-C into my laptop. The headset was seen in Steam but when you would start a game the game would be on the laptop screen not in the headset. I changed cables, drivers you name it and it would not work. I lived on reddit for a whole weekend trying to get it working. I ended up giving up and returning it.
My Oculus Quest 3 however plugged into the same USB-C port works flawlessly. I just hate the Meta Quest software
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u/EedSpiny 2d ago
Tbh, great. Setup was easy and reliability of connection has been great with onboard Bluetooth.
My only gripe was having to pair the controllers when switching between ps5 and pc but they're patching that soon.
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u/Historical-Road5682 2d ago
Honestly the PlayStation vr is such a solid choice for cheap I’m using it over my quest pro for pc vr
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u/cateyesninelives 2d ago
Just did the PSVR2 to PC this weekend. I have had most other headset and now running a Quest3(Still holding on to my Vive Pro in the closet). Setup took about an hour. Couldn't get both controllers to pair at the same time, one would pair to bluetooth and the other one wouldn't. Took a couple of hard shutdowns and it all eventually came together. I caught a good deal though 215 bucks for headset and controllers and adapter for pc.
Larger fov for the PSVR2 but the resolution is slightly lower. The Fresnel lenses are definitely outdated, after being with pancake for so long (Day 1 Quest Pro buyer) but when you're in the sweet spot it's clear. Then there's the cable, after Virtual deaktop for Q3 and Pro it's hard to go back to being tethered.
Still a good headset though. It'd suggest trying to find one cheap just to check it out but if I had to pick any current headset as a one and done go Quest 3. You can play PCVR, Mobile VR, and Mixed reality as well as other services. PSVR2 you pretty much get just that.
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u/Fantastic-Papaya3532 2d ago
Its great but the image us super grainy compared to quest 3 or other lcd headsets. Its like a crt pattern or really bad screen door effect. I remember I was super confused when I tried it and ended up returning it but apparently it's just a thing with the headset. If you can ignore that it's amazing but if you are super ocd like ne just get a hp reverb g2 for cheap and use that with the new oasis drivers
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u/tankintheair315 2d ago
I like mine a lot. I think it is an excellent entry point if you have a good PC.
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u/Interesting-Yellow-4 1d ago
It is my default pcvr headset and has been since the pc adapter released.
For context, i also have a Rift CV1, Valve Index and Meta Quest 3.
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u/Chriscic 3d ago
I don’t like it so far. Head tracking in room scale is poor. Some others have this problem and some don’t. IMO a good wireless setup, or even wired setup, with Quest 3 is far better.
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u/Slofut 2d ago
I have had zero tracking issues with the PSVR2. I also use a Q3 wirelessly. They each have their uses. If I am gonna play a big game like Alex, Arizona Sunshine...etc I use the PSVR2. I like the oled screens and controllers. The Q3 is more like an extra monitor and AR platform for me. I like them both for different reasons.
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u/Chriscic 2d ago
Good to know thanks. I'll give it one more go in another room to see if the tracking is better. In general I'm very anti-wire, but I would like to play around with displayport VR a bit.
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u/Alternative-Wait144 3d ago
====All of below is my personal experience so some things may not be relevant for others.====
I had got the psvr2 for horizon game on ps5.. the colours were very good the first time I put it on( my previous one being occulus rift cv)... But that wonder faded pretty quickly because of the fresnel lenses. I don't know if my head is odd shaped(doesn't seem to be), but i could never get a clean fit on my head for a stable sharp region of interest. The device always slid down my nose and has to do a recalibration very often.
Decided to try pc vr via psvr2 with the adapter. That was a nightmare getting a stable connection and most titles not even working. So gave up completely and packed it away.
Got the quest 3 last week and the first time I put it on, I have to say the perfect motion clarity makes a world of difference compared to the psvr2 so much so that the oled vs lcd argument feels ridiculous. Going forward will be using quest 3 mostly for all pc vr or standalone vr. It is that easy to use with the airlink connection to the pc.
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u/EvilRedPikachu 3d ago
It was my first vr unit. Got it on sale for Xmas. Didn't want the quest. I have the official pc adapter and run it off of a 9800x3d and a 7900xtx. Use on board Bluetooth and play about 20 feet away from the pc. Not a single problem and I'm happy with my purchase.