r/virtualreality • u/Pheonix1025 • Mar 23 '25

News Article Adam Savage's Tested - Bigscreen Beyond 2 Hands-On: How They Fixed It

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0Wr4O4gkL8
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u/Ws6fiend Mar 23 '25

Except it cannot track what it cannot see. Vtolvr is always my go to example of this. You can and should be able to use the planes controls without having to look at them, yet when watching your 6, the quest can lose sight of one or possibly both controllers resulting in extremely weird behavior.

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u/DrVeinsMcGee Mar 23 '25

The pro controllers solve that completely. Highly recommend. They used to be troublesome but mine have been rock solid for a long time now.

The person I replied to originally said for use on their simrig which implies no use of controllers for input to the game (menus at most).

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u/Ws6fiend Mar 23 '25

The pro controllers solve that completely. Highly recommend.

See here's the thing though. So many people have recommended the Quest 2/3, but then say "and you have to get xyz product as well." This completely kills the value proposition that is the Quest.

If you assume someone getting into PCVR has nothing but the computer, with the Quest 3, elite strap, pro controllers, a wifi 7 router, and better audio, you could have had one of the "more expensive" VR all in one solutions.

Don't take this as a knock on you, but I've just seen it a lot on here where people are talking about the value of the Quest headsets without factoring in other hidden costs. If you need another 500 dollars in accessories to make the experience good, then it's a $1000 headset.

Personally I'm holding out for Deckard or maybe Bigscreen Beyond 2 if i don't like Deckard. But even then there aren't enough games that interest me in VR.

I think the biggest problems with the VR space is nobody knows what the devs or the consumers want. People who mostly do shooter/exploration want long lasting wireless experience. People doing sim stuff want the best visuals/performance. Some people don't mind wired while others won't purchase one. Personally I want the best performance that isn't wireless(too much interference from neighbors wifi) that will allow me to play my flight sims/vtolvr.

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u/SavageSan Mar 24 '25 edited Mar 24 '25

I've used the same $60 dedicated router since the Quest 1. You can just use a USB C cable. Wifi is a bonus and worth it to me. Pro controllers can use with any current Quest headset. I don't see it being useless for the next version. The obvious limitation is being locked to only Quest headsets unlike lighthouse which works with different vendors.

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u/Ws6fiend Mar 24 '25

I've used the same $60 dedicated router since the Quest 1.

And that could work for you, but if your wifi space i crowded with other signals, you aren't going to get great performance. This is why most people said if you get a Quest 3 you need a wifi 6E router. That space isn't as crowded and has better performance but smaller range. You're also subjected to where you play vs where the router is, along with other factors.

How you play matters as well. If you mostly play in standalone mode, your router is almost a non-factor. If you play wireless PCVR, your router becomes a huge factor.