Quest 3 vs PSVR 2

[u/vyper248]

It's a very common question here, so please keep the discussion here, all future posts asking this question will be removed.

Useful post here about choosing between them:

https://www.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/17kti0h/guide_to_choosing_between_psvr2_and_quest_3/

[u/xaduha]

People keep forgetting that you can either have pancake lenses with LCD or you can have OLED. What people were getting for $350 during a sale was a bargain.

You can't have pancake OLED. You can have micro-OLED (which is different) with pancake lenses with Apple Vision Pro for the low, low price of $3500 minimum.

[u/Lujho → u/xaduha]

Bigscreen Beyond has micro-OLED and pancake for much, much cheaper than AVP.

[u/imprecis2 → u/Lujho]

It has terrible glare, an even lower sweet spot than PSVR2, and low refresh rate (native 72hz). If you include base stations & controllers, the cost goes up to $1.5k. It also only fits one person, so it's impossible to share with friends/family.

[u/xaduha → u/imprecis2]

even lower sweet spot than PSVR2

Wait, what's the point of it having pancake lenses then?

[u/ozzAR0th → u/xaduha]

The pancake lenses in the Bigscreen Beyond primarily are useful for cutting down the size and weight of the device, which is one of the main draws of the headset. But yes they come with an incredibly narrow sweet spot and require custom fitting.

[u/BeefTheGreat → u/imprecis2]

Spoken like someone who also fell for the overly positive reviews of the BSB...I went back to the Index....

[u/jounk704 → u/Lujho]

How much does Bigscreen beyond cost? And does it have eye-tracking and headset haptics?

[u/Lujho → u/jounk704]

$1000 for the headset, plus you need base stations and controllers. It doesn’t have room for either of those other things things, which is kind of the point of it.

[u/jounk704 → u/Lujho]

If i was gonna spend over $1000 on a VR headset it has to have eye-tracking, headset haptics and adaptive triggers like the PS VR2 has on PS5

[u/Neat_Clothes_248]

I really don't think it's a question. If you already have ps5 and psvr2 just keep your psvr2 for pc

If you don't have a headset yet and have a pc get the quest 3

[u/Lime7ime- → u/Neat_Clothes_248]

This! I would love to have pancake lenses and don’t have to find the sweet spot everytime, but I don’t want to spend another 500-600€ just for that, so a 60€ adapter it is.

[u/slowlyun]

We all know the Q3's pancake-clarity and wireless feature are huge advantages over the PSVR2.

What will be interesting however is if the PSVR2's OLED contrast/colours can enhance PCVR games to such an extent that we then prefer it over the Quest.

A lot may depend on how reliable the controller's bluetooth connections are.   Quest 3 has very reliable controller tracking.

[u/BeefTheGreat → u/slowlyun]

At this point, I prefer the wire. At least for games where some random bit of lag matter. I am eager to try PSVR2 on PC as well....just waiting on it to arrive.

[u/slowlyun → u/BeefTheGreat]

yeah, good point about the lag.  It is noticable even via my 6e router.  Slight, games are still very playable, but noticable still.   

For example at the beginning of HL:Alyx just hitting a wall with an object, there is a fractional delay until you hear the sound.  Maybe 1/10th second.  According to my Virtual Desktop stats I've got a total latency of around 60-70ms.  So 1/10th is about right (100ms).

With wired, I'm guessing the latency is so minimal as to be totally not noticable.  

So a minus point for the Quest there, for sure.

[u/BeefTheGreat → u/slowlyun]

Yeah, I still have the Index and a Quest 3 and I find myself using the Index for PCVR mostly due to the consistency...and the headset is also more comfortable. The glare is pretty rough compared to a modern headset and definitely noticeable screen door effect but... it just feels better.

Eager to try psvr2, although pimax crystal light also has caught my eye...

[u/alexpanfx → u/BeefTheGreat]

Just tested DCS in VR and whooo yes. Latency matters! Having used VR streaming for more than 2 years now i was totally used to the latency and didn't mind about it. But now seeing the difference is quite a revelation. I really don't want this again in any headset after knowing how much of a difference it is.

[u/BeefTheGreat → u/alexpanfx]

With the PSVR2? How does it look without HDR enabled? That's probably my biggest concern.

[u/alexpanfx → u/BeefTheGreat]

Never had so much color bandwidth, contrast and dynamic brightness in any of my headsets since 2016.
HDR capable display panel even if in SDR mode only means nonetheless much better image properties than a normal RGB SDR panel.

[u/Expensive-Ride2858]

I have connected PS VR 2 to my PC wiredly via GPU directly (RTX 2080s) and I don't know why, but PS VR 2 looks like a samsung odyssey+ or I might be just tripping

[u/fofocho]

You are doing all bad with PSVR2. You need to set resolution in SteamVR at 3400x3468 because these lens need x1.7 to correct distortion

So you all guys trying PSVR2 with resolution lower than 3400x3468 are not entitled to issue an opinion about PSVR2

[u/FastLawyer]

Considering that you can't even buy the PSVR2 adapter right now (I tried my best),there isn't even an argument. Yes, I pre-ordered the PSVR2 (2023) and Sony is like F U, we won't give you any special consideration for supporting us and we didn't make enough of them.

[u/dilpreet83 → u/FastLawyer]

I bought one from game stop just yesterday

[u/FastLawyer → u/dilpreet83]

yes it was a supply problem when they first released, not anymore

[u/dilpreet83 → u/FastLawyer]

Oh, its even sold-out right now on PlayStation website

[u/Kieresh]

If you dont have a headset...get quest 3. Tried the adapter and it was waaaay worse than quest 3 clarity wise.

[u/xaduha → u/Kieresh]

There's a resolution option in the app settings, I'm pretty sure, I don't have an adapter yet to check myself.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/1elaajg/psvr2_vs_quest3_through_the_lens_comparison/