How much does VR equipment generally cost？

[BUTTERS3]

How much does VR equipment generally cost

[Mysterious Drone]

too much.

[NamochiMantu]

not too much.

[Obito]

depends on what you wanna have

[-Lex Rock-]

Originally posted by BUTTERS3:

How much does VR equipment generally cost

most vague question ever, what are you looking for exactly?

[alienux]

There is a wide variety of pricing, it depends on what you want. Essentially anywhere from around $200 used for a used Quest standalone VR headset, all the way up to several thousand dollars for a really good PCVR set.

[grzegorz77]

Originally posted by BUTTERS3:

How much does VR equipment generally cost

A pc costs more, some vr kits require the most powerful new graphics cards.
Precise full 360 tracking is expensive (laterns), but there is also cheap slam tracking. Sometimes tracking with lanterns is necessary.

So there is no such thing as the price of vr, there is the price of vr depending on what kind of pc you have and what you expect. The bottom is the equivalent of about $150, and the upper price does not exist.

If you have a very weak pc (gpu), it's better to buy something like quest 2, 3s, 3. With its own graphics card at the level of about 1050ti.

If you have a laptop, then often a quest is also the best choice (Sometimes it is also possible to run e.g. ps vr2).
Laptops are very often not compatible with vr, even if they have powerful graphics cards, and write on them for games.


What are the best value for money today new vr (when you have a decent pc, most game compatible VR headsets)
- slam, with built-in graphics processor stand-alone, or simplified image output from PC, quest 2, quest 3s, a little better but more expensive quest 3
- slam, full wired video connection from PC, ps vr2, requires a powerful graphics card
- index, cheapest full tracking with lanterns (If you want to use eg. levers that the slam tracking cameras mounted on the goggles can't see. Or full-body multipoint tracking)


https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3156040087

Lanterns tracking allows you to use the buttons displayed in VR without looking in their direction.


https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2829885834

So you can use the bars at the level of your thighs when you sit. You can manipulate behind your back, for example.
Archery or long rifle shooting works differently. Slam controllers don't have tracking correction when you're holding one in front of the other (when they cover in the slam camera view).


There are also used VR headsets worth attention. But damaged cables and controllers can be very expensive.


Even the cheapest VR headset can give a lot of fun, and slam tracking is enough for most applications.


This year, a new standalone vr headset from valve is expected to be available, but the price will not be low around $1200. Unfortunately, it seems that it will be a slam set.