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Quest 3 Is Now Used On Steam As Much As Valve Index (www.uploadvr.com)
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[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I’m just sitting here waiting patiently for Valve to put out a new headset so I can upgrade from my Quest 1. Never wanna give Meta any more of my money.

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was upset because I bought my Oculus headset before Facebook acquired it and then forced me to have a log in of theirs.

I decided not to have a Facebook account for a reason. Mainly because I don't trust the company with my data. As enticing it is to have a VR headset and I would love to for their price ... ... I just don't want to give Meta any more of my cash.

What's happening in VR now is that Meta is licensing their Horizon OS so maybe other manufacturers can make their own headsets with Meta's OS on top. That introduces another problem because I don't trust that their OS isn't spying on me either ....

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

I would bet good money that their OS is spying you and me and everyone.

[–] ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Might want to check out Bigscreen Beyond VR and Shiftall Megane X.
The Bigscreen one is already out and looks like a nice upgrade over the Valve Index.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does it really cost 1.5k?!

[–] ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

1k

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is on a Lemmy.ca instance, it's basically $1,500 CAD

https://store.bigscreenvr.com/en-ca/products/bigscreen-beyond

[–] ArtikBanana@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Oh. Didn't consider that

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

This looks very much like an upgrade. Components of the VR system are not included, such as controllers and a base station. Buying those from Steam to go with this headset adds $570 CAD to the price for a new setup.