r/SteamVR

I'm looking into getting a Pico 4 Ultra headset to swap my half-broken Quest 2. I'm a competitive H3VR (hotdogs horseshoes & hand grenades) Player, so for me the most important bits are simply:
Is the controller tracking consistent? In sense of, I can have the controller semi close to headset/my face. My Q2 might have a deadzone on controller and drifts off to the right when I try to ADS (aim down sights)
How good is the battery life? I plan to run it wirelessly, and maybe get a battery pack to extend the battery life to up to 5-6 hours. Primarely will be used as PCVR Headset, not standalone.
This isn't too related to H3VR, but more for VRChat, and animating:

Are there any known eye tracking modules for Ultra? I know Enterprise/Pro have Face/Eye tracking, but I'd rather buy something that's new, instead of looking at ebay trying to get scolded with shipping prices.
And do the pico motion FBT modules (full body tracking) compatible with the Pico 4 ultra?

Accessories n such stuff I am not too concerned about, as my main worry is if the headset will not disconnect randomly or drift off to 6th dimention in middle of a holdout.

Thank you for reading. :v

Hey everyone, i am debating wheter i should get the rtx 5080, or a 7900xtx for vr. I am going to use it manily for pcvr and uevr games like msfs 2024, asseto corsa, jedi survivor mod, and possibley cyberpunk 2077, or some other heavy vr tittles, and i would like to play at ALL TO THE HIGHEST SETTINGS. Is it worth the vram for the 7900xtx or hsould i go with the 5080. I also saw some videos saying that a 5080 is better than a 4090 due to the new av1 encoder. Also my only options for this are a 5080, 5070ti or 7900xtx for a high quality vr. My pc specs are an intel i7-14700f, 32gb of ddr4 ram, 1tb of ssd, and i have a quest 3s. Thanks everyone

So i can't find a direct answer about this anywhere. Will the steam frame support playing PCVR games through a tethered cable like a usb-c or display port connection?

Or is it ONLY a standalone device with it's own software and such?

I have a really good library of VR games on steam and I'd love to upgrade to a better headset (currently have a Rift s) soon.

So I'm playing Subnautica VR with Submersed mod. So far it works great, no stutters or lag, perfect smooth frames, around 7-8 ms no red spikes or anything, etc

But when I try to share/record the steamvr mirror view (because the game window has severely less fov, like actually half the game is missing) it looks like it's capped at 30 fps or less and it's really annoying

My PC has a R7 9800X3D, 9070XT, 32 GB RAM. Playing on a Quest 2 through cable (yes it's connected to a usb 3.0 or higher)

Does the mirror view have less frames if you don't have it fullscreen? Or is it something else?

I've just tried out PCVR on quest 2 using steamlink for the first time and it runs relatively well on most games except for VRchat. My specs are: RTX 5070, Ryzen 7 9700x, 32gb DDR5, and my wifi is pretty good, yet im getting around 40 fps in populated lobbies. I'd also expect slightly better performance in some of the other vr games ive played. Any idea how to fix?

I recently obtained a like-new Reverb G2 on Marketplace, originally for flight simming in IL-2. And I'm absolutely loving it, running it on Windows 11 with the Oasis driver. But since I have it, I'd like to get a VR game that will give me the full single-player amazing experience.

The obvious choice seems to be Half-Life: Alyx, but I understand it's kind of a horror game, and I don't do well with that. So what's the next best thing? Please no gory zombie shooters or anything extremely violent. Fantasy isn't my thing either, but I'm open to it. I'm also open to hearing arguments as to why HLA isn't that creepy. (It kinda gives me Fallout: New Vegas vibes, which is a game I enjoyed — how accurate is that?) I will probably get Steel Crew at some point, as that's just my kind of game, I think, but multiplayer.

I don't really have much room at all to move around (just a few feet), if that affects anything. My HP Envy 16 can't run the headset at full capacity, but it's got an RTX-3060 that works pretty well.

Thanks!

I was thinking the 3s would run smoother than the 3.i plan on using it mainly for flight simulators. Will my rx 6600 handle the 3s well? I’m probably going to have my quality settings on medium.i just want to know if it will run smoothly with what I’ve got. Intel i7, rx 6600,16gb ram

So im coming from an index. sure it was good and all but its time for a new one.

I already have 3 lighthouses and 3 vive 3.0..

Sure, the dream air has higher resolution, probably weights less, better lenses and so on.
I also have a pretty powerfull pc to pair the dream air with, running on 5080 and 9800x3d

But its 2.2k

The frame isnt really out yet so there arent any peer reviews yet. But it still has way better resolution and lenses than the index. Also having a full on computer inside it seems pretty interesting on top of the fact that with continous tracking and an extra tracker its basically also lighthouse compatible. It also has the expansion port and is probably more future proof because of camera tracking.

Im not sure what i value the most here so id love to hear your opinions.

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I mainly want a Steam Machine because of the small form factor and the whole console-like setup. I already own a Meta Quest headset, so I was thinking of pairing it with a Steam Machine for VR gaming through SteamVR.

My main goal is VR gaming only.

Now I’m confused whether:

- I should wait for the Steam Machine / official SteamOS-style options

- Or just build a small DIY PC myself and run SteamOS (or something similar) on it

I’m somewhat techie, so I can handle software setup, drivers, installs, etc. I’ve just never physically built a PC before.

A few things I wanted to ask:

1. For VR gaming specifically, would a DIY mini PC / SFF build make more sense than waiting for a Steam Machine?

2. Can Steam Machines handle wired VR connections properly? I couldn’t find a clear answer about that.

3. How good would the overall VR experience be on a Steam Machine compared to a normal gaming PC?

4. Is SteamOS even worth it for VR right now, or should I just stick with Windows?

For context:

- I don’t really own PC games yet except stuff like Brawlhalla

- I’ve mostly been an Xbox + Game Pass console gamer till now

- This would basically be my entry into PC VR gaming

Would appreciate suggestions from people already using VR with SteamOS or compact PC builds.

So with me being both a big vr lover, and a Subnautica fan. I've been hoping that Unknown Worlds Entertainment Would make a vr version of Subnautica 2, but i know that would be really expensive, and that they are still working on Subnautica 2, but I will compromise that when they finish Subnautica 2 they should make a vr stand alone. listen to my math real quick , since vr consoles have not been selling much latly and many people love Subnautica. If Subnautica anouced a vr only Subnautica then all their player would go to buy a headset to play it, But Unknown Worlds Entertainment doesnt have the resources to make this banger of a game here's where my marketing strategy comes in- as said before vr isn't selling well so meta need reasons for people to buy a vr well they could work with Unknown Worlds Entertainment to help build and sell this game. plus they could sell a vr headset bundle that if bought the headset would come with this game Plz Unknown Worlds Entertainment im begging