Meta Quest 3 MSRP $500.00 Score Details DT Editors' Choice “The Meta Quest 3 is an impressive standalone VR headset with strong mixed-reality capabilities.
Meta Quest 3 MSRP $500.00 Score Details DT Editors' Choice “The Meta Quest 3 is an impressive standalone VR headset with strong mixed-reality capabilities. It's a near perfect $500 headset that includes the latest XR technology.” Pros Cons The Meta Quest 3 just might change your mind about VR gaming. If you’ve been waiting and watching for VR headsets to reach a level of quality that’s worth your attention, that time has come.
With Qualcomm’s latest extended reality processor, the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2, the Quest 3 roughly doubles the performance of the Quest 2. The GPU is more than twice as fast. Qualcomm hasn’t shared a direct CPU comparison, but the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 1 was based on the Snapdragon 865 processor, while the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 has more performance cores than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The CPU will be at least 40% faster based on a comparison of the mobile chips.
Since the cameras are about an inch in front of your eyes, changing the perspective is enough to be disorienting. The Quest 3 uses math to recalculate and reproject the scene before displaying it in the headset so it’s aligned correctly for your eyes. The Quest 3 can easily capture screenshots that include mixed reality, as you can see in the images above. Both phones are set to medium brightness. With a Quest Pro, the screens are completely whited-out unless the brightness is very low.
Quest 3 comfort For VR, comfort is critical, yet major manufacturers have overlooked this issue. The Quest Pro was supposed to be a breakthrough in wearability, and for some it was. Others had issues with the forehead pad. Sony’s PlayStation VR2 had the same problem. When the head pad coincidentally matches your forehead shape, it’s wonderful. Otherwise, you have to find solutions to make the expensive new headset usable.
My skin is sensitive and wearing a standard VR headset for 30 minutes or more irritates my face. A silicone cover helps, but isn’t a perfect solution. For that reason, my Quest Pro will remain my primary headset. It’s the one and only VR headset I’m aware of that rests on my forehead, not my nose and cheeks.
Setup is super quick; just scan a QR code on your phone with the Quest 3’s cameras and download games. Meta includes a decent web browser, video player, a few basic games, and more on the headset to keep you busy while the bigger games download.Since the Quest 3 automatically maps your environment, you don’t have to fuss with drawing a guardian border like on previous versions. Just look around the room for a few seconds and a colorful grid will fade in if you get too close to objects.
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