Recommendation for XR headset?

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I haven’t looked into VR/AR/MR headsets for a while, so am just wanting recommendations for a current generation headset and controllers that are supported by Babylon.js web XR. I don’t need state-of-the-art/bleeding edge technology, just something to play around with and test code against. My primary development environment at present is Windows.

Recommendations?

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Hello !

I would recommend going Oculus Quest because I think their are the best Quality/Price ratio. On top of this their portability is really a plus.

  • For small budget, take the Quest2
  • If you have more budget the Quest3 is my favorite. The RGB passthrough is really nice for AR

I developp on both with BabylonJS.

I guess other VR sets might be good as well, I only know these ones, and also HTC Vive (older versions) that I really don’t like ^^

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Thanks for the recommendation @Tricotou

It looks like the Quest 2 is no longer available and now they have the new 3S as an option. I assume that’ll work just as well with BabylonJS?

https://www.meta.com/au/quest/compare/

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Delving back into the latest news and rumours regarding XR headsets, it looks like:

  • Meta Quest Pro has been discontinued
  • Android XR operating system has been announced with a Samsung XR headset using it a rumoured rival Apple Vision Pro
  • Apple Vision Pro discontinued?
  • Valve Deckard rumoured 2025 release

So, maybe the cheapest Meta Quest 3S for immediate dev and testing, but keep an eye on the high-end landscape throughout 2025. Android XR and Valve Deckard do sound interesting …