Meta Quest 3 512GB — Ultimate Mixed Reality Experiences — All-in-One Headset with Controllers, 4K resolution + Infinite Display

Well what can i say about the Meta quest headset? What a great piece of kit, great fun in a standalone VR package, While I'm sure there will be serious improvements over the coming years this is very good for now. there are some good games available and even more if you link it to your PC. I had it linked through a wire at first, that made things a little awkward. But i then link it wirelessly and wow what a difference. I'd highly recommend this if you want a stand alone VR

So this purchase is my introduction into the VR world, I have to say i'm blown away by it. The level of immersion farexceeds my initial expectations.There are 2 cons to this headset, which i will get out of the way. The 1st is battery life. For gaming on the big AAA VR titles, you are looking at around 2 and a half hours... other lighter use, maybe longer.The 2nd is the weight and bulkiness. The headset strap isn't the best and at times wearing the headset feels cumbersome. There are plenty of after market ones that solve the above 2 cons.. decent headstraps with built in battery to extend use.I purchased a link cable with built in charging and I'm quite happy having the headset charging while I'm using it so i dont have to worry about the battery running out.Now onto the positives;Game selection is vast through the Meta Quest store, a lot of big titles are there, these will cost you around 20-50 pounds, depending on the title. There is a subscription for Quest + which gives you around 20 titles to download and play for free.Linking to PC to 'stream games' from Steam is fairly straight forward and can be done 'Wirelessly' through steam link or link cable. Wirelessly streaming games from your PC means you don't have to be in the same room as your PC, it just depends on your internet speed and wifi connection to your network. There can be small amount of lag due to latency issues but nothing to make it unplayable.Link cable requires you to be in the same room to your PC and will require an aftermarket link cable purchase. There is far less latency issues using the cable.The Headset itself has an excellent resolution and reading other reviews seems to be one of the best. Which means the area for the sweet spot is quite large so its easy to adjust the fit to your head and no blurr/fuzzy edges. There is a little light bleed from around the nose guard, but again nothing that spoils the immersion.The Controllers require batteries, they do come with batteries supplied, however its something to bear in mind.Aftermarket charging stations along with rechargeable batteries seem to be a fix to that, however in the time ive had mine, I've gone through 1 battery swap on the controllers.Storage is great, apps aren't massive downloads so on the 512gb storage you can fit plenty of apps/games without worrying about clearing space.The Quest 3 can also be set up for full body tracking with the use of additional hardware and apps and connection to a pc. Ive not explored that area yet, so a simple google should explain everything you need to know.Overall, Id highly recommend the Quest 3 for VR / PCVR experience. Those that want a standalone VR experience but also the PCVR experience, for the money, its the best option right now.

The Meta Quest 3 what can I say , a fabulous VR Gaming headset and for Sculpting too.The only downside is you need to get 3rd party accessories to get the most out of it IMHO.

Out of this World. I love it! It feels like being completely disconnected from reality. I have ADHD and also found the set up fairly straight forward. I always worry about things like this. Great escape/relaxation

Bought this instead of the 3S because of the fabled pancake lens quality, and don't regret it.Build quality is solid, but comfort was a big issue for me. I simply couldn't get it comfortable around my face with the stock head strap. Since the headset has a good amount of weight on it, you need to really tighten the head strap to prevent sagging - this doesn't work well for me thanks to my high cheekbones - physically hurting my face too much to keep it on for long sessions.Thankfully this was solved with a third part head strap, which I highly recommend, especially ones with battery packs. I ended up using it for work as well so being able to wear it for long sessions is a must.Speaking of long sessions, the battery life is ok out the box. I think given the stock head strap's comfort issue for me, I wouldn't even last a whole session anyway. But I think with accessories it's very easy to get a lot of life out of the headset wirelessly, with my 3 battery packs I can work all day in them easily.The pancake lenses do offer a more natural viewing experience, doesn't suffer from Chromatic Aberration like the fresnel lenses in my other current console headset. That said the resolution is still not high enough for my liking for working and reading on it, particularly when the text is further away. I don't think this is an issue if your primary goal is to game on this headset though.Sound quality was a surprise to me, it's definitely as good as my daily driver fruit branded ANC earbuds, with the 'advantage' of being completely open eared meaning I can still hear sounds around me. Very impressed.The controllers is where things starts slipping down for me. The lack of rechargeable battery out the box is disappointing, but I've already ordered a charging dock with rechargeable batteries so not an issue long term. They're also smaller than I expected - which both a positive and negative depending on situation.The controller slipped out of my hand the first time I tried Beat Saber, there just isn't enough natural grip for it - which surprised me due to how popular the Quest 3 is for the game. I've ordered some grips compatible with the aforementioned rechargeable batteries, so hope that will led to most successful sessions!The safety wrist straps were also a bit disappointing to put on, due to how easy the best current gen console VR's straps are to tighten with one hand. I don't use them besides when playing Beat Saber occasionally. Tracking with the controller however feels good. I think they just work as I expect them to, so no real notes. I was even able to draw a boundary behind me without turning around and it tracked fine, so kudos to the algorithms!Hand tracking / gestures on the other hand leaves a lot to be desired, with jitters, lag, awkward angles required, and movement on pinch leads to a lot of frustrating experiences. Even putting in my pin number to unlock feels like a real chore.One use case I have with hand gestures is to put the browser on the wall whilst I cook, and be able to scroll through the steps without touching anything. It worked to a point, until it picked up random gestures when I was flipping the food on my wok, doing weird stuff to my browser window as a result. I think this is something that could definitely benefit from software tweaks, the Immersed app has a quick gestures to enable and disable hand tracking - disappointed that something like that doesn't exist in the OS itself.App choices is hopefully something that will get better as time goes by. I've not really tried many games yet, but I've had a productive time using Immersed for work, will no doubt try others in time.The lack of options for password management (I saw LassPass on the app store) does limit things a bit. I use 1password and very strong passwords and it was quite cumbersome to log into anything. And no I will not use the built in password manager and end up having duplicated credentials in two different password managers.Ultimately I think it's a good piece of kit that needs additional accessories to fully fulfil its potential, so 4 out of 5 stars from me.