A NEW VR HEADSET HAS ARRIVED! Is it really the QUEST 2 KILLER?
762We've been anticipating some new VR headsets for a little while now, since the launch of the then Oculus Quest 2 back in 2020 Meta have been the dominant force in the 2 in 1 (standalone and PCVR) HMD market, but all that is about to change. The Pico Neo 3 Link is the first true competitor to the Quest 2, a brand new headset with almost identical specs (the same RAM, chipset, resolution, storage, price point etc...) but without the Meta association which is still a sticking point for many consumers. However this also means the Pico Neo 3 Link doesn't have any of those top tier Quest 2 exclusives, games live Resident Evil 4 VR, Population One, & Beat Saber are all absent from the Pico storefront but there are still plenty of incredible games available from some of the very best devs in the VR business. But perhaps the Pico Neo 3 Link isn't trying to overthrow the Quest 2, perhaps it's actually attempting to fill the gap the Rift S left in the market... a VR headset with a sub £400 price point that has an uncompressed display port connection? This is where the Pico Neo 3 Link really has a chance to shine!
In this early Pico Neo 3 Link review / Pico Neo 3 Link unboxing and impressions video I'll be going through the initial setup and capturing the highs and lows of this new headset, everything conveyed in this video was captured over the first 5 hours of usage and doesn't reflect my definitive final opinion. I walked away from my initial time with the Pico Neo 3 Link impressed and apprehensive, it has some solid positives (the DP connection, decent build quality on the headset, comparable visuals and performance to Quest, better content recording quality out of the box) but it also had some bizarre negatives (a warped/concave visual at the edges of the lenses, awful sound quality in some instances, cheap feeling controllers) so I'm left stuck trying to decide whether I would recommend this headset right now... In time I feel it can grow and update to be a solid PCVR headset that doubles as a sweet little standalone unit but unless they can dig deep to compete with those high end Quest 2 exclusives the standalone aspect of this war might already be won... Pico Neo 3 Link vs Quest 2, lets go!
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:11 - Specs comparison
2:22 - Unboxing
8:49 - Menus & internal capture
15:18 - Purchasing a game
16:35 - After the Fall Pico Neo Gameplay
21:17 - PCVR Display Port setup
22:50 - Display Port capture (Half Life ALyx)
29:04 - Final thoughts / First impressions
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