No, it will play only games from Pimax’s own game store.
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Bugger !!!@
I didn’t even know that Pimax had a game store
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Makes sense as it’s not available yet (closed beta).
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In a way, Pimax is going “backward”, instead of spreading the screen to a very large FoV it will be more compressed.
As mentionned in some other posts, it could theorically be done to every actual Pimax hmd by changing the lenses, reducing the max fov but increasing the pixel density (of course it would require some sofware adjustement but not much).
Same amount of pixels, same resolution but less “zoomed” screen.
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However, I didnt say it was a bad thing.
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That’s why I used quote on “backward”.
As a (just like most of users) Normal FoV user I think this is actually a good move.
I cant see anything wrong with the next headsets, except…the price ^^, but that’s just because I wont be able to afford one.
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arent aspheric lenses expensive tho?how can there be 2 pairs in the package and still be cheaper than the aero?,plus the other gazillion of things like audio,inside out tracking,controllers,wireless,mic if this releases and its as advertised then im thinking the aero was insanely overpriced for what it offered.
Are you able to settle the matter of how diopters are customised?
I walked away from the presentation with the impression you’d have to order lens units factory-tuned to desired properties, while another forum member took away that they would have some sort of tuning dial, which gives the user access to the full 0-7 range from one pair of lenses…
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It can be but keep in mind that original PSVR 1 used Aspherical. Pimax’s P1 series used 53mm Aspherical Lenses.
Now with these new pimax lenses being glass will be more expensive than “poly” lenses.
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for example if i scratch the lenses or something,will there be replaceable ones on the pimax store?that would be awesome
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I was just thinking about it, and with the 42 PPD lens, even if that’s just in the center, as long as the Barrel Distortion doesn’t take much resolution away, you should be able to resolve a little less than full 1080p resolution worth of actual image detail in a VR desktop app on a 27 inch virtual screen that you would normally be sitting roughly an arm’s length away from. Maybe more like 720P.
A real monitor replacement option. This basically would fit my dream of having a VR headset that has the traditional 110 degrees horizontal field of view, but with a high resolution comprable to what my old HMZ 1 could do with its two 720p micro OLED displays at 45 dgrees of FOV.
If I can actually get confirmation of my armchair math from the likes of @anon57422158 that I would be able to perceive at least 720P in actual resolution and detail from a piece of content on a virtual desktop screen, the crystal will be a headset I’ll be buying.
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Well, the Aero actually exists and not just paper promises. There’s also a great difference in the how the two companies operate and integrity.
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they don’t (yet)
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Does the crystal know what lenses are in automatically? Or do you have to tell it in software?
Also how do you keep dust from getting in during lens swap.
How do you clean it.
I ask because after doing the gear VR lense swap I had some annoying specs of dust in there despite being careful.
Pimax King HMD incoming? 
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And despite the low FOV I experience pupil swim/distortion pretty bad in it. Likely due to the fixed IPD and my IPD being 70
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clearly thats why i sad “IF” this launches as advertised
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Just want to say this is very cool. Everything you’ve said up until the Crystal announcement is truly fullfilled and worth the wait. The Crystal has great specs. And this thing is truly feature-rich! Tell the Pimax team we are drooling for this and the 12K! I may get both!
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Changing lenses won’t be a problem if you’re worried about dust etc, my old DK2 had swapable lenses and I did swap them out with no problems.
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Yeah, but with the resolution of the DK2 it wouldn‘t have been as noticeable. But yeah, it is roughly comparable to DSLR camera lens exchanges, whcih you do frequently and have to pay attention to avoid dust creeping in too. You have a piece of cloth to swipe them (and in case of the headset, additionally the holding area) before you insert them. And perhaps hold the headset upside down when inserting the lens so dust doesn‘t settle into the holding area - this is how many do it with their camera‘s because you want to avoid that dust settles on the sensor (and as that is too sensitive you wouldn‘t want to wipe it off with any piece of cloth).
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