# VR News for 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** HMD Discussion\ **Created:** [January 11, 2025, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827 "2025-01-11T23:21:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Heliosurge](https://forum.openmr.com/user_avatar/forum.openmr.com/heliosurge/32/28073_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://forum.openmr.com/u/Heliosurge)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/302 "2025-06-27T09:34:21Z")
> **[Bigscreen Beyond 2 has started shipping](https://store.bigscreenvr.com/blogs/beyond/bigscreen-beyond-2-has-started-shipping-to-customers-around-the-world)** > > We've started shipping Bigscreen Beyond 2 to customers! We are prepared to ship more headsets in the next 7 weeks than we typically ship in an entire year! ---
**Author:** ![XRC](https://forum.openmr.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/ecd19e/32.png) [@XRC](https://forum.openmr.com/u/XRC)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/303 "2025-06-28T08:07:53Z")
Well this is just wow Installed this morning, the difference in performance is staggering. Original Crystal really comes to life finally I was super sampling Aircar (150%) at 90hz never seen anything so sharp and vivid. Crazy expensive but worth the money without any doubt. Anyone with higher resolution headset should thoroughly enjoy the RTX 5090 ![PXL_20250628_053331769.PORTRAIT](https://forum.openmr.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/5/6576cae50c2d0f48b90b721e114072083070376b.jpeg) ![PXL_20250628_051829204.PORTRAIT_1751096585004](https://forum.openmr.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/f/cfc7c65b7ce19365cf66b8adae2e1b7ce578bb38.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![XRC](https://forum.openmr.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/ecd19e/32.png) [@XRC](https://forum.openmr.com/u/XRC)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2025, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/304 "2025-06-29T05:30:24Z")
Asus qkd code reveals “abnormal video card” when rebooting after installation. Solved by powering off PC, removing 1 stick of DDR and then refitting before rebooting. ![PXL_20250628_054009685_1751096593887](https://forum.openmr.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/9/c9e31ddd1b360ef627b64381a6f0a9c772284cba.jpeg) ![PXL_20250628_062620835_1751096609494](https://forum.openmr.com/uploads/default/original/3X/e/f/ef609a9f80e30f9bc94ecf424def1828be6d4f1e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SmallBaguette](https://forum.openmr.com/user_avatar/forum.openmr.com/smallbaguette/32/24247_2.png) [@SmallBaguette](https://forum.openmr.com/u/SmallBaguette)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/305 "2025-06-30T14:47:58Z")
Yeah, it really is a massive upgrade for VR. For non-VR I definitely wouldn’t recommend. I wasn’t expecting to upgrade tbh, but my 4090 sold for more that I paid for it near launch so upgrading to a 5090 ended up only costing me about 250 quid, crazy. If you have a 4090 I would say sell it now and upgrade, mine was snapped up on ebay within 5 minutes. I believe a lot of people are buying them and shipping them to China for that 48gb modification. ---
**Author:** ![Atmos](https://forum.openmr.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@Atmos](https://forum.openmr.com/u/Atmos)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/306 "2025-07-01T08:36:28Z")
Haha well I wasn’t expecting this. OpenMr Forum to get some Pimax love. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zJ3IhU9sUmM/maxresdefault.jpg "Pimax Play 1.40.1, Shipping, Quality Control & more: June update") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ3IhU9sUmM&t=193) ---
**Author:** ![Atmos](https://forum.openmr.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@Atmos](https://forum.openmr.com/u/Atmos)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/307 "2025-07-01T08:40:34Z")
I guess they can start with this. ![Pimax 001](https://forum.openmr.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/d/ade0b3ff1b025dff352afdd3ce40024fc9017893.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SmallBaguette](https://forum.openmr.com/user_avatar/forum.openmr.com/smallbaguette/32/24247_2.png) [@SmallBaguette](https://forum.openmr.com/u/SmallBaguette)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/308 "2025-07-01T10:56:06Z")
Try using the [forum.openmr.com](http://forum.openmr.com) link if you’re not already, when I try to go through the old [comm.openmr.com](http://comm.openmr.com) link it has a cert issue. That older link should just be disabled entirely I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![XRC](https://forum.openmr.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/ecd19e/32.png) [@XRC](https://forum.openmr.com/u/XRC)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/309 "2025-07-01T12:05:52Z")
The 5090 specifications are very revealing Bandwidth 1.79 TB/s Pixel Rate 423.6 GPixel/s Texture Rate 1,636.8 GTexel/s In comparison my previous card (4080 16Gb) Bandwidth 716.8 GB/s Pixel Rate 280.6 GPixel/s Texture Rate 761.5 GTexel/s ---
**Author:** ![Heliosurge](https://forum.openmr.com/user_avatar/forum.openmr.com/heliosurge/32/28073_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://forum.openmr.com/u/Heliosurge)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/310 "2025-07-02T01:50:54Z")
> [@Atmos](#): > > I guess they can start with this. > > ![Pimax 001](https://forum.openmr.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/d/ade0b3ff1b025dff352afdd3ce40024fc9017893.jpeg) This is related to changing the url. We saw this before when they changed from “.ai” to “.com” you may recall this also broke uploaded images in topics as well as a topic that had links to other topics. Had they included me in this idea. I would have reminded them of this. The url name change. will do nothing to improve. it will only hinder progress & resources from doing actual value added improvements. The reason this forum has been dying has bern due to neglecting maintaining the mail server and not dedicating resources needed. Even how OpenMR was made by rebranding the ild pimax forum instead of starting fresh was not a good idea. As the old forum categories still exist. just restricted from new content and mostly hidden. It took me several months fixing links and image uploads. And It was never fully completed as once in awhile I do a search for something and find topics I missed. :picardfp: There is no good reason to change from community to forum. As there are many that use community as the Sub name. in fact less new communities are using the forum sub domain name as community has a more modern positive flow. Pimax needs to use Fishbone type tool to flesh out ideas to factor pros and cond to see if an idea has real value. ---
**Author:** ![BrziJoe](https://forum.openmr.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@BrziJoe](https://forum.openmr.com/u/BrziJoe)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/311 "2025-07-02T11:53:59Z")
If somebody does not know that forum link is changed, he is lost now. The old community link should have an explanation message and redirect link to new place. ---
**Author:** ![Atmos](https://forum.openmr.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@Atmos](https://forum.openmr.com/u/Atmos)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/312 "2025-07-02T12:55:38Z")
Even Pimaxes own link still sends people to the old community link. ![IMG_2773](https://forum.openmr.com/uploads/default/original/3X/b/f/bf128bb586061a63083edc6b1eb5455d59c8ba6f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SmallBaguette](https://forum.openmr.com/user_avatar/forum.openmr.com/smallbaguette/32/24247_2.png) [@SmallBaguette](https://forum.openmr.com/u/SmallBaguette)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/313 "2025-07-02T14:33:08Z")
Yup and images seem to be broken for me a lot of the time (images seem to be getting uploaded and linked to the [community.openmr.com](http://community.openmr.com) url so I guess it’s a cert issue also). ---
**Author:** ![Atmos](https://forum.openmr.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@Atmos](https://forum.openmr.com/u/Atmos)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/314 "2025-07-19T12:22:23Z")
Road to Vr has an interesting article on future Ultra Wide HMDs. What i find strange about Meta is they spend the money, build the headsets then never release them. Instead throw out the bones. Why not just release the thing even if its 2K and needs a PC to run it? It’s almost like Zuckerberg wants the Toys but doesn’t want anyone else to have them. ![vr-prototype](https://forum.openmr.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/d/8d11fa386c9371b358494636d671e2ee5b39c489.webp) > **[Meta Researchers Reveal Compact Ultra-wide Field-of-View VR & MR Headsets](https://www.roadtovr.com/meta-researchers-reveal-compact-ultra-wide-field-of-view-vr-mr-headsets/)** > > Ahead of an upcoming technical conference, researchers from Meta’s Reality Labs Research group published details on their work toward creating ultra-wide field-of-view VR & MR headsets that use novel optics to maintain a compact goggles-style... ---
**Author:** ![Atmos](https://forum.openmr.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@Atmos](https://forum.openmr.com/u/Atmos)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/315 "2025-07-19T12:26:26Z")
The MR variant. ![mr-prototype](https://forum.openmr.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/d/4dc780bb862ed45b4b30ed53cc7b5c378fe33825.webp) ---
**Author:** ![Heliosurge](https://forum.openmr.com/user_avatar/forum.openmr.com/heliosurge/32/28073_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://forum.openmr.com/u/Heliosurge)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/316 "2025-07-21T05:03:52Z")
Near controller FlipVR - The VR controller allows you to grab anything in reality | Shiftall > **[FlipVR - The VR controller allows you to grab anything in reality | Shiftall](https://en.shiftall.net/products/flipvr)** > > FlipVR, a new style of VR controller. It has the control panel (control buttons, thumbstick, grip, and trigger), which normally placed on the palm side of the hand, can be flipped (jumped up) to the back of the hand with a simple twist of the wrist.... ---
**Author:** ![Heliosurge](https://forum.openmr.com/user_avatar/forum.openmr.com/heliosurge/32/28073_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://forum.openmr.com/u/Heliosurge)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2025, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/317 "2025-08-01T22:21:36Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Qjf3Rs3BZKE/maxresdefault.jpg "The Insane Power of Eye Tracking – From 35 to 90 FPS | Pimax Crystal") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjf3Rs3BZKE) ---
**Author:** ![Heliosurge](https://forum.openmr.com/user_avatar/forum.openmr.com/heliosurge/32/28073_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://forum.openmr.com/u/Heliosurge)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/318 "2025-08-02T01:01:17Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-nSoO9e5HxU/maxresdefault.jpg "Pimax Play 1.41.1 is out and brings GPU upscaling and adjustable QuadViews") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nSoO9e5HxU) ---
**Author:** ![Heliosurge](https://forum.openmr.com/user_avatar/forum.openmr.com/heliosurge/32/28073_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://forum.openmr.com/u/Heliosurge)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2025, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/319 "2025-08-02T05:28:00Z")
> **['Star Citizen' Claims Testing of VR Support Will Begin Soon, More Than 10...](https://www.roadtovr.com/star-citizen-claims-testing-of-vr-support-will-begin-soon-more-than-10-years-after-promising-it/amp/)** > > Star Citizen promised to include VR support as a core feature more than a decade ago—long before it scope-creeped its way into becoming the MMO of today. Now, Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) says they’re actually going to put VR support to the test,... ---
**Author:** ![Heliosurge](https://forum.openmr.com/user_avatar/forum.openmr.com/heliosurge/32/28073_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://forum.openmr.com/u/Heliosurge)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/320 "2025-08-02T23:51:07Z")
> **[Brilliant Labs Unveils All-day Smart Glasses with Color Display, Pre-orders...](https://www-roadtovr-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.roadtovr.com/brilliant-labs-halo-smart-glasses-price-release-date/amp/?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17541760292163&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.roadtovr.com%2Fbrilliant-labs-halo-smart-glasses-price-release-date%2F)** > > Brilliant Labs unveiled Halo, its next-gen smart glasses that pack in a full-color micro OLED display, bone conduction speakers, and real-time voice-based AI assistant—priced at a surprisingly reasonable $300. Weighing in at just over 40 grams, Halo... ---
**Author:** ![Heliosurge](https://forum.openmr.com/user_avatar/forum.openmr.com/heliosurge/32/28073_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://forum.openmr.com/u/Heliosurge)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827/321 "2025-08-04T01:29:53Z")
BSB2e Eye Tracking reports in Reddit not that great. Apparently has issues with Eye lids and no Dfr either at present. To be fair CEO did kind of say that ET is highly Beta. They are using a single camera and AI vs using something established that works out of the box like Tobii. ATM the 7invensun Droolon Pi was much better on initial release in comparison. And we know @guppyexpress rescued that ET making it much more useable. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5awxDrwVTu4/maxresdefault.jpg "Bigscreen Beyond 2E Eye Tracking - Not What I Expected... 👀 #bigscreen #bsb2e #eyetracking #vrchat") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5awxDrwVTu4) [Previous page](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827.md?page=15) [Next page](https://forum.openmr.com/t/vr-news-for-2025/41827.md?page=17)