Best VR Headsets for VR Gaming

The Bigscreen Beyond 2 leads our VR gaming ranking at 145.9, ahead of 23 other VR headsets. Prices currently run from £281 to £5,175.

Reference-class hardware scores about 100. Newer, faster parts go past it. Prices in United Kingdom terms. Tick rows to compare.

ComponentTracking
1
Beyond 2Bigscreen
Base station
£805
£1,099Bigscreen
61.1
145.9
2
BeyondBigscreen
Base station
£789
—
59.2
141.1
3
Dream AirPimax
Either
£1,500
—
29.4
132.9
4
Crystal SuperPimax
Either
£1,421
£1,487Pimax
36.4
130.8
5
XR-4Varjo
Either
£3,152
—
12.9
122.3
6
CrystalPimax
StandaloneEither
£1,263
—
27.8
105.9
7
Crystal LightPimax
Either
£710
£862Pimax
58.5
105.1
8
AeroVarjo
Base station
£1,572
—
21.3
101.1
9
Vision ProApple
StandaloneInside-out
£2,764
—
12
100.1
10
Quest 3Meta
StandaloneInside-out
£394
£470Amazon
83.7
99.6
11
VR-3Varjo
Base station
£2,524
—
12.9
98.1
12
XR-3Varjo
Base station
£4,341
—
7.4
97.3
13
Vive Pro 2HTC
Base station
£631
—
48.6
92.5
14
IndexValve
Base station
£789
—
38.5
91.6
15
PlayStation VR2Sony
Inside-out
£434
£389Amazon
92.6
91.2
16
Quest 3SMeta
StandaloneInside-out
£236
£320Amazon
111.6
90.4
17
Quest 2Meta
StandaloneInside-out
£236
—
125.4
89.4
18
Dream Air SEPimax
Either
£710
—
41.5
89
19
Reverb G2HP
Inside-out
£473
—
61.1
87.2
20
Pico 4 UltraPico
StandaloneInside-out
£473
—
58.8
84
21
Pico 4Pico
StandaloneInside-out
£339
—
82
83.9
22
Vive Focus 3HTC
StandaloneInside-out
£1,027
—
26.9
83.3
23
Vive Focus VisionHTC
StandaloneInside-out
£789
—
35
83.3
24
Vive XR EliteHTC
StandaloneInside-out
£868
—
30.5
79.9

Specs pending

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