HTC Vive XR Elite Review - Huge Missed Opportunity!

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In this video, I review the brand new HTC Vive XR Elite. I'll be covering the specs, the price, how it compares to the competition, the standalone game library, how it peforms as a PCVR headset and much much more.
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Timestamps;
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Unboxing
01:36 - Headset Specs
03:30 - Comfort
06:29 - Diopters
07:44 - Audio
08:28 - Controllers
09:15 - Home Environment
09:35 - Standalone Gaming
10:23 - PCVR Gaming
12:56 - Passthrough
13:35 - Conclusion
15:10 - Final Thoughts
Let me know what you think of the HTC Vive XR Elite in the comments below.
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@BIFLI Год назад

This is the most polite yet brutal beat down of VR Hardware I've ever seen.

@GAMERTAGVR Год назад

The 🇬🇧 bros deliver a slap down so unique

@AM1N4L Год назад

HTC are amazing at making mediocre yet somehow insanely overpriced vr headsets

@ji3200 Год назад

Only MRTV recommend this headset. Never trust that guy anymore

@christopherpope1800 Год назад

I watched to the end for the compliments.....still waiting.

@OnlyVRBabe Год назад

If this headset would have been given for free the review would be very different.Mike ,Nathie and Geeeezer pal Chris all jumped into bed with Meta/Oculus years ago with long term contracts secured(Or So they Thought?) and despite their claims to be impartial All three work as consultants for various VR enterprise companies (I've Packed in the Day Job to be a professional RU-vidr!) As they claim is bollocks! Mike has a healthy policeman's pension to fall back on.Brat Nathie is a child of family wealth and investments and Wassup Geeezeer (Chris) Uses other Ex RU-vidrs to figure out what fingers to stick in various pies.The headset review is irrelevant.

@Denyah_ Год назад

This is such a shame. They dropped out of the consumer market for.... this? For such a high price tag and so many delays you'd think they would step back and review this further. All into the specs, nothing into the actual RnD and development time of the physical device. What a shame. Great review as usual

@Denyah_ Год назад

Also to add: The sabers on beat saber fly away due to the other controller occluding the sensors. It does the same on all other headsets when you out the controllers behind them (the ones that track on the headset anyway), however other companies such as meta seem to have a much better prediction system for this.

@FhargaZ Год назад

Great review, it made me appreciate my quest 2 more 😄

@flippynuggets Год назад

Yeah same with my Psvr2

@CasualG-mer Год назад

I guess later this year or the next we finally actual good high end VR. Looking forward to PICO 4 Pro.

@Icequake. 6 месяцев назад

same with my index

@christopheraweldon Год назад

This review is 100% accurate. I picked one up hoping it would be good for PCVR in glasses mode with a direct USB-C connection. Not only was I completely wrong, the headset died within the first hour of PCVR use. The controllers are garbage, the headset isn’t comfortable, the standalone App Store was a graveyard, the lens adjustment is finicky, there was a foggy look to everything, and the default wireless PCVR settings are terrible. None of the free apps were available.

@MartinTedder Год назад

So....if I'm reading between the lines, you're saying I shouldn't buy this? You murdered this headset! Good for you.

@tanabbot1837 4 месяца назад

U say it like he did it to be a dik or sum he revived and gave an honest review and honestly for 1000 this thing is absolutely terrible

@MartinTedder 4 месяца назад

@@tanabbot1837 hence the "good for you"

@siege5075 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for taking one for the team.

@treykeyes3900 Год назад

HTC and having *almost good VR headsets, a classic combo.

@vroitwyrd Год назад

Man, I had high hopes for this one. Even preordered. Twice. Went with the Quest Pro. I wanted it to be good, but lost faith that it would be. Dodged a case of buyer's regret.

@stryker2k2 Год назад

omg - finally! An honest review! I have one and you're the only VR Reviewer who highlighted all the same issues that I'm running into!

@stryker2k2 Год назад

@@rangerkayla8824 I completely agree. I really wanted to love this headset... but it just isn't ready for the market.

@AhamsOwO Год назад

As always with HTC, they always miss, and have been on every headset lately 😂😂😂 They simply never ever learn from their mistakes and its going to set them back even further in the VR industry, as every other company are being innovative and upgrading on their previous models.

@assignmeanameplease Год назад

Why do they keep doing this??

@mikezulu6933 Год назад

I think HTC really innovated here, but the execution seams to be not good enough. Like HTC did not give enough budget to their Vive team. Also their „Influencer“ Marketing is a big joke.

@flippynuggets Год назад

HTC are bizarre. They have had some amazing products over the years and somehow seem to blow it 99% of the time. I remember being absolutely blown away by their 3d smartphone like 15 years ago. They had many other innovative products too and now you can't even buy an HTC phone. Quite a shame.

@ji3200 Год назад

HTC should stay away from VR. Maybe Valve can help them out just like they help them with original Vive. Without Valve, they are not gonna make it

@Tahllia Год назад

HTC fumbling the bag? Color me shocked

@pugummy Год назад

Quest 2 is not perfect, but the BEST-BEST experience you could ever have

@BGRecon 8 месяцев назад

Glad i got the quest 2 off ebay for 190$.

@nikkigrace5288 8 месяцев назад

@@BGReconyup. Just got mine for 160$ cause of someone upgrading. Been a blast!

@1KingFisher 2 месяца назад

But then you’d have to be a Meta customer. Unfortunately, I’m not sure what it would take for me to buy anything meta.

@itsthegibsonguy 2 месяца назад

Have you tried 3?

@bigmakbm1 Год назад

I appreciate the brutally honest review. I was considering this as my next headset going from a G2.

@x32i77 Год назад

If you want to upgrade from the G2 I recommend quest pro , Pimax crystal , or bigscreen beyond

@YoutubeCommenter1st Год назад

@@x32i77for sure, mainly would recommend the quest 2, but those you named are really good as well.

@bigmakbm1 11 месяцев назад

@@RU-vidCommenter1st I wouldn't consider a Quest 2 an upgrade on a G2 in any ways, sure the tracking is better and wireless is nice, but at a loss of quality with compression may not be worth the trade-off.

@RinoaL Год назад

7:04 I'd definitely wear a universal pair of glasses. I've wanted ones that I can adjust on the fly for a long time personally. Keep in mind that the fearmongering from opticians about the "dangers" of using the wrong prescription ignores that they often times give the wrong prescription, and that it's just a ploy by them to keep their monopoly on the eyewear industry. Lots of lobbying dollars comes from them to fight online eyeware companies because the eyeglass industry is a monopoly.

@Xanderman Год назад

Wait for Quest 3. Much more exciting.

@BelugaVR1 Год назад

Mike!!! I’ve been waiting for another video for SOOOO long

@VirtualRealityOasis Год назад

I know, sorry mate. Sadly not much going on these last few months. That’s about to change though! []-)

@BelugaVR1 Год назад

@@VirtualRealityOasis Alright!

@LetoDK Год назад

You continue to be the shining light of "saying it as it is". Thanks for the video!

@chris_piss 11 месяцев назад

Yikes. I briefly considered giving HTC another chance after having the first Vive many years ago, but you've completely talked me out of it. Thanks for the review. Looks like I'll be waiting for the Quest 3

@KuyaQuatro Год назад

Thank you for this in-depth review. So many other reviewers have mentioned their gripes, but your video does the best at actually showing the issues. I've had my sights on the xr elite for a minute, but I think this is the nail in the coffin. I really want a small glasses-form-factor type of headset for my vr video editing workflow, but dang... such a shame. Maybe the xr elite would be worth it at 600, but never at 1k. Big screen's hmd looks amazing but I can't get with the lighthouse tracking requirement. Ah well; and so we continue to wait.

@jameskirk4692 Год назад

Thank you very much for your honest, very detailed and informative reviews like this one! You are great content creator!

@jackadams8299 Год назад

Just bought one and I’m happy with mine

@tm-sasanka Год назад

Thank you! I was about to buy this. Now I need to reconsider! :)

@Roger-zi3xq Год назад

I can't believe were still waiting on new SOC's. High end devices using the same XR 2 as devices from over two years ago! Although not an apple fan. I am super excited to see what is possible with their M chips

@Frankestein01nl Год назад

Honest and truthfull, that's why we like you. Thanks for the review!

@sejeproerik5020 Год назад

nice video keep up the good work

@manuelbatterman4232 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the complete and honest info… 💪

@Connor-rt6co 8 месяцев назад

This guy has taught me roughly 70% of what I know about VR..... Thank you sir😅

@Airbee Год назад

Hahaha, i love the Audio part. No words needed. Just listen, it speaks for itself. And straight to the next part.

@DKVR Год назад

Mike dropping "awesome content coming" and now my mind is racing. This channel is usually pretty quiet unless there are things worth his time. State of play and Game showcase can't come soon enough.

@sodthatlikebutton1946 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for this review. HTC just sent me a discount code to purchase this and I almost fell for it.

@yoanperez172 Год назад

Thanks for your honest review as always

@boonieuni 9 месяцев назад

This review was posted on my birthday!

@camxmile Год назад

good video. rocking Q2 for now.

@thevrcoach Год назад

Fantastic review! Refreshingly honest. What a shame though, one the coolest looking headsets on the market IMO

@jon_west Год назад

It was nice to have a "but first" that wasn't straight into an ad, but instead, right into the meat of the subject.

@quipsilvervr Год назад

I knew this would happen when HTC was doing the hype train again over Twitter, and when people mentioned the lack of confidence, they would reinforce the hype. I do think though that the hype staff likely have no idea what they are hyping up, otherwise, they would be actively lying over Twitter, and further eroding their own reputation. I do think that when products like this appear, there is something missing along the production cycle where they need to make sure they aren't proactively selling crap to people.

@AndreVictorGoncalves Год назад

For the glasses only mode, you could have used one dongle that splits Usb-c into Usb-c and 3.5mm so you get both a battery and wired audio. Huge missed opportunity from you here.

@C_chill282 Год назад

You just saved me $1000. Thanks!

@davefulford8890 9 месяцев назад

Superb - 'iron fist in a silk glove' review.....!

@frankiifrankii 9 месяцев назад

Hi which headset do you reckon is the best for color pass through that could be used while driving 🤘🏽

@lolo2k Год назад

Thanks for the review. Can't wait to see the apple XR headset or any real xr offerings

@123thedman1 Год назад

Great job, thanks

@TheLonelyViper Год назад

Great review Mike! Its alway interesting to see how HTC are constantly straying further and further from the original vision for VR. Especially in terms of design...honestly it feels like the people who are being hired to design these HMDs either NEVER use them or do zero market research

@VirtualRealityOasis Год назад

You’re spot on mate, it does feel like these headsets are designed by people who don’t use VR regularly. Miss you snakey []-)

@mosulmedic7048 9 месяцев назад

Also, Demeo is definitely worth checking out in AR mode.

@VRFlightSimGuy Год назад

Great review 👌

@hajunom1392 Год назад

Thanks for your Honesty 😊

@GuitarCoverLPO Год назад

Maestro: The Masterclass seems to be a Masterpiece for later ❤

@sneakysimon23 Год назад

I had the HTC Vive on release day many years ago, then I upgraded to HTC Vive Pro 2 June 2021, only to spend 6 months troubleshooting MULTIPLE faults with the headset. Ultimately it was lost in transmit the THIRD time sending it back to them! HTC tried to tell me they wouldn't refund for the lost headset when using their own courier from UK to Romania. In the end I got my money and I purchased a opened but new headset from Ebay and every single issue I had all went away. Proving HTC couldn't fix all the issues I had with it and it was a faulty unit all along. I have now just sold my HTC Vive Pro 2 the other day, never using HTC again. Finally I was able to uninstall their damn software from my PC too.

@p0tat0_Child 11 месяцев назад

I have a 6yr old HTC that still works amazing. I wanted to upgrade, that's why I'm here. Seeing if upgrading and what VR should I get next. Of course, I have a small investment of games and don't want to buy them all over. Kind of like the PSVR2

@jaquanweston5278 Год назад

Hey Mike I love all of your videos 💗, but I never see u do full body tracking. Can u teach me how to do full body tracking

@rilijohnmichael Год назад

Quest 2 still banging current competitions even after almost 3 years. Everybody wants to be a Quest 2.

@goldsamazingshow8900 Год назад

Keep of the best work your the best MIKE❤

@ImaginationToForm Год назад

I'm hoping the Quest 3 won't disappoint.

@DoctorKoshka 9 месяцев назад

Interesting VR headset. I would love to see smoothly playable Steam VR games. Phasmophobia VR on the go would be amazing!!!

@Leynad778 Год назад

I've learned the hard way with the Vive Cosmos that I will never buy anything from HTC ever again if I don't have to (like base-stations). The hardware wasn't even my issue with the Cosmos, because I only wanted to use it for sim-racing, but the software. Under different light-conditions like day and night it forced me to do a new room-scale setup and just at the end of the process I could choose a seating position, which than doesn't work in different light-condition. The Pico 4 in comparison is just perfect with tracking. It saves different play-areas and recognizes them in different light. A room-scale setting can be used for months and years. The display brightness/contrast and sound got a lot better with updates. The store is packed with games nowadays and seems porting games from the Quest 2 is a few clicks.

@LunarDude28 Год назад

For a while HTC hasn’t convinced me to consider or look into getting their recent headsets and the XR Elite isn’t gonna change my mind as of right now. I have a Quest Pro which I’m already happy with. It has a better overall package but it also has eye and face tracking built in for just one grand. The controllers are amazing which can track themselves as well. While I can admit the pass through on the XR Elite is better but everything else on the Quest Pro in terms of features is far better. I hope that HTC takes a bit more consideration with the risks and avoid missed opportunities for their headsets and maybe they can realize that

@RustikMcLovin Год назад

Thx for the update. Few week ago someone told me that a valve VR headset should be about to get on the market. You didn't mention it. Any news? Looking forward for your review of the big screen beyond.

@VirtualRealityOasis Год назад

Valve’s Deckard project has been rumored for a while but we don’t know anything about it just yet mate []-)

@RustikMcLovin Год назад

Again thanks a lot, looking forward for you to keep us in the loop ☺️

@adnana5342 Год назад

Thanks Mike for the review. The last 2 expensive vr sets, oclus pro and this one, have been a bit of a let down. Hoping oclus quest 3 is much better than these and reasonably priced.

@VirtualRealityOasis Год назад

Fingers crossed mate []-)

@mrh3956 Год назад

How the hell did this pass qc? Great video by the way keep it up.

@CarlosAustin Год назад

Truly sad that HTC is not doing their homework to create a better HMD for us. They were epic back 6 years or so ago with the introduction of the Vive and Vive Pro. What happened?

@pabloferreira1451 Год назад

Well, as a miope when you know your exact prescription life is great, and there are margins of 0.25 up or down, which are manageable for most people during an hour or even much more.

@yabdifootballchallenges7981 Год назад

I'm currently doing research on VR for the first time and I was wondering, how does this compare to say: the Valve Index.

@fragmentalstew Год назад

I suspect a Kuject Design powered link cable, or similar design, might be able to power the device in linked mode.

@roadle11223 Год назад

I thought HTC would be more supportive to PCVR, but not charging with a link cable is an absolute deal breaker. Looks like I'll stick to the quest 2 till Valve decides to release something

@ParadiseDecay Год назад

Nice one Mike

@mystjrboxing4451 Год назад

Do a review on ar glasses

@RinoaL Год назад

I really want this headset... used, and for a big discount.

@christopherstaples6758 Год назад

my 3d projector died and looking for something for movies / anime etc what options are out their with adjustable lenses or prescription lense ? apart from the Bigscreen Beyond , Linux PC and needs to run through its "Kodi" as that is the only media player I use with 2 decade old data base, even tho I do have Jellybean as well

@sow7624 Год назад

honestly id stick to oculus quest 2

@x32i77 Год назад

Could you review the newest Pimax 8k X hmd please with a 4090 🙏

@andyblake8768 Год назад

I have the pico 4 - combined with VD I have wonderful visuals - and the new pico 4 pro has eye tracking with FR - under 500 pounds.

@eliezerortizlevante1122 9 месяцев назад

2nd brutal review. If you use prescription glasses buy the XR elite. It comes with inbuilt one. Up to -6.0 for long distance If you want more features like Face Tracking + Eye Tracking = Quest Pro. But sacrifices the inbuilt prescription They about same price tag. Now my love goes to XR elite because of inbuilt prescription lenses.

@seethransom Год назад

The deluxe audio strap is my favorite. To be fair I don't use HTC hardware, it is for my Frankenquest.

@ji3200 Год назад

Overpriced delux audio strap is only best seller for HTC product. They should just focus with 2nd version of the audio strap and just overprice it and they will keep make money

@seethransom Год назад

@@ji3200 $40 is too much?

@ji3200 Год назад

@@seethransom it used to be $100 for many years

@seethransom Год назад

@@ji3200 Even when it was I didn't pay that much.

@x4m084 Год назад

I’ve had a quest 1 for a while and I’ve been wondering if I should save up for a quest 2 what do you think?

@wisetank6995 Год назад

Save up because if you play rec room the game will not be surpoted so, Yes! Save up for an quest 2 because meta will make more updates to the quest 2!.

@VirtualRealityOasis Год назад

I would say hold on a little longer for Quest 3. It will likely be a nice step forward. If it’s too expensive, it would also be a great time to buy a cheaper Quest 2 with many people selling headsets to upgrade []-)

@BFancybones Год назад

I'd say wait for the 3 to be revealed this year. Not only will this be (likely) a massive upgrade for you (as opposed to a big upgrade to the 2), the reveal will likely drop Q2 prices if you aren't in the price range of the 3. I do remember them saying that 3 will be "a reasonable price", or something like that, though

@therabidsquirrelsage3388 10 месяцев назад

Hopes crushed. Thanks for the honest review. ❤️😢

@KeremYenigul-sd6xv 5 дней назад

Can you do the pimax crystal light im so curios about it?

@alonelysnakeinvr587 Год назад

I want see you try the OWO Haptic Suit I have one Pre Order. I am wanting to see what you think of the OWO. Hope you will try this on your channel PLZ.

@Pirafier Год назад

im still going to stick with my g2 v2 it is still to good to switch out i love it to much i am going to upgrade it soon tho with vive's self tracking trackers and index base stations and controllers to make it even better

@kostihouse Год назад

Well virtual desktop on quest2 is a nono for now, until the creator makes the option to turn off sliced encoding available again. Meta finally did it in the new update, so i can finally enjoy stutterless wired VR.. too bad my headset started disconnecting yesterday..

@911_PDS 3 месяца назад

Can you do an Update on this thing I mean all the things you had a problem with is fixed except the Library

@Virtual_Citizen Год назад

I was left feeling like I'd been had when I started gaming in this headset, What a relief I was able to send it back to Amazon and get a refund. To think that the Pico 4 absolutely blows the XR Elite out of the water in every way for a fraction of the price is shocking.

@gerdhagen Год назад

Do you use your pico4 for pc gaming? If so, how good is it? Ive been trying with my Quest 1 on and off for years but got never a comfortable fit with it, even with a vive das. There's always too much weight on the front for me, so I'm wondering if the pico4 with the pancake glasses are a better solution to this

@Virtual_Citizen Год назад

@GreenHeart I really like the Pico for stand alone and PCVR , but not for Sim racing. I get a better experience sim racing in valve index , maybe because index has a direct display port . Pico 4 works great in HL Alyx on virtual desktop

@Virtual_Citizen Год назад

@@rangerkayla8824 I paid £350 for my Pico 4 . I reckon Quest 3 will be £750ish

@Virtual_Citizen Год назад

@@rangerkayla8824 Hope so :)

@jilsafer Год назад

Save my money on this one then! So many issues they could’ve fixed for over $1k price tag

@induslkj7322 11 месяцев назад

Now that the quest line has been abandoned by meta (allegedly) what headset would you recommend for someone with an OG HTV vive 1st gen?

@zombos22222 Год назад

whats about the viverse place? the website says something about a home viverse, can you invite others into your home and play games or what can you do there?

@brandil-9018 10 месяцев назад

I'm glad I watched this review, I almost bought this.

@tys9741 11 месяцев назад

One thing about virtual desktop in there most recent update is it cant auto input that for you. I miss typed my name into my PC app and a pop up appeared asking if my correct name can connect. after an agreement prompt, it auto added the name to the list of allowed usernames

@akshobya303 Год назад

You mentioned a bunch of better alternatives at the end but missed the Pico 4 off the list. Just wondering if you don't rate it?

@VirtualRealityOasis Год назад

Yeah, I do rate the Pico 4. I think it’s a great Quest alternative []-)

@oriondust4688 Год назад

Is it too much to ask for: a headset to be able to utilize the same tracking capabilities as previous steam/HTC Vive trackers to mitigate power consumption, having open-back real glasses form factor with possible blockout lense for a more virtual experience, utilize the same vr knuckles/controllers as previous htc vr, and to have full VR, MR, and AR experiences?

@TheRealOmegaPets 8 месяцев назад

If they could genuinely make this form factor work

@otaviopmartins Год назад

Awesome 😊😊

@ismaelel5569 Год назад

Cheers mate

@VirtualRealityOasis Год назад

Cheers []-)

@SamanthaBrambillaVRpaintings Год назад

❤❤❤

@IronbugVR Год назад

I so had my hopes up for this one. I have a very large VR room and need the wireless to fully enjoy it. This headset doesn't sound like it will take off for BOBOVR and others to make third party attachments for it. Looks like I will be waiting to see the specs of the Quest 3, I also have to look into Bigscreen. I did not know it supported PCVR gameplay. Great video, you covered all the areas I was looking for in a new wireless headset and saved me from making a big purchase I would have to return.

@drackgoon1375 Год назад

can it pair up with quest pro controller?

@KegRaider 11 месяцев назад

Well, that saved me upgrading from my Gen1 HTC. Once day soon I guess......

@douglasrobitaille7122 Год назад

The XR Elite...so close, but so far away. Dam I had high hopes for this headset. Bring on Quest 3 ! (or the Apple headset, if you want to pay 8 times more money!)

@zweiwing4435 21 день назад

And compare with Meta Quest 3?

@ncbuddrius Год назад

I'm glad I didn't pre order. I think those awards they got are paid off.

@GuyverGamingTV Год назад

HTC started fairly strong but seem to be taking huge steps backwards. I'll stick to my second hand quest 2.

@SLOPPY1001 Год назад

Another great video Mike, always very professional looking reviews. I love how you manage to show us footage of what you're seeing in the game. I'm still on the Rift S on a PC that just about copes with it, well overdue an upgrade. It's looking like a PSVR 2 is the way to go compared with standalone VR or an expensive PC and VR heahset. Looking forward to your Big Screen review. Keep up the good work 😁👍

@VirtualRealityOasis Год назад

Thanks so much mate, I really appreciate it []-)