The BEST VR Headset in the WORLD Just Got BEAT! - The Varjo XR4 has Arrived! 

Thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring this video! Head to squarespace.com/thrillseeker to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code thrillseeker at checkout. THE XR4 HAS ARRIVED.. AND ITS FREAKIN' GOOD. What do ya think? Willing to rip out a kidney to get one? I'm unsure especially with Vision Pro coming up.

People may look at these hyper expensive headsets and think “ok cool but i can’t afford that right now” and that’s just the thing. The tech in those headsets may be expensive now, but they’re a glimpse into the future of what VR can bring as that tech trickles its way down into cheaper headsets as tech innovation always does. In this current moment, VR tech is the worst it’s ever going to be, and that’s especially exciting. The future holds a world of possibility for VR.

I think having a free wireless option for PC VR will make it easier for people to make drivers for things like face or hand tracking. Hopefully making it more accessible to everyone.

VRChat creators are gonna need to be a whole lot more aware of what assets they're using from now on if they want to monetize them.

this new varjo headset is really freaking cool. it gets me wondering about the near future and how much better VR is gonna be.

The VR wars gonna be epic again

i just don't want VRChat to turn into roblox, incessantly begging and pestering you to buy shit, and adding paywalls like you said, its exactly what i didn't want to happen

I don't understand why nobody copy the index controller, especially for a 4000 USD headset

Floor gang.

Glad to see Varjo coming out with a banger headset. Of all the headset makers, they were the ones poised to compete directly with Apple's Vision Pro. And considering the amount and quality of product Apple can turn out, they were in a somewhat dire position. It's nice seeing them still able to push hardware boundaries and make it more accessible. Now all we need is an Aero 2.

Floor Gang

It’s always amazing to see how far vr technology has come since those first early headsets like the rift it’s truly incredible.

FLOOR GANG

I love that Brad is just the official mascot for Deckard Copium

I think it's kinda funny how the VRChat credits now make it even more like the Oasis than it was before. Obviously the Oasis was more of an MMORPG that turned into a MMORPG hybrid with social experiences and productivity in addition to other things, but VRChat is really close to that now and it's sort of insane and cool.

I remember my first experience with actual vr. It was a while ago at gadget show live, and we were walking around the convention area. One of the booths had vr rings to try where you held onto a guard rail, wore some special shoes, and you could walk around a famous painting. The shoes had no grip so you literally couldnt stand with them, but against being told not to, i let go of the ring to try and… tried to grab something that wasnt really there. I smacked my head on the rail and everyone was trying to make sure I was okay, but I was just fascinated by the idea of a world that didnt really exist

In regards to the VRC changes, I just hope the map creators don't get too greedy, I don't think all of them will but some will likely get carried away I imagine. I'm glad it's here but I'm just cautiously optimistic.

Thanks for the consistently awesome uploads, Thrill!

Lets go tuesday newsday on a friday night! coming from floor gang

Nice to have you back. Thanks for the updates!

im still pessimistic about the microtransactions in vrchat yay, supporting the creators, but i only see it going bad

floor gang

Excellent video, great wrap up of the news!

Just got word that it only has DP1.4, so it's restricted to 30PPD unless the game specifically implements Varjos SDK (which is currently zero games). So the Aero actually has higher PPD for consumer use cases, albeit lower FOV. Really a headscratcher that they went with DP1.4.

What I think the headset shows is that it's still pretty amazing how solid the quest 3 is for price.

Thank you! You woke up my interest in VR back!

it's great seeing you are still liking the bigscreen beyond. I definitely want to pick one up at some point

floor gang!! owo

Meta: Quest 3 design Varjo: " *YOINK* "

It seems Valve is going in the right way, shame the app isn't open source but being free is already great

been waiting for this video to come

I'm not that amped about vrc's monetization effort; I feel like a monetary incentive, especially given their in-game currency model, is going to attract people seeking the money. Modern examples don't really leave me with much hope for this model.

I'm hoping the vr chat pay thing is more like a donation jar that's optional, and used sparingly maybe for some extra avatars. Idk, this could easily go horrible or well. 😅 I know if I could make money making a world, that would definitely motivate me to learn to make a world finally lol.

So excited to see whats coming

I love that you brough back the longer outro music. It's great to bop to it at the end of the video

You forgot the most important part! THEY ADDED A CLOCK TO VRCHAT !!!!!!!!!!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT

For the creator economy, sure the creators may get 50% of the split, but Gumroad only takes 10% of what avatar and world creators make, not to mention Patreon takes 25 cents on direct deposit payout and 1% payout fee for PayPal on top of an at most a 12% cut for membership fees. Sure, it's nice for people to support their favorite creators in game, however, the creators earn more still through outside platforms. Hell, I think some creators even just have a donation thing so they get 100% of donations anyways, so thinking about it from a purely monetary perspective, it makes sense to support creators through the means by which we are already doing so. VRChat wants to capitalize off of how convenient it will be paying for in-game subscriptions.

Don't think I have seen your vids pop up on my feed with "seconds" shown before. Looking forward to this one and afraid to see the price!

Can’t wait to see you hit 1 mil Thrill!!!!

Dude is selling so many kidneys he must be on a watch list

It's wild how the Vision Pro has suddenly made $4000 sound like an actually reasonable price. The Apple effect is real Edit: to clarify, I don't necessarily think this is a bad thing. It's just wild how much it changes the public's (and my own) perception of the cost.

Great video Thrill xxx

Actual exciting VR news are back❤

VRC is becoming the metaverse Zucc wanted. Living and working in VR just became a lot more real and honestly, I can't wait to see what the change brings to VRC

XR-4 has a mini-LED panel and doesn't include a computer. Really puts the value of the AVP into perspective. (OLED panel + M2 and R1 chips.)

thank you for the video thrill

Thank you 💙

Floor gang 🕺🕺

Tbh I’m kinda hoping the new creator monetization program for VRC will turn out well for everyone! I’m curious to see how it will be used going forward:O

I like the breakbeat that played in the ad part of the video, great touch ngl

Love your vids

For me, Steamlink's quality couldn't compare to the auto settings I have on Virtual Desktop.

It was good to shake your hand! Keep up the great content man

I remember trying out a Dev version of the Oculus Rift at a party back in the day. Crazy how far things have come!

Floor Gang ^_^

floor gang!

I can see virtual desktop working *if* you have passthru to show the keyboard and mouse. Wonder if other headsets will eventually support passthru.

Thank you for news full packed video

floor Gang!

Is there any chance you can tell me how the inside out tracking was? I wanted to get this but I do some shooters and wanted to make sure it’s at least similar to the quest three

Always a good day when it’s a news day!

fkoor gang!

Thrill and PHIA together irl, awesome!

Happy 1st december!🎉🎄

floorgang

I was just at IITSEC. Don't know how i missed this booth. So mad i missed it

Oh wow, I haven't thought about the RAZR Hydra in a hot minute! I spent hours back then obsessively researching Palmer Luckey's new and early Oculus experimentation as well as the magical device in development, the Hydra. Can't believe how long ago that was.

I honestly think that the XR4 is the biggest slap in Apple's face. Vario just looked at Apple and said "what do you got on us." I honestly think the selling point for this thing should be that it costs about as much as what Apple wants for their vision pro headset but is like 10 times better

I have been RAVING about variable focus for years and it is literally the *only* feature I’ve genuinely really wanted from a new VR headset since the technology was announced by oculus like six years ago! I am so insanely happy that this is coming out and that it’s going to come down in price soon! I’ve been saying that people keep wishlisting things like increased resolution, wider fov, lighter weight, better audio, etc, but almost none of it matters compared to the ability to focus on objects and use your eyes normally! This is the missing link between Virtual Reality and Reality Reality!

I love friday newsday

Steam link has actally been around for a while on mobile, glad to see it's been revamped for quest.

WHERE IS THE MEME BREAK?!

Im a bit angry about the monetization... Already worlds that are now charging for old mod features and access to the worlds... VRChat sucks now...

mmm the orbo's odyssey on the advert, love thrill's music taste

Can't wait to test the XR-4 myself 🔥

I dislike the VRChat monetization. Don't get me wrong, I like the fact it's gonna be easier for creators to get paid, but I hate the implementation. It uses coins, which are designed like coins in pay-to-win mobile games. They're made so it's hard to judge how much something costs. You can also only buy them in packs, meaning you'll likely have some leftover after a purchase, meaning you'll want to buy more so they don't go to waste. Even if you can cash out a single coin, doing so makes you lose half it's value, thanks to the 50% cut. I know VRChat unfortunately can't get around the 50% cut, but they didn't have to make the value weird, they could've made 1 coin $0.01 USD, and they could've made it so you could buy individual coins! It just feels so scummy IMO, and I can this becoming another Roblox situation, since those exact concerns are issues people have with Robux.

Some of us are waiting with VERY deep pockets for the perfect VR system to get into. I have dropped $5,000+ for a laptop, so this is not much different. I want something so awesome, I could slip into a VR delusion and escape reality for the remainder of my retirement years.

Wow, I had no idea about the new steam link! This allows me to much more easily play pcvr with my quest and that means I can play games like rumble which you should cover. The players are getting much better and the high skill ceiling is something worth your time.

What kind of PC spec/modem is required for that SteamVR link?

I think adding monitization to vrchat will be a bsd thing. The game is already plauged by shady characters and half assed strip clubs. Adding real money directly into the game i believe will worsen these issues and create new ones like, paywalling features that have no reason to be paywalled, pollarize communities by those who donated and those who havent, and scams.

here to stop ppl saying first

Its so good he couldn't wait till Tuesday that it turned from Tuesday newsday into Friday newsday.

Sweet Friday news day on my break

3:20 how many kidneys do you have? Or better question, how many people did lose their kidney for you VR addiction?

Cryptocurrency will be the death of VRChat

Ok, this editing is epic

After experiencing the quest pro controllers, i definitely dont think standalone trackers are going to replace my laser trackers.

I for one am really stoked about the VR Chat monetization because it means it could finally be the thing that drives ARTISTS onto the platform. I mean its not hard to imagine maybe some very famous DJs might see this as motivation to do virtual concerts in VR Chat where you need to pay 5 or 10 bucks to attend. I don't think it's unreasonable at all if it brings out famous artists that normally wouldn't care.

will you do a review on the Varjo XR-4?

Whadda ya have, to say about the Vive eye pro? Not the second but first variation.

Waiting for Immersed Visor, which might come next year. As a visually impaired programmer, I'm looking for something that could replace my work monitors with all their issues. However, MR glasses might have their own issues. For example, my eyes find it difficult to adjust to Quest 3 even with prescription lenses, and I also notice some PWM-like flickering which causes a bit of an eyestrain. Not sure if Visor will be able to sort it all out. Also, zoom-in feature in passthrough is on my wishlist, but no idea who and how could implement that.

what do you think of deep learning graphics, such as DLSS or FSR +frame generation, coming to standalone headsets?

@ThrillSeeker do the Ultimates have occlusion issues?:0

Why the xr4 camera arrange looks so similar to the quest 3?

I would be very interested in more quest 3 videos. I loved your quest two videos and they made me buying the quest 3. So maybe to more to bring more to Vr

Steam Link and the Vive Ultimate trackers are the *big* things for me; I have a Quest 2 that I've been using as a PC headset via Virtual Desktop because most of my VR games are on my PC, but I often suffered from *huge* lag spikes; which in a game like say, Blade and Sorcery, allowed an attack I would've otherwise successfully blocked to *hit* me. I honestly think having to connect my Quest 2 to my PC in such a roundabout way might be the main problem there, and if Valves Steam Link *fixes* that problem, I'm honestly *down* for it because that's really the *big* reason my Quest 2 has been sitting collecting dust for so long. As for the Vive Ultimate trackers, I *really* can't wait until those things officially support *all* headsets; I've been wanting full body tracking for *ages* , not just for the boost in immersion, but also to make my VR sessions much more of a *workout* by engaging much *more* of my body. Blade and Sorcery's my *favorite* VR game, and being able to use more of my body to fight will *definitely* make fighting in it more of a workout.

Please talk more about lens glare in VR headsets. Which headsets are better for avoiding lens glare and that kind of thing. The lens glare & god rays are the most annoying thing about my Valve Index & number one priority for an upgrade.

Thank you

Cool Apple Vision Pro target competitor. I love VR. God bless.

I dont get it, isnt the auto focus feature just eye tracking and then setting the focus to what your eyes are looking at in software? Or does it do anything more than that?