It all comes down to preferences and what you want out of your VR experience, but it might serve the Daydream platform better
if standalone headsets for the Daydream platform were released sooner rather than later.
Both deals are great prices compared to current retail listings, even
if the standalone headset deal isn't.
Not exact matches
If you've got the HTC Vive
headset, Fallout 4 VR — released as its own
standalone version in 2017 — gives the Commonwealth an even more epic sense of scale.
You'll now able to enjoy virtual reality videos in 8K with smooth latency through the
standalone, wire - free Vive Focus
headset, at least
if you're in China.
If you're wanting the best results, a
headset or other
standalone microphone is a solid bet.
It's unclear
if the project as a whole has been abandoned, as that's what head VR Googler Clay Bavor seems to suggest on Twitter while the Daydream website still lists a «Vive
standalone headset with Daydream» as «coming soon.»
With this being the case
standalone Daydream
headsets are being pushed into 2018, and that's
if Lenovo ends up actually launching the
headset.
While there's not necessarily any evidence to suggest that Lenovo won't be launching the
headset anymore, it's still possible that it could end up making the same decision as HTC and choosing not to release it at all, which begs the question of whether or not
standalone Daydream
headsets will pick up in 2018, or
if they will fall by the wayside.
If an Oculus or HTC Vive is too expensive, but you still want a great VR experience, Google may be releasing a
standalone Android - powered VR
headset next week during Google I / O.
If you were holding out for that Vive - branded
standalone Google Daydream
headset, meanwhile, there's bad news — HTC and Google have cancelled their plans to bring it to the US.
If you just want to get into the PlayStation virtual reality world, you can start with the
standalone headset at its lowest price since Black Friday, just $ 199.99 at B&H.
To make us feel better about that, Google adds «without the cost of the computer,» as
if that's something we wouldn't expect from a
standalone headset anyway.
If Google's serious about its own
standalone headset, I / O would be a good venue for letting developers know what's coming.