Bigscreen unveiled a brand new ‘VRChat Version’ of its slim and light-weight Past 2e PC VR headset, which the corporate says is particularly designed for die-hard customers of VR’s hottest social platform.
Bigscreen started transport the primary manufacturing items of Past 2 late final month, which incorporates each the usual Past 2 and its eye-tracking enabled variant, Past 2e.
Now, the corporate introduced it’s additionally launching an unique VRChat Version of the Past 2e, slated to begin transport out someday in September 2025.
So far as specs go, the VRChat Version is nearly the identical as the usual Past 2e, together with it eye-tracking sensors, 2,560 × 2,560 micro-OLED shows, and 116° diagonal FOV, because of the inclusion of latest pancake lenses—all of it weighing in at 107g.
Now obtainable for pre-order for $1,269—simply $50 greater than the usual Past 2e—the upcoming VRChat Version does nonetheless promise a couple of variations, notably together with a translucent Atomic Purple shell and hand-drawn packaging paintings.
Word: you’ll want a VR-ready PC to run any of Bigscreen’s headsets, together with the brand new Past 2e VRChat Version, in addition to SteamVR base stations, controllers, and elective trackers for physique monitoring in VRChat. Discover out right here in case your PC is VR-ready.
Buy additionally consists of unique VRChat digital objects, together with VRChat stickers and badges for profiles. Bigscreen says extra options are deliberate for the VRChat Version sooner or later, which incorporates together with “some uncommon giveaway drops.”
Whereas orders are slated to begin transport in September, present preorder holders can really request an improve to the VRChat Version by contacting help ([email protected]).
Within the meantime, you possibly can try a deep dive with Bigscreen founder and CEO Darshan Shankar and VRChat Head of Group Tupper in an hour-long dialogue that touches on every part from the enhancements in Bigscreen’s newest headset, to why eye-tracking is necessary in VRChat.
