One if my kids wants a Meta Quest 3 for his birthday, and I am only vaguely familiar with VR hardware, and on top of that I’m wary of everything Zuckerberg.

  1. How are the ecosystems? Does the choice of brand lock you in or out of particular titles? I suspect his main goal is to play gorilla tag and similar.

  2. Is Metaquest 3 an objectively good/decent product? What are some viable alternatives?

  3. He’s got a decent phone and a half-decent PC. Will the same headset work for both?

  4. How much HPU (if any) is required to drive one of these decently?

EDIT: He’s looking at the 3S version. Looks like 3 is more in line with steam frame. His birthday is mid-march.

  • Melobol@lemmy.ml
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    13 hours ago

    Depends on how old are your kids. If they are young you could get a second hand quest 2, for ~$120.
    It should be good enough to see if they are actually going to use it on long term.
    With that you could hold out for the steam frame also. Without investing too much. And probably you can resale the quest 2 getting most of your money back.