Top 5 VR sets in 2024

Meta Quest 3

Would you like a cordless VR experience? For you, this is the stand-alone headset. It's much better because the image is wider and crisper. The Quest 3 is the greatest VR headset overall when pricing and features are taken into account. It allows users to experience VR without having to purchase a PC or an Apple Vision Pro or a tethered headset.

Type : Standalone Resolution : 2,064 by 2,208 (per eye) Refresh Rate : 120 Hz Motion Detection : 6DOF Controls : Meta Quest Touch Controllers Hardware Platform : Standalone Software Platform : Meta

Meta Quest 3S

If you want to explore VR without spending half a million dollars, this is the perfect entry-level headgear. Although its visual quality isn't as outstanding as that of its more expensive sister, it still includes everything you need for a powerful VR experience.

Type : Standalone Resolution : 1,832 by 1,920 (per eye) Refresh Rate : 120 Hz Motion Detection : 6DOF Controls : Meta Quest Touch Controllers Hardware Platform : Standalone Software Platform : Meta

Sony PlayStation VR2

The PlayStation VR 2 is a major improvement over the original, combining the power of the PlayStation 5 with new motion-control and eye-tracking technology to enhance the immersion of VR games. Additionally, the lightweight headset boasts outstanding features, such as a brilliant OLED display that provides each eye with a 2,000-by-2,040-pixel image.

Type : Tethered Resolution : 2,000 by 2,040 (per eye) Refresh Rate : 120 Hz Motion Detection : 6DOF Controls : PlayStation VR2 Sense Hardware Platform : PlayStation 5 Software Platform : PlayStation 5

Meta Quest Pro

With its eye-tracking and face-tracking technologies, the Meta Quest Pro is a powerful headset. You must be convinced of the eye tracking before you purchase it, though, because it is much more expensive than the Quest 3 and Quest 3S. Its 12GB of memory, as opposed to the other Meta headsets' 8GB, helps offset the fact that its Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ processor is a generation older than the XR2 Gen 2.

Type : Standalone Resolution : 1,920 by 1,800 (per eye) Refresh Rate : 90 Hz Motion Detection : 6DOF Controls : Motion Controllers Hardware Platform : Standalone Software Platform : Meta

Apple Vision Pro

Apple is cautious to refer to the Vision Pro as a "spatial computer" rather than a headset, but it is the company's first attempt at AR and VR. The Vision Pro is a very ambitious device that can be used for both business and play, regardless of the name you give it (we call it an AR/VR/mixed reality headset). A considerably more natural and intuitive control scheme than any we've tested is made possible by the headset's complete reliance on hand and eye tracking. Despite being a first-generation gadget on the recently released VisionOS platform, it is remarkably feature-rich and boasts some of the best technology ever included in a head-mounted display for consumers.

Type : Standalone Resolution : 22 million pixels Refresh Rate : 100 Hz Motion Detection : 6DOF Controls : Eye and hand tracking Hardware Platform : Apple M2 Software Platform : Apple VisionOS