Bigscreen says it has now offered extra Past 2 headsets than it did the unique Past in its first total 12 months.
Bigscreen Past 2 and Past 2e have been introduced and went on sale 11 days in the past, and a day later Bigscreen mentioned it offered extra Past 2 headsets within the first 24 hours than it did Past 1 in its first 6 months, which it says represents 10 occasions as many items.
Whereas the primary batch of Past 2 and Past 2e headsets are set to ship in April and Could respectively, new orders of every will ship in June.
Bigscreen Past 2 Has Clearer, Wider, Adjustable Lenses And Non-compulsory Eye Monitoring
Bigscreen Past 2 begins transport subsequent month with considerably upgraded & adjustable lenses, and Past 2e is coming in Could with eye monitoring too.
Like the unique Past, Bigscreen Past 2 and 2e are tethered PC VR headsets that use SteamVR Monitoring, so you will want a PC with a robust graphics card and not less than one (ideally not less than two) monitoring base stations from Valve or HTC. You additionally want to supply your individual enter, reminiscent of Valve Index controllers or a steering wheel or HOTAS setup.
In comparison with the unique, Past 2 provides clearer, wider lenses with impartial IPD adjustment, all whereas really weighing 20 grams much less, and Past 2e additionally provides eye monitoring through simply 1.05 grams of tiny sensors.
The unique Bigscreen Past is utilized by 0.45% of SteamVR customers after two years available on the market, round 1 in 200 of the VR customers on Steam. We’ll maintain an in depth eye on the adoption of Past 2 within the coming months, with its gross sales velocity suggesting it might surpass the unique by the top of the 12 months.
You may learn extra in regards to the options and specs of Past 2 and Past 2e right here, and you may learn our hands-on impressions of Past 2 from GDC 2025 right here.
Bigscreen Past 2 Arms-On: Refining A Imaginative and prescient For VR Lovers
When Bigscreen’s founder advised us he was bringing the sequel to the Past PC VR headset to GDC 2025, we booked a flight instantly to strive it.
