So this OpenXR ( finally starting to have something )

[gilesgoat]

So ...

"in the attempt to make a one size fits most" stuff I've been dabbling with OpenXR, specifically to support ( again ) VR on PC.

Must be said ... it's a bit weird .. however I got the point to have 'something that seems to work okeish', I am still in the "learn more & do" phase.

HOWEVER .. it made me think "yeah I'll be able to support more/all the headsets around" ..

BUT ... how many VR headsets "one can reasonably buy and use" for PC ? And with "reasonably" I mean NOT something costing $4000 and/or being the size of a hockey mask to put in your face ?

.. OK .. there's META ( Quest ) .. there's VIVE ... .. and .. and ... and ... .... and WHAT ELSE ??!!

Yes there are 'some other things' supporting it but it seems to me it's all 'price range outside normal people' ..

Which made me think .. "Is OpenXR a standard looking for users/adopters" ? .. i.e. "we made a standard for no one" ?

Searching the internet made me discover some "OpenXR compatible" Sony something displays that cost £6000 pounds each I never heard of ( or seen ) ..

Sounds like "OpenXR is a bit of a weird thing" to me ?

[Vargol]

BUT ... how many VR headsets "one can reasonably buy and use" for PC ? And with "reasonably" I mean NOT something costing $4000 and/or being the size of a hockey mask to put in your face ?

A lot, but once you done Quest, Vive, Index and the Rift you're already getting below a couple of percent of the market each extra headset.
Throw in PSVR2 as a PC headset as you've already go one (if you've got the adapter or a card that doesn't need an adaptor)

The Steam Hardware Survey looks like this for May 2025

• Oculus Quest 2 29.10%-0.74%
  Meta Quest 3 22.66% -0.54%
  Valve Index HMD 15.56% +1.46%
  Oculus Rift S 5.71% +0.49%
  Meta Quest 3S 5.62% +0.12%
  HTC Vive 3.42% +0.02%
  Pico 4 2.94% -0.84%
  Oculus Rift 2.88% +0.19%
  Windows Mixed Reality 2.70% +0.04%
  Sony PS VR2 1.60% -0.13%
  HTC Vive Pro 0.98% +0.05%
  Meta Quest Pro 0.87% -0.08%
  HTC Vive Pro 2 0.78% +0.05%
  Oculus Quest 0.68% -0.04%
  Pimax HMD 0.59% +0.05%
  Bigscreen Beyond 0.52% +0.06%
  Pico Neo 3 0.38% -0.25%
  HTC VIVE XR Elite 0.35% +0.08%
  iVRy 0.33% +0.02%
  HTC Vive Cosmos 0.21% +0.02%
  Riftcat Vridge 0.16% -0.04%
  Varjo Aero 0.06% -0.03%
  Iriun VR 0.04% -0.00%
  Sony PlayStation VR 0.04% +0.00%
  DPVR E4 0.03% -0.02%
  Oculus Rift DK2 0.02% -0.01%
  Pico Neo 2 0.01% +0.00%
  Other 1.74% +0.06%

[gilesgoat]

"20 June 2025, First MINI experiment of augmented reality at Llamasoft via OpenXR and Quest 3 on PC Link, rotating cube with texture around the room" You can go "in and out" (AR) by a button press. It's very simple, but the feeling is quite interesting "Oh there's a cube on my desk"

( I have NO IDEA how I could capture a snapshot of all this .. yet ) ..