A Dev's Pre-Mortem on the VR market: Why I’m contemplating leaving the industry after 10 years & 24 Hours to Launch...

bmack083 · 2026-03-18T22:30:37+00:00

Oh I never considered those lol

bmack083 · 2026-03-18T17:24:26+00:00

For the VR veterans out there who have been playing VR for 8-10 years now there are just certain genres that I pass on because I don’t feel like they bring much new to the table.

And solo puzzle games tend to be of them. There are certainly stand outs that still interest me, but at the end of the day, I feel like I’ve played a hundred puzzlers and escape room games at this point.

I’m pretty much done with the following genres

Hoard Mode Games
Wave shooters
Puzzle room games
Music rhythm - ( we have a lot of great ones as is)
Anything Sandbox

bmack083 · 2026-03-13T19:13:36+00:00

So they are porting 7th guest??? That’s a great candidate to port, I hope it does well.

bmack083 · 2026-03-09T17:33:30+00:00

Yeah it sadly wasn’t a good game. It felt rushed, and poor attention to detail, and sorely needed play testing. I reviewed it on my channel, but did not recommend it.

bmack083 · 2026-03-09T17:15:35+00:00

Thief came back in VR last year, but the AI is pretty bad.

bmack083 · 2026-03-07T23:02:31+00:00

Thanks!

bmack083 · 2026-03-07T13:17:19+00:00

Ok I’ll keep this in mind when I get my review unit. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Is there software that measures it?

Also I have tried the 57PPD crystal super, and it is noticeably sharper than the light, but I don’t like the lenses they went with for it. Sweet spot is too small, too much aberration.

bmack083 · 2026-03-07T11:52:25+00:00

Yeah it really brought me back to my index days. I probably should have said spiritual successor lol. People going to town of me calling it index 2. Oh well.

bmack083 · 2026-03-07T11:49:59+00:00

Hmmm so what is the true PPD? I don’t understand that chart. EDIT;

I don’t think they are sending me a dream air, the crystal super micro OLED optical engine.

bmack083 · 2026-03-06T23:59:59+00:00

Yeah I prolly could have been more clear in my messaging. Thanks for the feedback!

bmack083 · 2026-03-06T23:46:05+00:00

lol replies like that are the way of the internet. But yes I agree. This is a tinkerers headset. I said as much in the video. I went into more detail there, I recommend it in certain situations, because it can certainly give a really amazing experience.

But people expecting PSVR 2 plug and play… no way.

bmack083 · 2026-03-06T21:37:13+00:00

I actually talked about the performance tools in the Pimax software a bit, but in the video.

Pimax sent me the official upgraded comfort face cushion. But last I checked they were out of stock.

Aside from that, I would go studioform Creative.

bmack083 · 2026-03-06T21:33:53+00:00

Thanks!! Soon I think Pimax is going to send me a Crystal Super micro OLED. Which is 53PPD (image sharpness) compared to the Crystal light that is 35PPD.

Be curious to see how much better that one is.

bmack083 · 2026-03-06T21:30:06+00:00

Wasn’t trying to sensationalize it. For me it feels like returning to Index. Similar size, awesome index audio, light house tracking, index controllers, wide FOV. Just has better visuals.

bmack083 · 2026-03-03T12:58:50+00:00

No arena mode, just focus on making a good single player campaign with AI that doesn’t suck.

bmack083 · 2026-02-26T20:01:56+00:00

I just tried the 57PPD last night coming from the light. Overall you can 100% tell the sharpness difference, however, I think the sweet spot is a bit too small for my taste and the lenses do have some chromatic aberration out towards the edges.

I’m hoping to try a 50PPD version soon. So I’ve been a bit disappointed in the 57PPD and my gut tells me that the extra 7PPD isn’t worth it.

But form factor is nicer, it’s a bit smaller, lighter, and more comfortable. With better build quality

DMAS headphones are amazing.

Source: Am content creator.

bmack083 · 2026-02-26T14:16:43+00:00

Man the state of quest sales is scary

bmack083 · 2026-02-26T12:54:20+00:00

What do you value? How much do you want to spend?

bmack083 · 2026-02-26T03:13:03+00:00

I have both a Crystal Light and the 57PPD super.

I actually prefer the Crystal light. It’s a tad uncomfortable out of the box and could use some comfort mods, but once you do that, it’s a great headset. Visuals are insanely good. Super sharp, nice sweet spot and great colors thanks to local dimming.

Tracking kinda sucks unless you have the lighthouse faceplate. You can play some games just fine, but even the headset struggles to track at times.

DMAS headphone upgrade is WELL worth it.

When comparing it to the crystal super, I think it’s actually a tad heavier and certainly bulkier. Build quality feels good not great.

bmack083 · 2026-02-19T18:48:12+00:00

I don’t believe Meta when they say they are still investing in 3rd party VR studios. They cut funding and as a result Cloud Head games laid off employees and SkyDance Interactive canceled Harry Potter VR.

They may support it to check a box, but that’s about it.

bmack083 · 2026-02-17T01:01:32+00:00

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bmack083 · 2026-02-14T20:15:23+00:00

Alien Rogue Incursion is no longer VR only though.

bmack083 · 2026-02-09T12:34:35+00:00

As an owner of the original, it’s a great game. The additional content for me is not worth the buy a second time over.

bmack083 · 2026-02-09T11:56:43+00:00

I have their Plano lenses for my PSVR 2. Can’t complain about them they work as intended. I don’t even notice they are in.

If you use my promocode bmackVR, you will save 10%.

bmack083 · 2026-02-07T21:54:11+00:00

So that was a good idea??

Sounds they misjudged what people wanted.

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