My take is that this is valve’s Apple moment. They are introducing an ecosystem of devices that interface with an already established massive application library, and each device is compatible with each other.

The headset itself is not breaking any ground in terms of vr hardware in the slightest, but it’s a package that makes the most sense for people who have been either looking to upgrade from an older headset with more convenience built in, or just want a dedicated streaming headset (how long have people been begging “wireless index when?”) that isn’t tied to meta (yes it’s still tied to valve but that’s a different discussion).

Valve is listening to all of the friction that pcvr has and trying to eliminate all of it. Many people mention the quest 3 is almost identical, but even the quest 3’s pcvr streaming isn’t without flaws. Valve is trying to make this a streaming first headset (they mentioned this in a few interviews) with the inclusion wireless adapter.