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HTC Vive Focus Vision review: A premium VR headset with average performance

The Vive Focus Vision is a sleek premium standalone VR headset that can also deliver solid PC VR. But it’s also running aging hardware, it’s riddled with software issues and it’s expensive compared to the Meta Quest 3.

While I could tell the Focus Vision didn't have the best lenses around, and I wished it had more graphical horsepower, it still delivered a thrill as I stood in the middle of a sunken shipwreck, waiting for an enormous blue whale to pass by. True VR heads have likely already invested in serious desktop setups like the Valve Index, or the recent Bigscreen Beyond(which uses absurdly clear microLED screens like the Vision Pro). Devindra Hardawar for EngadgetDespite my issues, the Focus Vision still sits in an interesting position in the world of VR – especially since Meta gave up on the Quest Pro, which would have been a close competitor.

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