Great video! Lots of things mentioned that other reviewers havent covered (10seconds controller startup time for one). Still rocking my Index for 3 years now and it looks like Imma stick to it.

For how much Meta has spent on all of this, it's extremely concerning how many steps they've taken backwards on the most basic aspects of the user experience, especially considering they're trying to market this to business users who mostly care about comfort and ease of use

What a bloody brilliant channel. Thanks for all the hard work doing this and other reviews! 👍

I was waiting for your review. Thanks for this. 👍🏻

Thanks for the review Mike. I was on the fence about it, but I'll just be waiting for my Lynx R1 to arrive.

Thank you for this... It's such a relief to have honesty. I'm a world full of FOMO this is a nice break... I'm happy to know I won't miss out and I can wait for quest 3😊

awesome review mike! I love the genuine reviews that you do and dame the video quality is top notch

Excellent review, in fact, the best I've seen so far thanks! Btw .. I love your dog 😍

Mike you are the best VR youtuber and one of the main reasons is that you are very honest, thanks for that!

Thanks Mike, I've pulled my Quest 2 back out of the drawer as I've jumped into F1 22 in VR and it's amazing, I'd really recommend trying it although you'd need a wheel to experience it properly. Shame about the Questo Pro but I'm looking forward to your review on the Quest 3. VR is going to come of age VERY quickly, so happy to be experiencing it already. Love your channel brother

Atlast , I was waiting ✋️ for ages for Mike's upload, THANK YOU 😊

Thank you so much for the review. I can and will hold off from getting the new set. I really love VR as well and hope game developers get just as creative as the VR sets are becoming!

Great overall review. I'm happy with my Q2 but I'm watching these reviews to get a sense of what is coming possible in the Q3 and the industry overall.

Such clarity and honesty, Mike - that’s why you are VR influencer No 1. While evenhanded, this review makes it absolutely clear that the Quest Pro is an overpriced turkey. Such a shame after the master stroke of the Quest 2, which made high-quality VR affordable for millions of people. Fingers crossed Meta learn the lessons in time for the Quest 3.

Excellent review! Love this channel

great review thanks for the info. just got a quest2 like it a lot and was considering exchanging it for the pro.

Very useful and full review, thank you, Mike!

This review matches my take based on few days with the headset. Thanks for laying it out so well.

Great work, I don’t see other channels covering some of these issues.

What a great review! Thank you for your insight, time, and passion to VR. Looking forward to checking out more vids!!

Great review, ima just stock to my quest 2 😊

I’ve spent about 40 hours using the Quest Pro, and I pretty much agree with everything you said but with one big exception. I have a gaming monitor for my PC, but I find myself preferring to work on my PC using the Quest Pro and probably even more so when Wi-Fi 6 is supported. This is not the case with Quest 2. The face tracking doesn’t work for me right now because I have a big mustache and beard. This results in me having odd lip movement and actually helped me win a big pot in PokerStarsVR according to the “villain.” I turned off face tracking, kept on eye tracking, and found that I could no longer wink, so winking is detected with face tracking. Like Mike, I had forehead pain after long periods of use. I now keep the headset much looser on my head-not tight enough for many of the games I play; however, I no longer have the forehead pain. The headset is noticeably heavier than the Quest 2 In standalone mode, I found it annoying that I couldn’t have two browser windows open side-by-side. I also couldn’t watch a live event I purchased because it was an Android device without an approved application. I wanted to watch a PPV boxing match while also watching a KZfaq livestream of someone commenting on the fight, but this was not possible (as far as I could tell) without using a Link Cable and PC The Quest Pro has shown me that I probably won’t buy computer monitors in the future. The screen door effect is still there and annoying, but I easily see a future without monitors for those like me willing to use an HMD. Will I keep the Quest Pro? Absolutely. I will use it as my PC workstation once AirLink works with my router. I will also use it to watch movies when I’m home alone. Once Adobe, Azure, and Wi-Fi 6 are fully integrated, whatever that’s going to be like, it will only have more utility over time. I will still have to use my iMac display for photo and video editing, as the resolution and color isn’t close to good enough. Something weird: my dog won’t sit on the couch with me if I’m wearing the Quest 2, as she is scared of it. She doesn’t mind the Quest Pro at all; it’s as if she senses how connected I am to my real surroundings. Do I think casual gamers should buy it? Probably not. Developers? Maybe 🤷‍♂️. Meta employees? If Meta pays for it, absolutely. I typed this on my phone… hopefully this all makes sense

as always a propper Review. Thanks mate

Amazing review as always! ❤

The review we have all been waiting for. Great impressions Mike ;) I own a pro and absolutely love it. I can't afford a 4090 now but that'll have to wait until next year lol.

Great review. Thank you. Fascinating that the headstrap is so uncomfortable for you, as I don't remember you ever complaining about other Halo designs like the RiftS or PSVR. I guess they're much lighter? I work in a psychology VR lab and did consider buying one for our work but overall it just seems too expensive for very little gain (not to mention subpar passthrough). For eye tracking experiments, I think I'll be better spending our money on a Pico4 Enterprise.

Great review very thorough cheers! 🍻

Thanks for the review. Eager to see what Quest 3 will look like.

Thanks for an honest review and great content as always! As a developer I don't care for the headset, but the controllers are a must for next gen hand interactions. Far more exciting making games with those, as the current touch controllers are very limited.

Excellent review as always :) I still have my rift S, mainly for flight sims, and it does ok for the very limited time i use it.

Very helpful and money saver. Thank you very much!

I watched another review where they said the eye trackers assisted in IPD adjustment. As well as reading on reddit, it does help with the adjustment but not before they have setup eye tracking first.

I can't stop using my Quest Pro. I love it.

Excellent comments on the forehead support. I have an unusual shaped forehead and find the same problem with my vive cosmos, the original vive head strap was far more comfortable for me. Its a shame meta went with a non replaceable headstrap this go around :(

Awesoooommmmeeee mike finally got his hands on the meta quest pro can't wait to dig into the video and find out his thoughts 😁

Hey how have you been man i just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work i love watching your vides you my favorite youtuber also it me dante from like a year ago lol but i wanted to say thank you for getting this headset even though you didnt have to it means alot have a good day man🔥🙏💯

Thanks for the review dude. :) I wasnt gonna buy one because its too expensive but knowing that its not worth it also makes it less of a drag. Gonna wait for quest 3 or get myself a pico or what ever is the best in 2023 :D

This guy deserves a vr reward

Great point about the Varjo.

Great review, thanks!!

I run a business focused KZfaq channel and have covered VR a few times, I own 6 headsets at this point. In my previous employment I implemented VR for real time design reviews for engineering teams, set up with a Rift S which was the best available at the time, hooked up to a boardroom TV so the engineering team could view what was happening in VR. I've also used it for interactive sales presentations at expo conferences, in booths, and the ultimate plan was to implement global collaborative design reviews for remote staff. There's a lot of elements that go into those equations but the overwhelming factor for failure is if it's difficult to use, hard to set up & buggy. When teams need to meet they need to do it now, turn it on and go. Frankly speaking, VR has always had too many connectivity and startup issues which caused these non-technical guys to just throw it down and go with what they're used to, cos they don't have time nor the inclination to mess about with needy fragile tech. After looking at this, I'm not so sure it improves on the usability experience.

I've had to use a velcro padded counter balance strap that goes from the sides over my crown, and it's made it a gajilian times more comfortable.

Excellent review, will be getting the Quest 2

By far the most honest review so far

Glad I went for the Pico 4 instead. Luckily I've bought most of my games on steam, so not locked in by the Oculus store in any way.

I love what you said in the end. Imagine if Meta made a high end PC headset again with all the technology they have developed over time. They could take a huge margin and sell it as an enthusiast device. I realize they want to get a billion people in VR, but now that over 10 million headsets are out there, it could help the high end supply chain of displays and optics to purchase that stuff. I don’t see what a PC headset would take away from them at the moment. Even if they were essentially selling a headset to use with Steam, does it really matter if they are taking a healthy margin and it’s growing the VR market/supply chain as a whole? I can’t imagine what sort of beast of a PCVR headset they could make for an MSRP of 1k

Great content as always. Cheers for taking the bullet for us on this one... Keep up the great vids

love the kays cooking shoutout. she may not make the best food but she’s so pure

What a strange review. Glad i didn't watch it before i brought it as this would have put me off buying one. Thankfully i brought one before as it's by far the best HMD i've owned. Comfort, clarity controllers is the best so far and my daily driver. (,i own a Q2, pico 4, index, g2, Varjo aero). I would say to anyone. Please try this first as it could very well be your favourite headset by far. Like it is mine.

Mikes work is amazing, and he always tells the truth he never hesitates

Can't wait for when they eventually get there. Thanks for the great review.

I just got this for Christmas! Pretty good so far!

The price and uncomfortable fit really made me happy about just passing this model up.

got it, love it so far.

exellent review - conclusion bang on.

Fantastic review. Thank you!

The biggest issue for me is the binocular effect. It doesn't look like a flat panel. Instead you can see the black from the sides of the lenses. None of the adjustments solve this. The passthrough is also quite terrible. Putting it in the dock is a pain and taking it off is hard without loosening it every time. Lastly it sucks for laying in bed and watching Netflix since the battery is on the back.

Nice review . U didn't hold any punches . A legit review of the hardware . 👍🏽

thanks for the review!

very honest review. big thanks

Very happy with mine. My new daily driver.

It's interesting to hear your opinion. I bought this as a vr enthusiast and absolutely love it. I don't use the standalone much as use a gaming PC. I have owned a rift cv1, rift S, Quest 2, valve index, hp reverb g2 and a pimax 8kx. I have to say the pro for me atleast is the best of them all. I love the comfort, wireless gaming, controllers, tracking perfect even in the dark and the visuals are for me the best due to the massive sweet spot. It is a lot of money for sure but then the real ease of use has me sold on it and I imagine wirh updates it will only get better. There is a couple things I don't like, One being a slight binocular view when looking left and right and the other being the sound. Although it isn't bad I feel it lacks when compared to an index or g2. My summary is that I am very happy with it and enjoying Vr more than I ever have with any headset,

great review. Thank you.

Txh for the detailed vid

To be honest I prefer the rings on the Quest 2, just because if you ever needed to make slight adjustments you can actually have your thumbs on each ring while you adjust your headset.

Good thing I received the Pro first before watching this video bec. I actually liked it much more than my Rift S, Quest 1, Quest 2, Odyssey 1-+, Vive and Index. I find the comfort, color and setup just as good and some better. $1500 is about right, the controller alone has so much tech and cost $300. Software wise is still evolving unlike Pico’s solution to just release another hmd in a year rather than improving it. Pico 4’s advantage is its Price bec it’s just a chinese copy of the Quest 2 and Pro combined and they can reproduce/release them twice a year, they own Meta’s factory there for Winnie’s sake 🤪

Thanks for honest review.

Thank you for shining light on yet more subjects no one else covered due to the sheer amount of angles one could review this headset. Did you use it outdoors?

I think a lot of people use the Quest Pro to develop new products not as a PC replacement. So yeah calling it dev-kit feels quite accurate. I work on software that allows using these devices for remote support and market research. The headset user basically joins into a video chat with a remote assistant. The assistant can see the field of view, the eye tracking and can mark objects. It is entirely hands free for the headset user. The Quest Pro doesn't have the pass-through quality I hoped for so this won't be enough for an actual product. For now I continue to focus on HoloLens 2

This is awkward, i won't have bought one if i watched this first. I can tell you the Quest Pro is amazing

Hi, thank you for your informative video; much appreciated. Could you please investigate more details about the Pimax Crystal? I didn't see any review about this new headset, and it is rare and caught my attention...

Thank you. Ya answered a load of questions

Great review! When the price was announced I knew I this was a hard pass. I am still using the Rift S on my PC. Have a an original Quest and hardly touch it because I don't like it. I want a dedicated PC HMD and once the Rift S has run it's life I will move from Oculus/Meta.

The comfort aspect is wild. Also good why so many reviewers are covering it. For me the comfort is one of the biggest reasons I love it, that and clarity. But for me, I might have a hard time going to Q3 if they stick with the Q2 head strap model because the halo support of the Oculus Pro is so much more comfortable to me than my Q2. The Q3 will be less front heavy luckily but with my Q2 with Elite Battery strap my face would really be feeling it if I wear it any length of time. With the pro I can wear it for a couple hours and barely even know it is on.

The past three videos I watched were all gung ho for metaquest pro…its a breath of fresh air to hear an unbiased review

Thanks, now I know what I going to buy!

Hey Mike, I’m having a much better experience of the headset than you expressed in your review. Better clarity than Quest 2, much better FOV and the comfort is so much better. I don’t see much of the distortion shown in your video during passthrough. It’s a little grainy but looks great when in use and focusing on the activity in front of me. I really am enjoying open periphery VR in the Quest Pro. I didn’t think I would but not being shut off from the world is very powerful and works really well. The front and back pads can be removed, hopefully some come along that make hehe headset more comfortable for you. I found flipping the rear pad has helped with comfort 😅

I own the Varjo Aero, the Index, the G1, G2, Quest 1 and Quest 2. The Quest Pro is by far my favorite headset. In my opinion the FOV, clarity, and colors put it ahead of all of them, including the Aero. I get that it's expensive, but to me it's easily worth it.

Thanks that helps a lot

Ah Mike I just finished watching your review on the quest pro I was happy to hear your thoughts I figured and I'm a tad happy to hear you say it wasn't really worth the upgrade 🤣 I thought about upgrading at one point but glad to say I don't think I need to after watching your take on it cheers Mike😁

Thanks!

Question: is it good for watching KZfaq videos or any other streaming apps like netflix, disney, HBO, etc…

Best review! Very helpful and accurate. The only one I saw that mentions the issue with the lenses needing to be readjusted every time you use it.

This is what I've been waiting on. I will comment again after I watch the review.

The Meta Quest Pro color passthrough is probably the biggest immediate selling point of the new device, since games can take advantage of this almost immediately. The $1500 however is unfortunately way out of my price range, but if it were $800 I would seriously consider getting the Quest Pro.

No regrets getting the Pico 4 over this. Waiting for quest 3 and Pico 5 now

was about to buy a quest pro, and then i watched your review. i’m gonna go back to the quest 2, and save some money. hopefully meta can make a few much needed changes and i’ll buy one in the future

As usual, great honest review !

Fantastic review Mike. Meta are in a very awkward place right now, and the direction they are taking are turning people off. Hopefully PSVR2 can re-awaken my VR needs.

It's absolutely unacceptable to have to manually adjust the ipd on a $1500 headset. So cheap. Unbelievable.

Hello to all who read this, I been a long time viewer of his content here, and in my honest option 2 words fits to a tea for this his content here, Very Honest! See lots of his other content and can not give him a higher praise for the things he does here for us that own VR.

Great Review! You saved me a lot of money .... Quest 3 for sure!

Agree, this should have been a Quest Pro 'Dev Kit', nice new tech to push business type software and VR/AR. Misleading for the price tag, after all the reviews the target audience isn't business or gamers. Target audience seems to be developers, wanting to get started building next gen software. Not adding 'dev kit' to the name and targeting a new customer base will scar the VR/AR public perception again, like the cellphone VR experiences did. First time VR/AR user 'business person' is going to pick this up, try one of these half ready productivity tools and laugh and consider it a joke and never look at VR again for 10 years.

You are one of two people that I've seen say that it is uncomfortable. Most other people, including myself, thinks it's much more comfortable. I would have commented that your discomfort might be an edge case considering the predominantly positive media sentiments regarding comfort. Then again, to be fair, as more and more people get their hands on the Pro it might become a more common complaint. Also I don't know why you said it doesn't look much better, the clarity bump, reduction in screen door effect, and absolute elimination of godrays was instantly noticeable to me the first time I put a Pro on.

I’m planning on buying this headset as I got rid of my quest 2 months ago as I hated the glare and just how blurry it always was probably because of how I wasn’t able to find a good ipd setting out of the measly 3 fixed options there was another reason was how front heavy it was it made my experience full of headaches and migraines the first 30 minutes it would be on my head so As long as there’s very little to no blur and glare and minimum of 2 hours battery life i will be more than happy to buy this headset I couldn’t care less for eye and face tracking so i should have more than enough battery life to be satisfied. Also great video very informative as always 👍

Very good review👍🏻 I also thought that Meta have taken steps backwards.

Hey there, I am a web designer. I use the quest pro with the personal office in horizon work rooms to turn my laptop (m1 macbook pro) into a multi monitor setup. Its great! I could do this before with the quest 2 but the higher resolution, clarity and better colours make reading and editing alot better for my use case. Im not a fan of the comfort though as the pressure on the forehead isnt great, hopefully someone comes out with a third party solution.

I had a feeling this thing was going to be average at best. It makes no sense why it wouldn't just blow away the Quest 2. Great video!

Has Meta Told us the PC reqs? Good video as always sir.

Such a good point about it not needing to be standalone