HTC Vive XR Elite Review - Huge Missed Opportunity!

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In this video, I review the brand new HTC Vive XR Elite. I'll be covering the specs, the price, how it compares to the competition, the standalone game library, how it peforms as a PCVR headset and much much more.
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Timestamps;
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Unboxing
01:36 - Headset Specs
03:30 - Comfort
06:29 - Diopters
07:44 - Audio
08:28 - Controllers
09:15 - Home Environment
09:35 - Standalone Gaming
10:23 - PCVR Gaming
12:56 - Passthrough
13:35 - Conclusion
15:10 - Final Thoughts
Let me know what you think of the HTC Vive XR Elite in the comments below.
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@BIFLI Жыл бұрын

This is the most polite yet brutal beat down of VR Hardware I've ever seen.

@GAMERTAGVR Жыл бұрын

The 🇬🇧 bros deliver a slap down so unique

@AM1N4L Жыл бұрын

HTC are amazing at making mediocre yet somehow insanely overpriced vr headsets

@ji3200 Жыл бұрын

Only MRTV recommend this headset. Never trust that guy anymore

@christopherpope1800 Жыл бұрын

I watched to the end for the compliments.....still waiting.

@OnlyVRBabe Жыл бұрын

If this headset would have been given for free the review would be very different.Mike ,Nathie and Geeeezer pal Chris all jumped into bed with Meta/Oculus years ago with long term contracts secured(Or So they Thought?) and despite their claims to be impartial All three work as consultants for various VR enterprise companies (I've Packed in the Day Job to be a professional KZfaqr!) As they claim is bollocks! Mike has a healthy policeman's pension to fall back on.Brat Nathie is a child of family wealth and investments and Wassup Geeezeer (Chris) Uses other Ex KZfaqrs to figure out what fingers to stick in various pies.The headset review is irrelevant.

@Denyah_ Жыл бұрын

This is such a shame. They dropped out of the consumer market for.... this? For such a high price tag and so many delays you'd think they would step back and review this further. All into the specs, nothing into the actual RnD and development time of the physical device. What a shame. Great review as usual

@Denyah_ Жыл бұрын

Also to add: The sabers on beat saber fly away due to the other controller occluding the sensors. It does the same on all other headsets when you out the controllers behind them (the ones that track on the headset anyway), however other companies such as meta seem to have a much better prediction system for this.

@FhargaZ Жыл бұрын

Great review, it made me appreciate my quest 2 more 😄

@flippynuggets Жыл бұрын

Yeah same with my Psvr2

@CasualG-mer Жыл бұрын

I guess later this year or the next we finally actual good high end VR. Looking forward to PICO 4 Pro.

@Icequake. 5 ай бұрын

same with my index

@christopheraweldon Жыл бұрын

This review is 100% accurate. I picked one up hoping it would be good for PCVR in glasses mode with a direct USB-C connection. Not only was I completely wrong, the headset died within the first hour of PCVR use. The controllers are garbage, the headset isn’t comfortable, the standalone App Store was a graveyard, the lens adjustment is finicky, there was a foggy look to everything, and the default wireless PCVR settings are terrible. None of the free apps were available.

@MartinTedder Жыл бұрын

So....if I'm reading between the lines, you're saying I shouldn't buy this? You murdered this headset! Good for you.

@tanabbot1837 3 ай бұрын

U say it like he did it to be a dik or sum he revived and gave an honest review and honestly for 1000 this thing is absolutely terrible

@MartinTedder 3 ай бұрын

@@tanabbot1837 hence the "good for you"

@siege5075 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking one for the team.

@treykeyes3900 Жыл бұрын

HTC and having *almost good VR headsets, a classic combo.

@vroitwyrd Жыл бұрын

Man, I had high hopes for this one. Even preordered. Twice. Went with the Quest Pro. I wanted it to be good, but lost faith that it would be. Dodged a case of buyer's regret.

@stryker2k2 Жыл бұрын

omg - finally! An honest review! I have one and you're the only VR Reviewer who highlighted all the same issues that I'm running into!

@stryker2k2 Жыл бұрын

@@rangerkayla8824 I completely agree. I really wanted to love this headset... but it just isn't ready for the market.

@pugummy Жыл бұрын

Quest 2 is not perfect, but the BEST-BEST experience you could ever have

@BGRecon 7 ай бұрын

Glad i got the quest 2 off ebay for 190$.

@nikkigrace5288 7 ай бұрын

@@BGReconyup. Just got mine for 160$ cause of someone upgrading. Been a blast!

@1KingFisher Ай бұрын

But then you’d have to be a Meta customer. Unfortunately, I’m not sure what it would take for me to buy anything meta.

@itsthegibsonguy Ай бұрын

Have you tried 3?

@BelugaVR1 Жыл бұрын

Mike!!! I’ve been waiting for another video for SOOOO long

@VirtualRealityOasis Жыл бұрын

I know, sorry mate. Sadly not much going on these last few months. That’s about to change though! []-)

@BelugaVR1 Жыл бұрын

@@VirtualRealityOasis Alright!

@Xanderman Жыл бұрын

Wait for Quest 3. Much more exciting.

@AhamsOwO Жыл бұрын

As always with HTC, they always miss, and have been on every headset lately 😂😂😂 They simply never ever learn from their mistakes and its going to set them back even further in the VR industry, as every other company are being innovative and upgrading on their previous models.

@assignmeanameplease Жыл бұрын

Why do they keep doing this??

@mikezulu6933 Жыл бұрын

I think HTC really innovated here, but the execution seams to be not good enough. Like HTC did not give enough budget to their Vive team. Also their „Influencer“ Marketing is a big joke.

@flippynuggets Жыл бұрын

HTC are bizarre. They have had some amazing products over the years and somehow seem to blow it 99% of the time. I remember being absolutely blown away by their 3d smartphone like 15 years ago. They had many other innovative products too and now you can't even buy an HTC phone. Quite a shame.

@ji3200 Жыл бұрын

HTC should stay away from VR. Maybe Valve can help them out just like they help them with original Vive. Without Valve, they are not gonna make it

@Tahllia Жыл бұрын

HTC fumbling the bag? Color me shocked

@bigmakbm1 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the brutally honest review. I was considering this as my next headset going from a G2.

@x32i77 Жыл бұрын

If you want to upgrade from the G2 I recommend quest pro , Pimax crystal , or bigscreen beyond

@YoutubeCommenter1st Жыл бұрын

@@x32i77for sure, mainly would recommend the quest 2, but those you named are really good as well.

@bigmakbm1 10 ай бұрын

@@KZfaqCommenter1st I wouldn't consider a Quest 2 an upgrade on a G2 in any ways, sure the tracking is better and wireless is nice, but at a loss of quality with compression may not be worth the trade-off.

@LetoDK Жыл бұрын

You continue to be the shining light of "saying it as it is". Thanks for the video!

@jameskirk4692 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your honest, very detailed and informative reviews like this one! You are great content creator!

@KuyaQuatro Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this in-depth review. So many other reviewers have mentioned their gripes, but your video does the best at actually showing the issues. I've had my sights on the xr elite for a minute, but I think this is the nail in the coffin. I really want a small glasses-form-factor type of headset for my vr video editing workflow, but dang... such a shame. Maybe the xr elite would be worth it at 600, but never at 1k. Big screen's hmd looks amazing but I can't get with the lighthouse tracking requirement. Ah well; and so we continue to wait.

@tm-sasanka Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was about to buy this. Now I need to reconsider! :)

@Roger-zi3xq Жыл бұрын

I can't believe were still waiting on new SOC's. High end devices using the same XR 2 as devices from over two years ago! Although not an apple fan. I am super excited to see what is possible with their M chips

@manuelbatterman4232 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the complete and honest info… 💪

@Frankestein01nl Жыл бұрын

Honest and truthfull, that's why we like you. Thanks for the review!

@boonieuni 8 ай бұрын

This review was posted on my birthday!

@sodthatlikebutton1946 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for this review. HTC just sent me a discount code to purchase this and I almost fell for it.

@frankiifrankii 8 ай бұрын

Hi which headset do you reckon is the best for color pass through that could be used while driving 🤘🏽

@quipsilvervr Жыл бұрын

I knew this would happen when HTC was doing the hype train again over Twitter, and when people mentioned the lack of confidence, they would reinforce the hype. I do think though that the hype staff likely have no idea what they are hyping up, otherwise, they would be actively lying over Twitter, and further eroding their own reputation. I do think that when products like this appear, there is something missing along the production cycle where they need to make sure they aren't proactively selling crap to people.

@yoanperez172 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your honest review as always

@Airbee Жыл бұрын

Hahaha, i love the Audio part. No words needed. Just listen, it speaks for itself. And straight to the next part.

@chris_piss 11 ай бұрын

Yikes. I briefly considered giving HTC another chance after having the first Vive many years ago, but you've completely talked me out of it. Thanks for the review. Looks like I'll be waiting for the Quest 3

@Connor-rt6co 7 ай бұрын

This guy has taught me roughly 70% of what I know about VR..... Thank you sir😅

@C_chill282 Жыл бұрын

You just saved me $1000. Thanks!

@sejeproerik5020 Жыл бұрын

nice video keep up the good work

@camxmile Жыл бұрын

good video. rocking Q2 for now.

@jackadams8299 Жыл бұрын

Just bought one and I’m happy with mine

@sneakysimon23 Жыл бұрын

I had the HTC Vive on release day many years ago, then I upgraded to HTC Vive Pro 2 June 2021, only to spend 6 months troubleshooting MULTIPLE faults with the headset. Ultimately it was lost in transmit the THIRD time sending it back to them! HTC tried to tell me they wouldn't refund for the lost headset when using their own courier from UK to Romania. In the end I got my money and I purchased a opened but new headset from Ebay and every single issue I had all went away. Proving HTC couldn't fix all the issues I had with it and it was a faulty unit all along. I have now just sold my HTC Vive Pro 2 the other day, never using HTC again. Finally I was able to uninstall their damn software from my PC too.

@VRFlightSimGuy Жыл бұрын

Great review 👌

@eclecticbadger6380 Жыл бұрын

Perhaps opportunity for a follow-up on HTC's returns customer service experience?

@tys9741 11 ай бұрын

One thing about virtual desktop in there most recent update is it cant auto input that for you. I miss typed my name into my PC app and a pop up appeared asking if my correct name can connect. after an agreement prompt, it auto added the name to the list of allowed usernames

@DKVR Жыл бұрын

Mike dropping "awesome content coming" and now my mind is racing. This channel is usually pretty quiet unless there are things worth his time. State of play and Game showcase can't come soon enough.

@yabdifootballchallenges7981 Жыл бұрын

I'm currently doing research on VR for the first time and I was wondering, how does this compare to say: the Valve Index.

@jon_west Жыл бұрын

It was nice to have a "but first" that wasn't straight into an ad, but instead, right into the meat of the subject.

@p0tat0_Child 10 ай бұрын

I have a 6yr old HTC that still works amazing. I wanted to upgrade, that's why I'm here. Seeing if upgrading and what VR should I get next. Of course, I have a small investment of games and don't want to buy them all over. Kind of like the PSVR2

@jaquanweston5278 Жыл бұрын

Hey Mike I love all of your videos 💗, but I never see u do full body tracking. Can u teach me how to do full body tracking

@davefulford8890 9 ай бұрын

Superb - 'iron fist in a silk glove' review.....!

@mosulmedic7048 8 ай бұрын

Also, Demeo is definitely worth checking out in AR mode.

@AndreVictorGoncalves Жыл бұрын

For the glasses only mode, you could have used one dongle that splits Usb-c into Usb-c and 3.5mm so you get both a battery and wired audio. Huge missed opportunity from you here.

@thevrcoach Жыл бұрын

Fantastic review! Refreshingly honest. What a shame though, one the coolest looking headsets on the market IMO

@christopherstaples6758 Жыл бұрын

my 3d projector died and looking for something for movies / anime etc what options are out their with adjustable lenses or prescription lense ? apart from the Bigscreen Beyond , Linux PC and needs to run through its "Kodi" as that is the only media player I use with 2 decade old data base, even tho I do have Jellybean as well

@lolo2k Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review. Can't wait to see the apple XR headset or any real xr offerings

@goldsamazingshow8900 Жыл бұрын

Keep of the best work your the best MIKE❤

@fragmentalstew Жыл бұрын

I suspect a Kuject Design powered link cable, or similar design, might be able to power the device in linked mode.

@GuitarCoverLPO Жыл бұрын

Maestro: The Masterclass seems to be a Masterpiece for later ❤

@911_PDS 2 ай бұрын

Can you do an Update on this thing I mean all the things you had a problem with is fixed except the Library

@123thedman1 Жыл бұрын

Great job, thanks

@zombos22222 Жыл бұрын

whats about the viverse place? the website says something about a home viverse, can you invite others into your home and play games or what can you do there?

@RustikMcLovin Жыл бұрын

Thx for the update. Few week ago someone told me that a valve VR headset should be about to get on the market. You didn't mention it. Any news? Looking forward for your review of the big screen beyond.

@VirtualRealityOasis Жыл бұрын

Valve’s Deckard project has been rumored for a while but we don’t know anything about it just yet mate []-)

@RustikMcLovin Жыл бұрын

Again thanks a lot, looking forward for you to keep us in the loop ☺️

@TheLonelyViper Жыл бұрын

Great review Mike! Its alway interesting to see how HTC are constantly straying further and further from the original vision for VR. Especially in terms of design...honestly it feels like the people who are being hired to design these HMDs either NEVER use them or do zero market research

@VirtualRealityOasis Жыл бұрын

You’re spot on mate, it does feel like these headsets are designed by people who don’t use VR regularly. Miss you snakey []-)

@oriondust4688 Жыл бұрын

Is it too much to ask for: a headset to be able to utilize the same tracking capabilities as previous steam/HTC Vive trackers to mitigate power consumption, having open-back real glasses form factor with possible blockout lense for a more virtual experience, utilize the same vr knuckles/controllers as previous htc vr, and to have full VR, MR, and AR experiences?

@RinoaL Жыл бұрын

7:04 I'd definitely wear a universal pair of glasses. I've wanted ones that I can adjust on the fly for a long time personally. Keep in mind that the fearmongering from opticians about the "dangers" of using the wrong prescription ignores that they often times give the wrong prescription, and that it's just a ploy by them to keep their monopoly on the eyewear industry. Lots of lobbying dollars comes from them to fight online eyeware companies because the eyeglass industry is a monopoly.

@hajunom1392 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your Honesty 😊

@LunarDude28 Жыл бұрын

For a while HTC hasn’t convinced me to consider or look into getting their recent headsets and the XR Elite isn’t gonna change my mind as of right now. I have a Quest Pro which I’m already happy with. It has a better overall package but it also has eye and face tracking built in for just one grand. The controllers are amazing which can track themselves as well. While I can admit the pass through on the XR Elite is better but everything else on the Quest Pro in terms of features is far better. I hope that HTC takes a bit more consideration with the risks and avoid missed opportunities for their headsets and maybe they can realize that

@induslkj7322 10 ай бұрын

Now that the quest line has been abandoned by meta (allegedly) what headset would you recommend for someone with an OG HTV vive 1st gen?

@DoctorKoshka 8 ай бұрын

Interesting VR headset. I would love to see smoothly playable Steam VR games. Phasmophobia VR on the go would be amazing!!!

@x32i77 Жыл бұрын

Could you review the newest Pimax 8k X hmd please with a 4090 🙏

@rilijohnmichael Жыл бұрын

Quest 2 still banging current competitions even after almost 3 years. Everybody wants to be a Quest 2.

@pabloferreira1451 Жыл бұрын

Well, as a miope when you know your exact prescription life is great, and there are margins of 0.25 up or down, which are manageable for most people during an hour or even much more.

@x4m084 Жыл бұрын

I’ve had a quest 1 for a while and I’ve been wondering if I should save up for a quest 2 what do you think?

@wisetank6995 Жыл бұрын

Save up because if you play rec room the game will not be surpoted so, Yes! Save up for an quest 2 because meta will make more updates to the quest 2!.

@VirtualRealityOasis Жыл бұрын

I would say hold on a little longer for Quest 3. It will likely be a nice step forward. If it’s too expensive, it would also be a great time to buy a cheaper Quest 2 with many people selling headsets to upgrade []-)

@BFancybones Жыл бұрын

I'd say wait for the 3 to be revealed this year. Not only will this be (likely) a massive upgrade for you (as opposed to a big upgrade to the 2), the reveal will likely drop Q2 prices if you aren't in the price range of the 3. I do remember them saying that 3 will be "a reasonable price", or something like that, though

@alonelysnakeinvr587 Жыл бұрын

I want see you try the OWO Haptic Suit I have one Pre Order. I am wanting to see what you think of the OWO. Hope you will try this on your channel PLZ.

@drackgoon1375 Жыл бұрын

can it pair up with quest pro controller?

@Pirafier Жыл бұрын

im still going to stick with my g2 v2 it is still to good to switch out i love it to much i am going to upgrade it soon tho with vive's self tracking trackers and index base stations and controllers to make it even better

@andyblake8768 Жыл бұрын

I have the pico 4 - combined with VD I have wonderful visuals - and the new pico 4 pro has eye tracking with FR - under 500 pounds.

@kostihouse Жыл бұрын

Well virtual desktop on quest2 is a nono for now, until the creator makes the option to turn off sliced encoding available again. Meta finally did it in the new update, so i can finally enjoy stutterless wired VR.. too bad my headset started disconnecting yesterday..

@sow7624 Жыл бұрын

honestly id stick to oculus quest 2

@SLOPPY1001 Жыл бұрын

Another great video Mike, always very professional looking reviews. I love how you manage to show us footage of what you're seeing in the game. I'm still on the Rift S on a PC that just about copes with it, well overdue an upgrade. It's looking like a PSVR 2 is the way to go compared with standalone VR or an expensive PC and VR heahset. Looking forward to your Big Screen review. Keep up the good work 😁👍

@VirtualRealityOasis Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much mate, I really appreciate it []-)

@zweiwing4435 5 күн бұрын

And compare with Meta Quest 3?

@ImaginationToForm Жыл бұрын

I'm hoping the Quest 3 won't disappoint.

@ParadiseDecay Жыл бұрын

Nice one Mike

@Leynad778 Жыл бұрын

I've learned the hard way with the Vive Cosmos that I will never buy anything from HTC ever again if I don't have to (like base-stations). The hardware wasn't even my issue with the Cosmos, because I only wanted to use it for sim-racing, but the software. Under different light-conditions like day and night it forced me to do a new room-scale setup and just at the end of the process I could choose a seating position, which than doesn't work in different light-condition. The Pico 4 in comparison is just perfect with tracking. It saves different play-areas and recognizes them in different light. A room-scale setting can be used for months and years. The display brightness/contrast and sound got a lot better with updates. The store is packed with games nowadays and seems porting games from the Quest 2 is a few clicks.

@mrh3956 Жыл бұрын

How the hell did this pass qc? Great video by the way keep it up.

@eliezerortizlevante1122 8 ай бұрын

2nd brutal review. If you use prescription glasses buy the XR elite. It comes with inbuilt one. Up to -6.0 for long distance If you want more features like Face Tracking + Eye Tracking = Quest Pro. But sacrifices the inbuilt prescription They about same price tag. Now my love goes to XR elite because of inbuilt prescription lenses.

@CarlosAustin Жыл бұрын

Truly sad that HTC is not doing their homework to create a better HMD for us. They were epic back 6 years or so ago with the introduction of the Vive and Vive Pro. What happened?

@akshobya303 Жыл бұрын

You mentioned a bunch of better alternatives at the end but missed the Pico 4 off the list. Just wondering if you don't rate it?

@VirtualRealityOasis Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I do rate the Pico 4. I think it’s a great Quest alternative []-)

@RinoaL Жыл бұрын

I really want this headset... used, and for a big discount.

@mystjrboxing4451 Жыл бұрын

Do a review on ar glasses

@BenderBendingRodriguezOFFICIAL Жыл бұрын

I took my facial pad off of my VRCover interface and use my quest 2 with a halo style strap because as immersion breaking as light leak is.. pressure on the face even when using VRCover pads is much worse, and so is constantly adjusting the headset because of the pressure. Now the headset floats directly in front of my face and the lenses are closer to my eyes as a result of having no facial pad and to be honest, I barely notice the light when I'm getting into a game, like l4d2 vr.

@roadle11223 Жыл бұрын

I thought HTC would be more supportive to PCVR, but not charging with a link cable is an absolute deal breaker. Looks like I'll stick to the quest 2 till Valve decides to release something

@jilsafer Жыл бұрын

Save my money on this one then! So many issues they could’ve fixed for over $1k price tag

@adnana5342 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike for the review. The last 2 expensive vr sets, oclus pro and this one, have been a bit of a let down. Hoping oclus quest 3 is much better than these and reasonably priced.

@VirtualRealityOasis Жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed mate []-)

@therabidsquirrelsage3388 10 ай бұрын

Hopes crushed. Thanks for the honest review. ❤️😢

@brandil-9018 9 ай бұрын

I'm glad I watched this review, I almost bought this.

@fasddfadfgasdgs 7 ай бұрын

seems like the meta quest 3 just knee capped itself with the battery and not able to charge when playing with the link cable. I know my friend is returning their quest 3 and looking for a different headset and she looking at the vive XR elite.

@seethransom Жыл бұрын

The deluxe audio strap is my favorite. To be fair I don't use HTC hardware, it is for my Frankenquest.

@ji3200 Жыл бұрын

Overpriced delux audio strap is only best seller for HTC product. They should just focus with 2nd version of the audio strap and just overprice it and they will keep make money

@seethransom Жыл бұрын

@@ji3200 $40 is too much?

@ji3200 Жыл бұрын

@@seethransom it used to be $100 for many years

@seethransom Жыл бұрын

@@ji3200 Even when it was I didn't pay that much.

@otaviopmartins Жыл бұрын

Awesome 😊😊

@NBYT. Жыл бұрын

First!❤ thanks for the video!!!

@CombineGal Жыл бұрын

Noce🎉

@hussain-x Жыл бұрын

I was first lol

@NBYT. Жыл бұрын

@@hussain-x no, there’s no telling who bc on everyone’s screens, they were first, on my screen I was the first comment, on your screen you were the first comment, so technically a lot of ppl were first

@paulct91 Жыл бұрын

Edit: Oops, didn't realize this is the HTC not Meta Pro, whoops! 😅 Why are so many VR KZfaqrs looking at the HTC Vive XR Elite, again... Did something new change, price drop, hardware revision, something?? What happened?

@TheRealOmegaPets 7 ай бұрын

If they could genuinely make this form factor work

@Gaming-Enthusiast Жыл бұрын

Awesome review , massive inspiration to us smaller creators 👌👌

@KegRaider 11 ай бұрын

Well, that saved me upgrading from my Gen1 HTC. Once day soon I guess......

@IronbugVR Жыл бұрын

I so had my hopes up for this one. I have a very large VR room and need the wireless to fully enjoy it. This headset doesn't sound like it will take off for BOBOVR and others to make third party attachments for it. Looks like I will be waiting to see the specs of the Quest 3, I also have to look into Bigscreen. I did not know it supported PCVR gameplay. Great video, you covered all the areas I was looking for in a new wireless headset and saved me from making a big purchase I would have to return.