Pimax Crystal Super

[Mr.Cookie]

this is both a worry and interesting..

sboys allowing straight steamvr integration as per dream air, ie native

but the mention of a paywall model for features


as per pimax.com

Complete specs.​

Type PC VR Software Client — standalone install

Platform Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)

Price Free during Early Access (6-month free tier for all registered users)

Channel Pimax Play EVO — separate client from mainline Pimax Play

Headset support Crystal Light, Crystal Super, Dream Air, Dream Air SE

Features 6DOF Recline Mode · Room-Tracking Offset · Video Recording · Hand Tracking · Open Port

Video recording Up to 4K (2160p) · 30 / 60 FPS · Up to 50 Mbps · Left / Right / Both Eyes

Hand tracking No controllers required · All SLAM headsets: Crystal Light, Crystal Super, Dream Air, Dream Air SE

Open Port Verified third-party plugin API · First partner: Sboys3 SteamVR native driver

 

[ImMrChris]

yes the mention of a paywall worries me slightly

 

[Mr.Cookie]

yes the mention of a paywall worries me slightly

Some clarification

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Pimax Play and EVO are free — and staying free

We've seen some worry going around that EVO is the start of Pimax putting features behind a paywall. It's not, so I want to address it directly.

Pimax Play has always been free, and that isn't changing. EVO is free as well. (For example, Sboys3's work is GPLv2 (including everything that Pimax helps to make it happen).

The main reason EVO exists is to give us a place to ship more experimental stuff — features that aren't necessarily ready for the mass market, but that we think PCVR enthusiasts will actually want to play with. It's a testing ground: a way for us to try new things, get real feedback from the people who care most, and improve the experience faster. That's the entire point. It only works if it's open to everyone.

On the paid feature part: Third-party tools and integrations may be paid. That's on the third parties, not us. To be clear, this does not mean Pimax will start charging for its own features — we won't. But we want to keep the door open to integrating outside tools down the line, and some of those could cost money. If that ever happens, our strong preference is a one-off payment, not a subscription. Seasoned PCVR users can imagine what type of companies or services would be paid (but I don't want to drop examples here and have people speculate).

So, short version: Pimax's own software stays free, EVO included. Any paid thing you ever see would be an optional third-party add-on, clearly labeled as such.

Happy to answer questions in the comments.

 

[BigBANGtheory]

yes the mention of a paywall worries me slightly

I think it depends what the features are...

If say there is a paywall that gives you SteamVR motion smoothing/compensation then that could be worth paying for as its a solution to the poor implementation Pimax currently has. Of course it depends on the price.

We also don't know how 3rd parties are being compensated, its not unreasonable for Sboys3 to get something for their efforts.

We need more information and clarity I think to judge the situation.

 

[Mr.Cookie]

Sboys driver now working on crystal light and super although distortion profiles not properly set up.

 

[Mr.Cookie]

sboys updated distortion sorted for super feels nicer.

beta.2: Improve Dream Air SE, Crystal Super Micro-OLED, Crystal Super 50PPD, and Crystal Super Ultrawide distortion profiles, Pimax HMD button support(requires clicking both sides of the volume simultaneously), Pimax camera passthrough, Dream Air SE sRGB color correction, Standard Pimax Play works again for lighthouse headsets, Many startup reliability and performance improvements, Various fixes

Releases · sboys3/CustomHeadsetOpenVR

A custom driver to run the MeganeX and a platform to tweak others. - sboys3/CustomHeadsetOpenVR

github.com