ok bear in mind it's early days and I have not messed with oculus tray tool settings yet to push the settings. this is all on wired , I want to get it as best as it can be at 1st without worrying about wireless issues.
my go to game for testing PCVR headsets against one another ... elite dangerous sat in the.asp
at default the G2 has a slight clarity advantage, but it's tiny. it could easily change with an upped bitrate.
the Pro DOES have a slightly better sweetspot, but I find the G2 small sweetspot is over egged a bit.... it's not that bad at all imo but this may be because I am used to a rift DK2 and CV1. I am used to looking with my head and not my eyes
with the face plate mod and the headset pushed right to my face so I can almost see the edges of the panel the FOV of the G2 is slightly smaller than the Pro. talking a tiny amount hardly worth noting . .... but then it really is uncomfy and as soon as you let go of the headset it pushes out and the FOV shinks.
in reality the Pro actually has a practical nice little bump in FOV over my G2. still not huge but am happy with it.
(significantly larger than the Quest 2 which I also did a comparison and that felt like binoculars after using the pro)
Blacks are improved over the G2. again not massive , the G2 blacks are not awful for an LCD on the G2 but it's an evolution. (not a revolution). the Pro is still not OLED.
but display wise the big win is the colour reproduction. now we are talking a significant change. instantly the colours just pop so much more , noticeable.immediatrly from the opening elite loading screen .
away from elite I tried Asgard's wrath. no comparisons here it was late... but that is simply gorgeous. the controllers track so well. the quest 2 controllers track ok (the G2 not as good as quest 2 but passable)... I am convinced independently tracked controllers with inside out is the future ... it's a shame Meta don't agree
it's the quality of light house with the ease, portability and practicality of inside out. (I am biased however as have been banging on that oculus (at the time) should do this ever since the quest 1 launched).
Sound... it's not going to match the G2. the G2 along with the index has industry leading built in sound but I think the sound from the pro is good. better than the quest 2 . but just to be clear I find the quest 2 sound passable as well. I guess i am not that fussy about sound because those who say quest sound is unusable I feel are hugely over exaggerating.
Still early days. I think there is legroom to be made in the connection settings but so far I am happy........
£1500 launch RRP. daft. silly, greedy and bonkers. it was marketed at people not interested and it's just too much more than the quest 2 (or 3) for most gsmers
£1000 new RRP. closer .... it is a premium bit of kit. the only thing holding it back a little is lack of proper Display Port but the loss is minimal.
I don't want to break any forum rules so going to be vague now but I have seen for £800 new from reputable place. at that price it's worth while if you want a high end pcvr headset.
I paid £532 but not without risk
