Wow, so, Bigscreen just threw a surprise at us – a ‘VRChat Edition’ of their Beyond 2e VR headset. Honestly, if you’re one of those hardcore VRChat explorers, this might be your thing.
Anyway, Bigscreen started sending out their Beyond 2 in various forms last month. There’s the regular Beyond 2 and one with eye-tracking called Beyond 2e. Now they’re all like, “Hey, let’s make it exclusive for VRChat folks,” aiming to get them into the shiny new version by September 2025.
Specs? They’re keeping them pretty much the same as the Beyond 2e – eye tracking and these fancy 2,560 × 2,560 micro-OLED displays that I can’t even fully wrap my head around. Oh, and they’ve got these pancake lenses or something for a wider view? It’s like, if you put on those lenses you might see right through the Matrix or something. The whole thing is just 107 grams, which feels light enough to forget you’re even wearing it.
So, there’s this visual refresh with a translucent Atomic Purple look. Nostalgic, right? Like those old Game Boy Colors — if you remember those. And the box art is all hand-drawn. Someone had fun with that, I bet.
Price tag? $1,269. Just a bit more than the standard Beyond 2e. But you get these added perks like VRChat stickers and badges. Kinda feels like a throwback to collecting stickers as a kid.
Oh, right. You’ll need the VR-ready setup, plus SteamVR stations and controllers, which sounds like a lot of gear. But hey, if you’re into VRChat, you probably already have all that, right?
And Bigscreen is dangling some mystery future goodies — rare drops or whatever that means. Anyway — wait, where was I? Oh yeah, if you’ve preordered the regular version and now have FOMO, you can upgrade by reaching out to support.
There’s a chat with Bigscreen’s head honcho Darshan and VRChat’s Tupper floating around online. They get into the weeds about why this is all a big deal.
So, if this tech stuff gets you hyped, maybe check it out? Who knows, you might end up using eye-tracking to win those VR board games or something.
