We test and review the new HTC Cosmos, the replacement for the original HTC Vive virtual reality headset. The Cosmos is a big departure from HTC’s previous desktop VR headsets, and we discuss its ergonomics, image quality, inside-out tracking fidelity, and new controllers. Here’s how it compares to the Oculus Rift S and Valve Index!
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What vr do you guys think has the best tracking and graphics for the price?
So you are basically saying that this is a worse version of the wmr headsets
This review is WAY too nice, the Cosmos is garbage.
I just tried it the tracking is trash!
Gotta love the vive. I love it's hand tracking and the fact that if you don't want to stay plugged in and play PCVR, you can unplug it and use it as it's own system! So amazing that it does that because I…. Wait… Oh… crap. Sorry. That's Quest. But it's cool if people like paying twice as much for half the usability.
Wait this was a replacment for the vive?
Jesus they really did not make that clear.
I research VR like crazy and i thought it was a standalone headset .
HTC are really good at shooting themselves in the foot .
Does the Cosmos work with SteamVR?
The tracking is not good enough to justify the price. Better off going all-out and buying the Index or saving money and buying a Rift S.
I have heard it is not work the money that the Oculus Rift S is actually as good if not better and $300 less. so Why pay more when both work with Steam and Oculus has it own Eco System as well.
What would happen if you got different controllers? Would the tracking still be frustrating?
Has the Cosmos improved? Im looking at getting my first VR headset and have know clue which to pick 😭
"in 2019, this list helped me decide for the best VR headset scafe.shop/tbvh2019?jQ hope it helps you out too!"
Ok, i realize most think both Rift S and Index has better value than the cosmos, but i can get the Cosmos for the same price as the Rift S, is it worth it or not?
It loks like a mayor miss !!! Its shit !!!
They really made a peace of shiit this time …
03:42 bravo six, going VR
not sure which mid range VR headset to get. I want one with thumbsticks with the controllers
Here's hoping they let me return it after 14 days
Your chin looks likes Gordon Ramsay’s chin
honestly those controllers just look like the 1999 version of the rift s controllers
Poor HTC
5:13 i am BATMAN!
I would prefer a budget lighthouse Vive model instead of this. Or, they could just not discontinue the original Vive and lower the price. I've been waiting to jump into VR but between this and the Oculus S problems, the mid-level ($$$) options seem worse than ever. HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE? Dang.
the rift 1 is so much better than the rift s
My brother is deadset on the Vive brand, we're getting the Cosmos for Christmas. I'm going to try it and hope it works out. If it doesn't, HTC has a pretty decent refund policy, so we'll do that and either get a Rift S or save $300 for an Index.
honestly with valve making their own headsets now, that the only thing htc vive had going for it. the newer htc vive headsets are not worth it in my opinion.
oculus ridiclous… it should have been gloves as Controller
I'm with Valve on this one. Overall their business is just more in line with what I believe and the kind of future I want to live in.
I can see Oculus selling my data/ adding ads everywhere as soon as they take control of the market. Vive isn't a gaming juggernaut, them trying to make their own store for games and the whole subscription thing is stupid in my view.
i thik i'ma gonna get this for Half-Life Alyx.
was waiting for the real review of this. you should of started out by saying they need to recall every cosmos and refit with different camera's. then talk about comfort.
Thinking about purchasing a VR headset and the valve index is just too much $$$. I know it's the best but I'm thinking about going with the Rift S for 350 on Black Friday
The tracking in the rift s at first was unusable with things like drawing back bows but that has been fixed by now. This headset seems pointless.
Would this work for Half-life ALyx? 20:05 According to the HTC website the Cosmos IS wireless.
What else matters if the tracking is off and you literally can't hold the controllers close to your face, as many games require? If the fundamentals are broken then the rest of the features are just the cherries on top of a pile of hot garbage.
why don’t you review the Pimax headsets? I own a Pimax 5k + for sim racing and honestly it rocks!
an overpriced windows mixed reality headset is what this basically is.
Thanks god for people using there money and buying this stuff to review I would hate if I wasted my money on this just to hear that it was garbage. Honestly props to these people
Very good review thanks!
There's so much bitching that I can't tell if it's any better than the original HTC Vive.
So pretty much the cosmos is a rift s with slightly worse controls, worse tracking, and a better screen for 300 dollars more, guess I’m gonna go with the rift cause it doesn’t seem worth it to me, especially cause I prefer base stations and I would prefer just spend a little more for substantial improvements in the index.
Yeah, this doesn't really have a market. If your budget is smaller, the Rift S offers the best bang-for-your-buck value at $400. If your budget is higher, the Index is the best VR on the market for $1000. With the Cosmos…$700 is too much, because at that point, what's a little extra to get the Index? Or save $300 and get the Rift S. The HTC Cosmos is in a bad spot and it just doesn't do enough to compete with Facebook or Valve's offerings to make it worth their asking price.
Just a bump in the road. Like windows vista.
4 hours isnt good enough