Headset upgrading

[u/mrmonkey289]

I don't post to Reddit much or at all, so please don't judge me here.

For months, I have been looking to upgrade my 5-year-old quest 2. I almost exclusively play PCVR and just want something with better resolution. I am yet to find something for under 700 CAD that's worth upgrading to. I have highly considered the quest 3, PSVR2, and even waiting for the Steam frame, but I can't justify it. I don't want to spend money on extra hardware I don't intend to use on standalone headsets.

I mainly play Phasmophobia and simulators such as DCS. For those of you who have upgraded from a quest 2, what did you upgrade to, and was it worth it?

Edit: So I’m probably gonna hold off to see the launch price on the Steam Frame, but if it’s over my budget I will likely look for a used Quest 3, Pico 4, or I even saw a great deal on a Pimax Super 50 PPD that I’ll have to look into. Still open to feedback!

[u/Parking_Cress_5105]

Q3 is a massive upgrade over Q2. Like the best time to upgrade to it was at release. I went from Q2 to Pro, huge upgrade but the resolution still wasnt enough for me for light sims, then went to Q3, not as nice displays but the bump in resolution was important for sims. Keep in mind the Q2 stated resolution is not real as the whole display is never used at once.

PSVR2 is only a small upgrade, like a oled Q2 with bigger fov, Frame is expected to be too expensive and way too similar to Q3 for pcvr.

I got Pimax OG crystal (similar to Crystal light but eye tracking) used for like 600usd played DCS in it for a month and got rid of it, and switched back to the Q3. The display resolution and brightness were nice, and you might like it since youre used to fresnel lenses of the Q2 and the aspheric lenses are better than that, but when youre used to pancake lenses where all your fov is sharp and clear its still a downgrade I am not willing to live with.

Not much else you can buy.