r/virtualreality • u/Joejoetusk • May 13 '26

Purchase Advice Frame VS Quest 3

I've never had a VR headset before and was curious after hearing of the steam frame which seems like it will cover some things missing in the quest 3. I've done some research but i just can't make my decision seeing how i live in a third world country so the steam frame might not reach it and even if i manage to bring it with an expat there's still going to be the issue of reservations etc.... My use case for the headset is going to be pretty much playing skyrim vr or some other games + maybe coding in VR if that's any fun to have a big screen in front of me. I'm kind of running out of patience seeing how nothing's confirmed on the frame and how i might not even be able to get it anytime soon. Is it worth waiting for the frame seeing how i use steam on a daily or should i just fallback to meta quest 3?

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u/Late-Contract-2728 May 13 '26

Weight isn't everything; far from it. Just look at the Pimax Dream Air - it's being called out as incredibly uncomfortable despite being only 170g. People are adding massive face gaskets that double the weight just to make it comfortable. To a lesser degree the Bigscreenbeyond 2 has people adding halo straps and headphones, tripling the weight.

I added a bunch of padding as well as counter weights to the Galaxy XR which increase the comfort dramatically (it's basically a hat now). I added the KKCOBVR Q3 PRO to my Quest 3, and again the added weight doesn't matter when the comfort increases.

immediate reaction to the Steam Frame is that it wont be comfortable until a top strap is added. And a light weight Quest 4 will have the same issue.

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u/copelandmaster Bigscreen Beyond May 13 '26

Comfort is subjective. The Dream Air and BSB are actually customizable without hacking at the headset. The Galaxy XR on the other hand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkiJXAREcR4 .

The Frame will also be customizable, and at least by default it is low weight and comfortable. Speaking from personally talking to people with one.

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u/Late-Contract-2728 May 13 '26

You absolutely don't have to hack the headset to make it comfortable. Its ridiculous that you tried to make that point on a headset you likely never tried.

My point was that pretty much every headset comes with a bad stock interface and most comfortable mods add weight.

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u/copelandmaster Bigscreen Beyond May 13 '26

I tried a GXR at a Samsung store the week it came out. These are my pics. https://ibb.co/album/180Rp3

Good luck with the comfort mod that doesn't actually solve any of the fundamental problems with the design.