Virtual Reality Reviews

Bottom Line: The Magic Leap One headset shows the potential of 3D-mapped augmented reality displayed through clear lenses, but like the Microsoft HoloLens, it's purely development hardware for the earliest of adopters.

Bottom Line: The Magic Leap One headset shows the potential of 3D-mapped augmented reality displayed through clear lenses, but like the Microsoft HoloLens, it's purely development hardware for the earliest of adopters.

Bottom Line: The Oculus Rift is a powerful, PC-tethered VR headset that's even more appealing now thanks a lower price and the inclusion of Oculus Touch motion controllers.

Bottom Line: The Oculus Rift is a powerful, PC-tethered VR headset that's even more appealing now thanks a lower price and the inclusion of Oculus Touch motion controllers.

Bottom Line: The HTC Vive Wireless Adaptor lets Vive and Vive Pro owners use their headset without wires, as long as they have a desktop PC that can accept the required card.

Bottom Line: The HTC Vive Wireless Adaptor lets Vive and Vive Pro owners use their headset without wires, as long as they have a desktop PC that can accept the required card.

Bottom Line: The Oculus Go is an affordable, comfortable standalone virtual reality headset that lets you try out VR without making a big investment in hardware.

Bottom Line: The Oculus Go is an affordable, comfortable standalone virtual reality headset that lets you try out VR without making a big investment in hardware.

Bottom Line: The Lenovo Mirage Solo is a standalone Daydream-based virtual reality headset with a high price tag that isn't quite in line with its performance.

Bottom Line: The Lenovo Mirage Solo is a standalone Daydream-based virtual reality headset with a high price tag that isn't quite in line with its performance.

Bottom Line: The HTC Vive Pro is the most technically impressive tethered VR headset we've tested, but it doesn't offer enough over the standard model to justify the steep increase in price.

Bottom Line: The HTC Vive Pro is the most technically impressive tethered VR headset we've tested, but it doesn't offer enough over the standard model to justify the steep increase in price.

Bottom Line: HP's VR1000-100 feels and functions just like other Windows Mixed Reality headsets, and has to deal with the same awkward quirks and dearth of content the platform offers.

Bottom Line: HP's VR1000-100 feels and functions just like other Windows Mixed Reality headsets, and has to deal with the same awkward quirks and dearth of content the platform offers.

Bottom Line: The HP Omen X Compact Desktop and backpack delivers PC-based VR gaming away from your desk. A neat-sounding idea, but ultimately, it's a pricey solution to a niche problem.

Bottom Line: The HP Omen X Compact Desktop and backpack delivers PC-based VR gaming away from your desk. A neat-sounding idea, but ultimately, it's a pricey solution to a niche problem.

Bottom Line: The first Windows Mixed Reality VR headset we've tested, the Acer AH101-D8EY offers strong, affordable hardware for a platform that still has a lot of rough edges to smooth.

Bottom Line: The first Windows Mixed Reality VR headset we've tested, the Acer AH101-D8EY offers strong, affordable hardware for a platform that still has a lot of rough edges to smooth.

Bottom Line: Star Wars: Jedi Challenges is an AR game that features fun and fast-paced lightsaber battles, strategic combat, and tense rounds of Holochess, but tracking issues occasionally get in the way of gameplay.

Bottom Line: Star Wars: Jedi Challenges is an AR game that features fun and fast-paced lightsaber battles, strategic combat, and tense rounds of Holochess, but tracking issues occasionally get in the way of gameplay.

Bottom Line: The latest Google Daydream View headset looks like the most comfortable way to experiment with virtual reality right now.

Bottom Line: The latest Google Daydream View headset looks like the most comfortable way to experiment with virtual reality right now.

Bottom Line: Lenovo's Explorer headset is one of the first Windows Mixed Reality devices, combining virtual reality with augmented reality for an immersive experience.

Bottom Line: Lenovo's Explorer headset is one of the first Windows Mixed Reality devices, combining virtual reality with augmented reality for an immersive experience.

Bottom Line: The Sony PlayStation VR headset brings powerful, compelling virtual reality, with motion control support, to the PlayStation 4.

Bottom Line: The Sony PlayStation VR headset brings powerful, compelling virtual reality, with motion control support, to the PlayStation 4.

Bottom Line: The HTC Vive is a comprehensive PC-tethered virtual reality system that supports both motion controls and whole-room VR.

Bottom Line: The HTC Vive is a comprehensive PC-tethered virtual reality system that supports both motion controls and whole-room VR.

Bottom Line: The Oculus Touch is the best virtual reality motion control system we've tested, putting the Rift functionally on par with the Vive at a much lower price.

Bottom Line: The Oculus Touch is the best virtual reality motion control system we've tested, putting the Rift functionally on par with the Vive at a much lower price.

Bottom Line: Samsung's Gear VR headset becomes much more usable with a handheld controller, but finding good virtual reality content is frustrating.

Bottom Line: Samsung's Gear VR headset becomes much more usable with a handheld controller, but finding good virtual reality content is frustrating.

Bottom Line: Google's Daydream View VR headset is a comfortable gateway to virtual worlds—there just aren't many to visit yet.

Bottom Line: Google's Daydream View VR headset is a comfortable gateway to virtual worlds—there just aren't many to visit yet.

Bottom Line: The Development Edition of the Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality headset is a well-executed and tempting look at how we might use computers years in the future.

Bottom Line: The Development Edition of the Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality headset is a well-executed and tempting look at how we might use computers years in the future.

Bottom Line: The latest Samsung Gear VR headset lets you experience virtual reality on the Galaxy Note 7, along with most other recent Galaxy smartphones.

Bottom Line: The latest Samsung Gear VR headset lets you experience virtual reality on the Galaxy Note 7, along with most other recent Galaxy smartphones.

Bottom Line: The Zeiss VR One could be an impressive virtual reality headset for a number of different smartphones, but a lack of onboard controls greatly limits its utility.

Bottom Line: The Zeiss VR One could be an impressive virtual reality headset for a number of different smartphones, but a lack of onboard controls greatly limits its utility.