Since the most compelling difference from other VR headsets is the seamless pass through, I’d say you’re paying about $3000 extra dollars on top of a Quest 3 to get a headset you can do chores wearing.

The weight and lack of SteamVR have me strongly considering returning it, but I’m keeping it for novelty factor and sentimental reasons (my brother worked on the foveated rendering) and have found a few ways to put it in my routine - besides chores, the environments turned all the way up are pretty relaxing, not as good as being at Haleakala, but much better than my Valve Index.

In the mean time like the article says, I’m trying out different headgear - next up is a BoboVR aftermarket band for Quest 2 that someone on Reddit is 3D printing Apple Vision adapters for