Picking out the best VR headset isn't easy in 2018, especially with so many new VR headsets coming to the market – and great deals on high-end headsets appearing all the time.
The good news for consumers is that premium VR headsets for PC gaming are now much more affordable thanks to permanent price drops – but the bad news is that makes it even trickier to choose the best VR headset for you.
In addition to price drops, more advanced VR headsets have come to the fore, like the
HTC Vive Pro. Of course, on the flip side are the mobile headsets, namely the
Samsung Gear VR and
Google Daydream View.
Then there's the whole new category of standalone VR headsets, which sees the newly-launched
Oculus Go leading the charge. We'll be looking out for more standalone VR headsets arriving over the coming months.
You can skip down below to see our choices and explanations in depth, but it's important to note that permanent price cuts have brought the so-called traditional VR headsets more closely in line with one another.
The four best on the market right now – the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, HTC Vive Pro and PlayStation VR – are unsurprisingly also the most expensive of all the mainstream VR headset offerings.
