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    1 day ago
    • for the Lynx (that can’t be bought rooted already but takes about 15min to root) I wouldn’t buy it right now but wait for their AndroidXR release… and see if that would be rootable. I personally share my Lynx with hardware and software hacker friends nearby because I know it’s a relatively rare device.
    • NorthStar is AR, not VR, and by default isn’t mobile but there are compute pack explorations and opaque covers. Honestly if you are not into hardware tinkering I would not recommend it. If you are though then you probably don’t need a lot of hand holding, just connecting with peers to learn from each other.
    • SimulaVR https://simulavr.com/ is very tempting but the price tag is quite high and to be honest I worry that they are following the Lynx delivery delay path. I also haven’t put my actual hands on an actual product so I can’t comment on it.
    • Valve itself has been leaving hints for mobile VR and they did IMHO an amazing job with the SteamDeck, namely something reliable (it “just works”) while running Linux proper (even though most players will be totally unaware of it) … but it’s Valve. So they will release it, if they ever do, whenever they will believe it’s ready. This is also pure speculation! They have not announced anything but they did sell the Index, SteamDeck, SteamVR on Linux, and there are bits of code hinting at a standalone HMD.