Pimax announced its next major VR headset, Crystal Pro, which not only boasts high-fidelity PC VR streaming, but also some native standalone gameplay too.

Much like Steam Frame, Crystal Pro’s major focus is on wireless PC VR streaming, which Pimax says is built around its own Native Foveated Streaming tech.

PC VR streaming can be done via the included Wi-Fi 6E adapter, although the headset also supports an optional 60G AirLink kit, which uses a two-antenna, 2×2 multi-input multi-output (MIMO) design on the 60GHz band.

Pimax says it’s capable of sending the GPU’s native, uncompressed image directly to the panels in the user’s focus area, at up to 6 Gbps and under 2ms of added latency.

In addition to PC VR streaming, Crystal Pro runs both OpenXR mobile VR titles and Android applications natively, provided they can run on the headset’s Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 1 chipset, which is notably the same in the 2019-era Meta Quest 2.

Pimax Crystal Pro is slated to ship sometime next year, priced at $1,399. The third gen 60G AirLink is priced at $599. When bundled together, the whole package costs $1,899. You can reserve Crystal Pro now for a non-refundable $1 fee.

When it does arrive, the box will contain the Crystal Pro headset, two ringed SLAM controllers, a 16,000mAh external battery pack, and a Wi-Fi 6E adapter.

The company also announced its Ringless VR Controllers , which use hand tracking from the headset’s cameras, combined with an infrared-LED and motion-sensor tracking system, in place of the tracking ring used on earlier Pimax controllers.

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