Your ultimate gift guide for the VR enthusiast in your life... or yourself!
Christmas can become a confusing and stressful time, trying to pick out the perfect gift for a friend or loved one. This can become even more challenging when trying to navigate the paths of "niche" technology and gaming. We have gadgets galore in all shapes and sizes and from many a manufacturer.
This guide aims to give you some of our favourite recommendations for the VR enthusiast in your life. We will break these gifts down into 3 price point categories (Low, Medium and High) helping you to make a more informed decision however please keep in mind that some gifts may be platform-specific and if you need any further support or have any questions you can reach out via Twitter or Discord and one of our passionate and caring community members will be more than happy to help.
Low - £100 or less
Usually, RRP for £63 however are currently on sale for an incredible £45 One of my favourite accessories is my BOBOVR M3 Pro! The M3 (For Quest 3) and M2 (For Quest 2) are both incredible bits of kits with hot-swappable batteries for extended playtimes without ever having to leave the headset! You can read our review HERE
BOBOVR Twin Charger Station
The ultimate complementing gift for a BOBO VR battery head strap. For a RRP of £45 now on sale for £36 this dual charging dock gives a true almost endless cycle to your gameplay. With space for 2 batteries to always be on charge and hot swapping between them, you can play in Virtual Reality for endless hours in comfort.
These are some of the most comfortable knuckle controller straps I've had the pleasure of using in many years of VR usage. With Quest 2 and Quest 3straps coming in at £21.43 this is a fantastic offer that greatly increases comfort and immersion over having to constantly hold the controller in hand. These are also available for HP Reverb G2 and Pico 4 setups both of which costs £18.86.
The Atmosphere light stand is a generic stand which works for most HMDs. In all black with a colour changing base light to add that RGB aesthetic. Coming in at around only £27 this is a fantastic bargain
For owners of the PSVR2, the atmosphere isn't a viable option so instead, we picked their specially designed 2-in-1 stand. In a brilliant white which matches the PlayStation5 aesthetics and battery charger indicators for the VR controllers, this is a fantastic offering for owners while only coming in at around £29
Medium - £101 - £250
ProTubeVR MagTube Carbon for Quest 3 £179.17, Quest 2 £170.60, Pico 4 £171.46 and most other manufactures.
The MagTube stock aligns your controllers and stabilizes your aim, so you can make perfect, fast shots to win your games. Suitable for all VR rifles, snipers and most machine pistols.
While usually associated with more competitive First Person Shooter games this beautiful and high-quality gunstock also adds an unbeatable level of immersion into any other shooting games.
Official Meta Quest 3 Charging Dock
The offical offering from Meta, The Quest 3 charging Dock. In a matching white to the headset there are dual docks for the 2 controllers and the HMD to keep all your goodies tidy, together and fully charged for gaming whenever the chance occurs. Coming in at £129 it is expensive for a stand however you do get the added peace of mind with it being an official Meta product.
Cybershoes - Walk your way into VR experiences
Cybershoes are a great package deal. The full package contains a special floor placemat, Stool and the 2 shoes (1 for each of your 2 feet) including charges, wires and receivers. This allows you to stay seated but to physically walk your feet on the spot and this corresponds to your movement in the game!
Coming in at an RRP of £240 these are currently on sale for an amazing £200!
High - £251+
ProTubeVR ForceTube Haptic gunstock for Quest 3 and other HMDs
The ultimate in immursion for the fan of shooters. The ForceTube provides haptic kicks to add an additional level of immersion. Feel every shot as you pull the trigger your rifle kicks into your shoulder. This comes in a huge variety of colour variants but also in 2 haptic levels.
There is a 5 Joule Explorer for £359.19 and for those who really want that kick, they have a much more powerful 12 Joule Storm version coming in at £573.50.
bHaptics TactSuit X40
With compatibility across multiple multiple VR Headsets, the X40 is one of the highest requarded haptic vests available for VR. With connectivity through both Bluetooth and the 3.5mm Aux port, it works across standalone and PCVR without any issues. The X40 has 40 haptic feedback points and comes in usually at around £421 depending on exchange rates, there is however at the time of writing this article a sale on bringing the cost down to around £337
At a slightly smaller price point, they also have available the TactSuit X16. The difference between these models is the X16 only comes with 16 Haptic feedback points compared the the 40 of the X40. The X16 is coming in usually at around £262 howevernow currently reduced to only £197!
Woojer Haptics Vest 3
Another huge name in the haptic vest world is Woojer. The new Vest 3 is a truley beautiful sight and offers 6 points of haptic feedback. Usually costing £609 these are currently reduced down to £437
Some of the most common Virtual Reality Headsets for consideration (links to Amazon)
