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Hey what's up, everybody.
It's your Boi Hugh here from CreatorUp.
You just saw my horrible VR gameplay of the Half-Life Alyx on SteamVR.
I am bad at VR game but good at figuring it out VR tech.
And today, we are going to learn how to play any SteamVR games wirelessly, in 4K high resolution
without any delay, using the brand new Pico Neo 2.
But, this is not a consumer VR gaming headset.
Neo 2 is built for business.
You actually can not buy it unless you are a business or developer.
Okay well, not exactly.
Pico Neo 2 is actually the most popular 6DoF gaming headset right now in China.
It is like the Chinese Oculus Quest.
So you can get it on Taobao, Alibaba, or any eCommerce site in China.
It is not hard at all.
CreatorUp, as a VR training, VR education, and content production company, we do have
lots of experience in making VR training videos for big companies.
So I know what business needs exactly.
I can tell you right now, businesses don't want to be associated with Facebook and don't
want their customer data owned by this guy.
I don't want to give out too much for my next in-depth review on the Pico Neo 2 Eye for
business.
We will cover Eye-tracking, immersive theater, best rendering setting for 360VR or VR180
videos on the Neo 2, and 8K 360 Livestream.
Lots of great tutorials are coming on the Pico Neo 2 Eye.
But some viewers don't believe I can play Half-Life with Neo 2, during my unboxing Livestream.
So this is the video to prove you guys are wrong.
In fact, if you know how to set up correctly, Pico Neo 2 will give you one of the best VR
playing experience, wirelessly, in 4K compared to an unreliable solution like Oculus Link,
Oculus Quest with Virtual Desktop or Vive Focus, like what I have right here.
If you are a VR gamer looking for the best VR gaming experience without cable, boundary,
and light, and you have some extra cash stash somewhere.
This just might be your best summer gift during COVID lockdown.
Let's dive right in.
Quick Review of Neo 2 for VR Gamers There are lots of great reviews for VR gamers
already.
So I am going to keep it short and only mentioned things that other reviewers did not cover.
If you are a VR filmmaker, developer, and business decision-maker, please let me know
what you want to find out in the next official review.
To me, the biggest annoying thing about VR gaming is the cable.
Pico Neo 2 uses the new Qualcomm 845 Snapdragon processor with Boundless XR - a new technology
hopefully will be in every single XR headset from now on.
This allows stable and high-quality wireless streaming PCVR games using your 5G network.
Well, not without some careful setup - but this is what this tutorial for.
So don't worry, REDDIT users - we will get to that.
The second thing is the controllers.
It uses electromagnetic tracking that is different from everything else in the market.
As you see right here, I put my hand behind my back, and the tracking still good.
Doing this kind of gun holding action usually lost track in other VR headset - but not on
Neo 2.
Some reviewers complain about the tracking accuracy.
But Pico just had an update like 2 days ago that fix lots of the bugs.
I don't feel any latency after 2 hours of gameplay at night without light.
And yes, this comes to the third point - tracking without light.
There are some gamers just love to play games in the dark - it is more immersive when there
is no outside light sneak into your VR headset.
Well, Neo 2 still rely on in-side out tracking, so it will be really interesting to find out
for real if playing in the dark work.
So let's test it out!
As you see right here lets go ahead and start streaming.
Okay.
So as you see I am in complete low light hopefully you see my hand tracking perfectly see so
now I am going to turn off the TV to see complete darkness and still able to track.
Okay Turn off the TV completely.
Okay now should be completely darkness.
So put the headset back on lock it go ahead and grab my hands see still tracking perfectly
ammo great look at that.
So turn around.
Still tracking great I gonna go ahead and do this part real quick ohhh what is going
on ...
So as you see, you can absolutely play in darkness.
Hand tracking does not change a bit.
The only thing that is kinda strange is the safety boundary.
When you are out of steamVR in the normal Pico menu, sometimes the lost boundary notification
will show up, even you did not move at all.
But it will not affect your gameplay when you are in SteamVR.
For those of you audio nerds, Pico Neo 2 supports blue tooth headphones.
So you can use your AirPods or your fancy beats by Dre headphones.
Oculus Quest now has Bluetooth headphone features as well, but it is hit or miss.
And you know that already.
The last thing is that beautiful 4K screen with a 101° Fresnel lens, basically no screen-door
effect.
But you know that already.
So is this headset all good with no bad?
Well, not exactly.
If you are long time followers, you know I do unbiased reviews.
One feature that everyone is talking about is how light and comfortable this headset
is when you are wearing it.
Look at the weight distribution of this headset - the battery is at the back.
Okay, let me cut tho the marketing hype.
After 2 hours of continuous gameplay, from a fully charged battery to completely kill
the headset, I can tell you this headset is not as comfortable as Oculus Quest.
First, it is not lighter than Oculus Quest, like some reviewers mentioned.
360g is only the front part of the headset - but you can't use it without the battery
- so the total weight is 690g - a lot heavier than Oculus Quest.
For long hours of gaming, I will personally pick the lighter version.
Another big thing no one mentions is this Plastic face pad right here.
Yes it is soft and very comfortable for people like me with glasses.
But it does not circulate heat as well as Oculus Quest.
So here is what I look like after half an hour of intensive gameplay.
As you see, my glasses are all blurry and steamy.
The Fresnel lenses are also blurry cover by my sweat, and also the surrounding Plastic
face pad as you see right here.
The electromagnetic controller also gets warm at the base.
My suggestion is to turn your AC on - as this is an exercise.
It is not your normal sitting on a gaming chair - use your joint stick for turning - Valve
Index VR experience.
This can be a fully immersive, full-body immersion if you are playing it like me.
So you will get sweat - like any full-body exercise.
To have the same immersive experience without any lagging - there are necessary gears you
need.
You will need a minimum one long CAT 6 ethernet cable, a standard MIMO 5G router, and of course,
a VR-ready gaming PC, but you probably have that already if you are watching this video.
Most of the glitching problems during gameplay are caused by using the wrong ethernet cable.
It is actually really hard to tell which is CAT 6 cable and which is a CAT 5 cable.
For those of you who are not network engineer, you probably have only CAT 5 cable at home.
Look at the side of your cable, it will say something like C5E - that is a CAT 5.
If your cable too beat up and you can not read the side - look at the pins compared
to CAT 6.
CAT 5, all pins are at the same height and CAT 6 they are up and down, up and down.
So, just go on Amazon and order a long CAT 6 cable.
It is good for your Twitch streaming and router anyway.
Talking about router, here is what I use.
This is a Linksys MU-MIMO GIGABIT WI-FI ROUTER.
Don't worry, you don't need the exact same router as I do.
But I will suggest going to pick up a new modern router with big antennas from Best
Buy.
You want a dedicated 5G Router only for steaming VR gameplay.
Put your Spotify steaming, your girlfriend, or boyfriend Instagram starking on your other
router.
Having a dedicated router also allow you to be anywhere around your house and stay close
to the signal - which is the most important thing for seamless gameplay.
Okay, let me walk you tho my setup right now.
So as you see my router actually in my garage here.
That is a CAT 6 cable but you don't need that.
That is a Verizon router.
The cable is go into my living room area right here look at that we are going into an other
router right there it is the Linksys right here so the CAT 6 go in and the different
this provide internet and again you don't need a CAT 6 cable for that.
CAT 5 is fine the but this one has to be CAT 6 so right here this blue cable is CAT 6 cable
let me show you see right here C6A CAT 6 go into my PC right here into my ethernet port
and then this is the 5G connect to my Neo 2 right here and that is how I created like
no latency 4K real time game play for half life so to see it this is my play area right
here this is my play area you see big TV right here I am playing half life just now as you
see that is the half life screen right here and that is router that is how I make sure
I have a reliable wifi without blocking so I have the best playing and streaming experience
so if you want to have the same experience I have that is the setup I will suggest you
to do.
Now go online to download the Pico Streaming Assistant software for your PC.
Please note this minimum spec.
Right now, AMD graphic card is not supported.
Also, Intel Xeon series CPU and Titan series GPU are not going to work for now.
But Pico is working on supporting those spec very soon as I am using a Titan series GPU.
Now install and open the streaming assistant.
When you connect your Pico Neo 2 to the 5G network - everything will turn green as you
see right here.
Very straight forward.
Go to the gear icon, you can set your streaming quality to High - which is what I use.
Okay, if you own the Pico Neo 2, hopefully by now, you can have a smooth playing experience
as I do right here.
When you follow my steps exactly and get it to work, it is incredible.
The 4K looks so sharp compared to Valve Index, Oculus Quest, and my Vive Focus here.
And the control is smooth.
The official review of Pico Neo 2 for VR filmmakers and businesses is coming next.
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Well, I will see you in Virtual Reality.