What’s the best headset for VR porn in 2024? Meta Quest 3 takes top spot
Looking for the best VR headset for VR porn in 2024? Here's our simple guide to the best.
Getting the best VR porn experience
It comes down to three factors:
- An up-to-date headset - we strongly recommend the Quest 3 or Quest 3S, but WebXR is a powerful option for most modern VR heasdsets
- An interactive sex toy - we strongly recommend The Handy (other devices are supported)
- A SexLikeReal premium subscription
Let's look at the best VR headsets for VR porn.
Recommended headsets for watching VR Porn
Our #1 Picks
Meta Quest 3S: On sale on October 15, the Quest 3S packs in nearly all the awesome features of the Quest 3 but with notable improvements - most importantly a much lower price and longer battery life. It works straight out of the box with SLR and advanced features such as passthrough and haptics. This is easily the best option for anyone looking for a VR headset for VR porn. To celebrate we have a special deal: Use promo code QUEST3S for 69% off an annual subscription.
Meta Quest 3: Apart from the 3S, this is the top option for VR porn. It has lighter, slimmer pancake lenses than the Quest 3S and Quest 2, and the body is slimmer. Boasting remarkable full-color mixed reality passthrough capabilities, this headset provides an unparalleled level of immersion. It has impressive visuals and comfort, and a reasonable price - meaning the Meta Quest 3 is the most enticing option for VR porn enthusiasts. (If you don't mind thicker lenses then the 3S is the better option due to its lower price point.)
WebXR is a great choice
We have massively upgraded our WebXR hub, and now many of the amazing SLR features can be accessed directly from your VR headset web browser. Try it out in your headset by opening sexlikereal.com/hub or simply opening sexlikereal.com on your Quest. AI passthrough for Quest headsets is not functional but most other features are.
It's a great solution for accessing SLR's huge library on your Apple Vision Pro, but please note that passthrough is not accessible by this method.
Other suitable options
Meta Quest Pro: a great but expensive option. This headset offers exceptional visuals in 10-bit video with color passthrough; a noteable improvement to its predecessor, the Quest 2. Some users have expressed concerns about comfort, which is worth considering before making the relatively steep investment. If budget is no obstacle and you crave top-notch visuals, the Meta Quest Pro is worth considering.
PICO 4: great specs and a competitive price point. It is considerably cheaper than the Meta Quest Pro while offering better graphics than the Quest 2, thanks to excellent pancake lenses. However, color passthrough on the Pico 4 is limited to mono.
PSVR2: You need to purchase a dongle to use the PSVR2 as a PCVR HMD. OLED screens means pitch-black blacks and improved brightness, but the lenses and other elements are better on the Quest 3. There are known issues with the controllers meaning the PS5 gamepad must be used to navigate SLR via DeoVR.
Meta Quest 2 is an affordable all-in-one headset that supports 8K video, but has been outmoded by the Quest 3.
Valve Index is known for its 144/122Hz display.
Pimax Crystal QLED is a high-end PCVR headset capable of great resolution and remarkable FOV.
Apple Vision Pro is an enterprise-level VR headset with a high price tag and VR porn functionality is limited at the moment, but you can access the SLR library using WebXR.
Coming soon:
PICO 4 Ultra: The newer version of the excellent PICO 4 currently has compatibility issues. We are working on a fix but have no ETA as yet - check back soon for an update.
Upcoming VR headsets?
Discover more about the next generation of VR headsets for VR porn at our dedicated blog covering all the upcoming VR headsets.
Not Recommended
- Oculus Go
- PSVR
- Quest 1 - no longer supported by Meta
- Daydream
- HTC Vive Focus 3
- Mobile phone-based devices (e.g. Google Cardboard, GearVR)
We advise against using Meta's Airlink connection for PCVR. Please note that passthrough does not work via PCVR. The Passthrough AR feature can only be used on standalone headsets.
Specs for all major VR headsets:
| Headset | Type | FOV | Decoding resolution | Codecs | Screen resolution (per eye) |
PPI* | PPD (60 max) | Color | Display rate, Hz | Passthrough | Release date | Price (initial) | Optics | Chipset |
| Meta Quest 3S | Standalone | 95°x90° | 8192x4096@60FPs | AV1, h265 | 1832x1920 | 773 | 20 | 8 bit | 120 | color, stereo | 10/15/2024 | $300 | fresnel | Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 |
| Meta Quest 3 | Standalone | 110°x96° | 8192x4096@60FPs | AV1, h265 | 2064x2208 | 1218 | 25 | 8 bit | 120 | color, stereo | 10/10/2023 | $500 | pancake | Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 |
| Meta Quest Pro | Standalone | 106°x96° | 8192x4096@60FPs | h265 | 1800x1920 | 1050 | 22 | 10 bit | 90 | color, stereo | 10/25/2022 | $1,500 | pancake | Snapdragon XR2 Plus |
| Meta Quest 2 | Standalone | 97°x96° | 8192x4096@60FPs | h265 | 1832x1920 | 773 | 20.5 | 8 bit | 120 | black and white, stereo | 10/13/2020 | $399 | fresnel | Snapdragon XR2 |
| Pico 4 | Standalone | 104°x104° | 8192x4096@60FPs | h265 | 2160x2160 | 1200 | 20.5 | 8 bit | 90 | color, mono | 10/18/2022 | $450 | pancake | Snapdragon XR2 |
| PSVR2 | PCVR (with adaptor) | 110° | GPU and CPU specs | 2,000 x 2,040 (OLED) | 18 | 10 bit | 120 | color, mono | 28/2/2023 | $549.99 | fresnel | |||
| Valve Index | PCVR | 108°x105° | GPU and CPU specs | AV1, h265 (GPU and CPU specs) | 1440x1600 | 598 | 19.5 | 8 bit | 144 | black and white, stereo | 06/28/2019 | $999 | fresnel | None |
| Pimax Crystal | PCVR | 110°-120° | GPU and CPU specs | 2880x2880 | 35-50 | 120 | 05/23/2023 | $1599 | Aspheric | |||||
| Apple Vision Pro | Standalone | 110° | GPU and CPU specs | 3660x3200 | 100 | Color, stereo | 2/2/2024 | $3499 | pancake | M1, R1 |
*4K*180 one eye video projected on Headset FOV screen resolution per eye
