{"id":901,"date":"2025-07-17T17:10:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T17:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/901\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T17:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T17:10:08","slug":"the-atomic-purple-game-boy-of-vr-headsets-is-here-and-its-glorious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/901\/","title":{"rendered":"The Atomic Purple Game Boy of VR Headsets Is Here, and It’s Glorious"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ll admit it, I\u2019m a sucker for Atomic Purple. There\u2019s just something about the Game Boy nostalgia<\/a> that gets me every time. Slap a translucent shell on just about anything and you\u2019ve got my attention. That goes for Nothing\u2019s products<\/a>, these Beats earbuds<\/a>, and the many, many retro Anbernic handhelds<\/a>. Now, it goes for Bigscreen\u2019s Beyond 2e VR headset, too.<\/p>\n

We’re excited to partner with @VRChat<\/a> to launch the Bigscreen Beyond 2e: VRChat Edition pic.twitter.com\/iQy7CCEkYO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bigscreen (@BigscreenVR) July 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

The recently released Beyond 2e<\/a> isn\u2019t a huge departure from the Beyond 2, but it does sport an exclusive \u201cAtomic Purple\u201d shell that borrows style tips from Nintendo\u2019s iconic Atomic Purple colorway, which debuted on the 1998 Game Boy Color and later made its way to the N64. Not going to lie, I love it. Nostalgia, you dirty dog, you win again. While the Bigscreen Beyond 2e may look\u00a0like a Game Boy, it\u2019s actually all about another thing\u2014VRChat.<\/p>\n

Bigscreen made its new headset specifically for lovers of VRChat, a VR game-turned-social platform where you get to sport silly avatars and talk to other people. I could go down the rabbit hole talking about how strange VRChat can be, but for now, let\u2019s stick to hardware. From a technical perspective, there\u2019s not a huge difference between the Beyond 2 and 2e, but Bigscreen says that it did go all out to miniaturize its eye tracking. Believe it or not, according to them, the Beyond 2e has the world\u2019s smallest eye-tracking system and features a sensor the size of \u201ca grain of sand.\u201d To help that tiny sensor, Bigscreen says it also worked on the software side of things.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike prior approaches, Beyond 2e\u2019s eye-tracking algorithms utilize novel computer vision techniques. We trained AI models of the human pupil and run inference on GPUs in real-time on models fine-tuned to each unique individual,\u201d Bigscreen said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\"Eye\u00a9 Bigscreen <\/p>\n

As Bigscreen notes, eye tracking is a big part of delivering a solid VRChat experience since it helps players translate their expressions more and make avatars more lifelike. It\u2019s hard to say how all of that hard work paid off from an eye-tracking perspective, but the fact that it can shrink something like that down so much is a feat in and of itself. For hardcore VRChat fans, this may not be the most high-tech experience (tethered headsets are still best for that), but it is lightweight at 107 grams, which is hard to argue with.<\/p>\n

Outside of eye tracking, Bigscreen is also including some other perks for VRChat users, including a special VRChat-themed box and some exclusive items and stickers for in-game use. If you\u2019re as jazzed about this Atomic Purple headset as I am, you may want to place a preorder quickly. Bigscreen\u2019s Beyond 2e is limited edition and only available \u201cwhile supplies last.\u201d It starts at $1,269 but may be more expensive depending on what cushion you choose. It\u2019s set to ship in September.<\/p>\n