fenderwq Yes, It's called the MeganeX superlight 8K. It's manufactured by the Japanese Shiftall Inc. A subsidiary company of Panasonic if I recall correctly. It's not upcoming headset since it's actually shipped starting in February 2025.
In terms of visuals. Currently, nothing can beat a headset that sports Micro‑OLED screen with 7320x3200 Total resolution like AVP.
But, best visuals are just one part of the whole story when it comes to VR you know. At 3500 USD, it's supposed to be an enthusiasts VR headset. But there are many cons to AVP that don't appeal to the majority of VR enthusiasts like:
Closed and very restrictive ecosystem as you mentioned.
Overpriced for what you can really do with it compared to other way cheaper VR headsets like Quest 3 regardless of visual quality.
Can't decode and smoothly play AV1 Videos with high resolutions like 6K+ So, it's stuck with HEVC to do that.
With the wired battery pack required to power it, I don't see how it's different than any PCVR threaded headset IMHO.
Doesn't run at its full native resolution, it uses Foveated rendering all the time even for light tasks @90Hz instead of the maximum 100Hz.
And let's not bring VR gaming to the table, even with the support of PlayStation VR2 controllers in the future.
I'll just bring this upcoming VR headset for comparison, because if it's shipped soon. AVP will no longer be the king of the hill when it comes to Visuals, let alone anything else this VR headset can do.
Pimax Dream Air:
Micro‑OLED
7680x3552 Total resolution @90Hz
Opened ecosystem (since it's a PCVR headset).
No problems/ limitations with hardware decoders, since it's all done by the PC.
Can actually run at full native resolution @90Hz with powerful PC equipped with RTX 4090/ 5090 for light to mid tasks and very close to native resolution for heavy tasks like VR games.
Eye tracking for Dynamic Foveated Rendering and auto IPD adjustment.
All that with a headset weighs less than 200 grams.
Shipping in May 2025 with a total price of 1991 USD.
If this headsets really shipped in May this year. As a VR enthusiast, I can't see how anyone will choose AVP over it to be honest.