One of the best VR headsets, the Odyssey+, is back on sale for $230

One of the best VR headsets, the Odyssey+, is back on sale for $230
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If Half-Life: Alyx finally piqued your interest in VR, but you don't want to spend ridiculous amount of cash on a headset, here's a deal that might work for your. The Samsung HMD Odyssey+ Windows Mixed Reality headset with controllers is currently on sale again for $230 on Amazon. The headset had recently gone through several deep price cuts in the last few months from its list price of $500.

The redesign of the Odyssey headset uses dual 3.5-inch AMOLED screens, which offer better viewing angles and displays in 3K ( 2880x1600). These high-resolution screens reduce the screen-door effect you get in almost all VR and Mixed Reality headsets.

This headset uses inside-out tracking, which means you don't have to worry about setting up any external tracking equipment like sensors. Comfort-wise, the headset is a significant improvement from the original Odyssey and sits well on your head for hours of VR-ing some our faves like Super Hot or Keep Talking and No One Explodes.

At $230, you have a realistic entry point to VR gaming, whose main barrier for most people is cost. This price also makes it the cheapest out of the best VR headsets out there.

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The best-mixed reality headset for VR gaming is at an all-time low and comes with a two-month subscription to Viveport.

The Odyssey+ also comes with a 2-month subscription to Viveport that'll give you access to a bunch of VR games and apps, a service that costs $12.99 and way cheaper than buying the games a la carte.

Jorge Jimenez
Hardware writer, Human Pop-Tart

Jorge is a hardware writer from the enchanted lands of New Jersey. When he's not filling the office with the smell of Pop-Tarts, he's reviewing all sorts of gaming hardware, from laptops with the latest mobile GPUs to gaming chairs with built-in back massagers. He's been covering games and tech for over ten years and has written for Dualshockers, WCCFtech, Tom's Guide, and a bunch of other places on the world wide web.