A representative told me that the hardware and software of Play For Dream MR was heavily inspired by Apple Vision Pro. Play For Dream MR has all the high-end specs we’ve seen at CES 2018, including a
processor and a 4K micro OLED display. And after trying it, I found Play For Dream MR to be the most impressive XR hardware of any kind at CES 2025.
Play For Dream MR is a kind of cheap Chinese knockoff, with an Apple-inspired plastic outer shell sporting a glossy black exterior and a Quest Pro style rear battery for a balanced weight distribution.Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2Putting on the headset for the first time, I was presented with a comfortable and well-balanced piece of wearable tech that I suspect could be used for several hours without much discomfort. After the built-in tracking system scanned my eye and automatically set my IPD, I saw an image that was clear from edge to corner. The textures were crisp and vibrant, with vivid colors, giving me a visual experience that was better than any headset I currently own. Textures popped and appeared crisp with colors that were vibrant, giving me a visual experience that was better than any headset I currently own.
New Chinese Headset Is An Apple Vision Pro & Quest Pro Crossover
This Chinese company’s latest headset is a blatant Apple Vision Pro clone but with a Quest Pro style rear battery, powered by Qualcomm’s XR2+ Gen 2 chipset.
I sat down with Lejong Chua and Marvin Madriaga from Play For Dream, and they shared some interesting insights into the headset’s design and functionality.crossover between a Vision Pro and Quest Prohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6RBu0SQDwE
Watch the video for our full initial impressions of Play For Dream MR.
Both head and controller tracking worked well. The tracking was not perfect, but this could have been due to the busy showfloor and wireless interference. The staff said they disabled that portion of the demo because there were too many people in the booth. This is a feature of the headset we’ll be testing thoroughly once Play For Dream provides us review hardware, so stay tuned for those impressions.
who raised $291,773. According to Lejong, headsets are expected to ship to backers in March of this year, and sales should start soon after, priced just under $2000.
Overall, I was extremely impressed with what I saw during my time testing the Play For Dream MR headset. The image quality, streamed from a PC, was the clearest and sharpest I’ve seen in a VR headset, and the clarity of the mixed reality passthrough was way above others I’ve tried thus far.
Currently, Play For Dream MR runs its own fork of Android (heavily visually inspired by Apple’s visionOS), similar to the approach Pico and HTC have taken. The company is hoping to replace the Android fork it uses with
via an OTA update in the near future. However, it still has not secured an agreement with Google. We’ll cover that when we get the hardware.