Boasting handheld gaming, smartphone-style AR, and 6DOF VR, Pimax is set to straddle multiple device classes at once with Portal, dubbing it a “metaverse entertainment system,” or ‘MES’ for short. Original Article (November 10th, 2022): Called Portal, Pimax is first pitching the device via a Kickstarter campaign in what it calls a global pre-sale event starting November 15th.įollowing the recently announced Pimax Crystal, Portal is the company’s second standalone VR headset with an onboard processor-a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2-and it’s slated to take the company’s VR-centric product line in a drastically different direction. The original article announcing Pimax Portal follows below:
The company has high hopes for the project, as it’s already released stretch goals, which include a screen protector at $500,000, free games at $2 and $3 million respectively, and 3-month warranty at $5 million. You can check out all pricing tiers over at the Portal Kickstarter.
Pimax stipulates a January 2023 delivery date on all products. The QLED version of Portal + View, which is said to feature HDR, costs $550. For the base model with a VR headset shell, called View, early bird pricing starts at $450. Prices start at $300 for just the base handheld, which comes with a 4K LCD display. Update (November 15th, 2022): Pimax launched its Kickstarter for Portal today, asking for $200,000 it hopes to garner over the course of the next two months. The company has now launched a Kickstarter campaign in what it calls a “pre-sale” event. What Windows OS were you trying to install this on? If it's Vista or 7, then it'll really fail due to their sound architecture being different.Pimax, the China-based creators known for its fleet of large-FOV PC VR headsets, announced a new product in its lineup last week that’s set to straddle a number of device classes due to its convertibly between a Nintendo Switch-style handheld and snap-in VR headset display. Systems requirements: IBM PC Pentium II-266, or K6-2 300 compatible or higher, Available PCI bus slot, Microsoft Windows 9x/2000/ME/NT/XP, DOS 6.0 or higher, Microsoft DirectX6.0 or later, Minimum 40MB of free hard disk space, Minimum 32MB on-board memory, CD-ROM drive and audio cable, Amplified Speakers for audio output MS-DOS 6.2 and Windows NT with sterereo sound Supports Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP with sourround sound Supports Microsoft DirectSound, DirectInput Acceleration Superior Q3Dinteractive positional 3D sound Supports Analog/Digital/Force Feedback joystick port Multi-speaker audio output up to six speakers
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