Pimax Crystal review: A diamond in need of some polish

The Pimax 8K X impressed us back in 2020 by offering the highest resolution visuals and widest field of view that we’d ever seen on a VR headset. The problem we encountered with that headset, though, is that it was a lot of faff to set up correctly, requiring Vive base stations and controllers to function, not to mention a beast of a gaming PC. The Pimax Crystal brings the promise of a more streamlined experience, with inside-out tracking, Pimax’s own controllers and even a tether-fee standalone mode (like the Quest 2) – but that’s something yet to be implemented.