XR hardware

If you are new to VR and looking for the latest technologies, we recommend the Meta Quest 3. An affordable, standalone mixed reality headset that does not require a PC to run games and apps like Arkio. It supports hand tracking and room scanning, and it can even be connected to a PC via USB or Wi-Fi to use traditional PC VR applications.

Meta Quest 3 and 3s

The Quest 3 headset has the latest chipset and pancake lenses and is one of the most versatile and best-value headsets, allowing you to work in both virtual and augmented reality (mixed reality). The Quest 3s is a budget version that combines some of the features of the Quest 3 (Color passthrough cameras and the latest chipset) with the old Fresnel lenses used in Quest 2. You can download Arkio on these devices from the Meta Quest store.

The Quest headsets are standalone devices with their own app stores and MDM solutions. You can also connect these wireless devices to a PC over Wi-Fi using AirLink mode to run traditional PC VR applications. This also allows you to improve render quality and import larger models by using the PC VR version of Arkio.

Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro

Arkio supports the older Meta Quest 2 headset, which features a less powerful chipset, Fresnel lenses, and low-resolution black-and-white passthrough. Arkio was featured as a launch app on the Meta Quest Pro, Meta's first mixed-reality device with color passthrough, pancake lens technology, and self-tracking controllers.

Headsets tethered to a PC

Arkio supports both standalone Mixed Reality headsets, such as the Meta Quest 3, and tethered PC VR devices, such as the Rift, HTC Vive, and Varjo. High framerates are important for a comfortable VR experience on PC, so you need a powerful workstation and GPU.

Arkio's Mixed Reality features only work on Quest standalone headsets, not on tethered PC VR headsets, as rendering stereoscopic passthrough is currently not supported in SteamVR.

Oculus Rift & Rift-S

Meta's discontinued tethered headsets under the Oculus brand can still be used to run Arkio from the Windows installer via the Meta PC link store. For help and support in setting up these devices, please visit Meta’s support page

HTC Vive Focus 3 & Vive XR Elite

HTC's standalone headsets have a separate operating system and app store that does not (yet) support the Arkio standalone app. You can use Arkio with these headsets by connecting your headset to a PC over Wi-Fi and running Arkio on your PC via SteamVR.

Pico G3 and 4

Pico's standalone headsets have a separate operating system and app store that does not (yet) support the Arkio standalone app. You can use Arkio with these headsets by connecting your headset to a PC over Wi-Fi and running Arkio on your PC via SteamVR.

HTC Vive & Vive PRO

Tethered older versions of the HTC Vive are still supported by Arkio; just make sure to have a recent version of SteamVR installed on your system. If you need help with setting up Steam and your devices, please visit the official Steam VR website.

Windows MR

Tethered versions of the discontinued Windows Mixed Reality headsets are still supported by Arkio. You need to install SteamVR and the Windows MR support from Steam to use these devices. For help on setup or troubleshooting, these devices can be found on the official Windows Mixed Reality help pages.

Valve Index and Varjo

The Valve Index and Varjo VR headsets can be used with Arkio using our Steam VR integration. The Valve Index controllers work similarly to the HTC Vive wands.