Samsung HMD Odyssey VR headset.
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Samsung HMD Odyssey hands-on: VR doesn’t have to be difficult

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Microsoft held its mixed reality event in San Francisco today, where it unveiled its ecosystem for Windows-based virtual reality and augmented reality experiences.

Samsung revealed its own PC-based VR device, the Samsung HMD Odyssey, as a complement to its Gear VR smartphone headset. I tried it out briefly and navigated through Microsoft’s Cliff House virtual space interface.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.