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That should be criminal. While I’m very happy with my Quest 3 and wouldn’t go back to the HP Reverb G2, it’s still a fine headset for sims. It’s awful that MS decided to cut its lifespan short like this, considering that in the 90’s-2000’s PC peripherals could be expected to last a decade or more.
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So remember everyone - the next time Microsoft jumps on a trend with their own open spec and a bunch of money to undercut the inventors or innovators that came before them, DO NOT BUY OR SUPPORT THE MICROSOFT SOLUTION.
They have shown over and over that they will abandon you at their own whims.
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Yes it is, although I have no basis for comparison.
In a way I have to thank Microsoft. Not that I had any intention to ‘upgrade’ to Win11 anyway, but they have made that decision so much easier. Looks like Win10 will be the last Microsoft OS I will run.
Once that is no longer viable, looks like a flavour of Linux (and a VR headset that is compatable) is the go.
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Well, your HP Reverb is now more compatible with Linux (thanks to projects like Monado) than it is with Win11 - the motion controllers are reportedly still not working though.
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I have actually never used the controllers (apart from calibrating them). All my use is seated flight or racing sims. And, I don’t have the space in my office/man cave to be swinging my arms around wildly 
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Microsoft calls this embrace, extend and extinguish. They’ve been literally at this for decades.
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I’d never heard that term before. Good read, and exactly right.
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In this case they created something themselves, hyped it up, and cut it down. It’s so stupendous but they can pry my G2 from my cold dead hands.
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Whoa whoa whoa… this is getting too real for me. I have a HP Reverb G1. What is the risk forme going on?
Is it going to stop working with Elite Dangerous and other Steam VR titles?
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TLDR: To continue use of HP virtual reality headsets, a Windows 11 23H2 or earlier version must remain on the host computer.
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A little thingamybob that sets a flag in your OS to make sure it will not surreptitiously upgrade to 24h2. Because FRAK Micro$oft. Bastiges.
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OK so, as long as I keep my Windows 10, all is good?
Beside that- thank you all guys, I got really worried.
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Gah. Mines a paperweight then…ffs
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Did you update to Win 11 24H2?
Yes brother, we have a year and 2 weeks to test and fix our setup on Linux: after 14 Oct 2025, Windows 10 will not be patched anymore for regular consumers.
Keeping a Windows 10 pc connected to the internet will get risky in a matter of weeks or months after that. There will be drama.
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Yep, test drove Manjaro for a while two years ago when my old computer was having some issues(faulty memory, windows couldn’t deal with it). So many games work great on it now. Still waiting for sim companies to wake up and support it better, both on the software as well as peripheral side.
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