Bigscreen has revealed a significant redesign to Bigscreen Past 2’s long-promised halo headstrap mount, which the corporate says will start delivery out beginning in June.
After months of ready, Bigscreen has lastly proven off the long-awaited Halo Mount for Past 2 and 2e, its skinny and lightweight PC VR headset which shipped in March 2025.
In line with an organization weblog submit, enhancements over the previous Halo Mount design embody a brand new clip-on mechanism which requires no adhesives, in addition to help for third-party equipment because of an M3 brass-threaded screw gap for mods.
It additionally options an improved flip-up mechanism, additional USB extension for higher cable journey, and simpler vertical adjustment for higher brow positioning, the corporate says.
“After a yr of iterating on prototypes, we constructed the primary manufacturing variations of the Halo Mount final yr,” Bigscreen explains. “The early models (generally often known as “DVTs”) met most however not all of our objectives. We shipped these DVTs to prospects for testing and acquired each optimistic and adverse suggestions.”
Then, in December, the corporate says it made the decision at “a really important monetary price” to delay the Halo Mount’s mass manufacturing resulting from adverse suggestions from testers, which prompted the corporate to return to the drafting board. See the earlier Halo Mount design under:
Now, Bigscreen says it’s aiming to ship a “small quantity” first batch in June, with a higher run of 10,000 models beginning in July. The Halo Mount is at present accessible for pre-order, priced at $180/€169.
“As a result of giant quantity of demand for the Halo Mount, it’ll take a few months to finish all Halo Mount preorders,” Bigscreen says. “We count on to realize this aim by the tip of the summer time, and could have enough stock for quick delivery thereafter.”
Notably, Bigscreen’s Halo Mount can be utilized with any Past strap, together with the provided Comfortable Strap, non-compulsory Audio Strap, in addition to third-party modded straps, corresponding to Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional’s Knit Band.
Moreover, it may be used with all facial interfaces supplied by Bigscreen, together with the Customized-Match Cushion and the Common-Match Cushion, in addition to with no cushion for higher peripheral imaginative and prescient.
As part of the replace, the corporate additionally introduced that Past 2 and Past 2e orders are usually delivery inside 1–3 enterprise days, with most Common-Match configurations typically delivery the identical day, following main enhancements in manufacturing and logistics.
Attributable to latest provide chain disruptions linked to Center East conflicts and rising air freight prices, which the corporate says has prompted non permanent shortages of the Crystal Clear Past 2e and Common-Match Cushions, delivery instances for these models have been delayed by 2–4 weeks.
Bigscreen says these points are being resolved and expects regular delivery speeds to renew by late April.
