This is the Most Realistic Gun You Can Use in VR.

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This is a review and tutorial for the ProTube ProVolver. I appreciated them sending me a unit for review, but as always these are my honest thoughts. Something I didn't mention: This device is available in both left and right hands, depending on what you need.
It's also available for all the following headsets:
Meta Quest 3 and Quest Pro
Meta Quest 2
Meta Quest 1 and Rift S
Focus 3 and XR Elite
HP Reverb G2
HTC Vive
Odyssey
Pico 4
Pico Neo 3
Rift CV1
Valve Index
WMR
ProTube ProVolver:
www.protubevr.com/en/vr-acces...
ProVolver Front Extention:
www.protubevr.com/en/vr-acces...
ProTube MagTube:
www.protubevr.com/en/vr-acces...
ProTube ForceTube:
www.protubevr.com/en/vr-acces...
ProTube Grips:
www.protubevr.com/en/vr-acces...
Games Compatibility List:
ponballoon.github.io/protubev...
My Review of the ProTube ForceTube:
• The Best (Standalone/P...
ProTube Game Mods:
/ list_of_mods_for_force...
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TIME STAMPS:
00:00:00 Opener
00:01:24 Connecting to Your Headset
00:03:28 Attaching the ProVolver to Your Controller
00:06:09 Combining the ProVolver with the ForceTube
00:06:45 Pricing
00:07:03 ProVolver Front Extention
00:09:17 The Weight
00:10:19 The ProVolver and Half Life Alyx
00:12:34 Prolonged Play Sessions and Comfort
00:14:49 ProTube Companion App
00:15:34 Compatible Games
00:17:57 How to Install Game Mods
00:19:02 Who is This For / Closing Thoughts
00:21:35 Troubleshooting Bluetooth
00:22:22 Member Appreciation

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@millyjr343 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. I am getting one now.

@bringhurstvr 3 ай бұрын

Let me know when it arrives. Are you using it for PCVR or standalone?

@MyCoolStrawSir 3 ай бұрын

Welcome back!

@garyhandt3858 2 ай бұрын

thanks for the content

@calcariachimera 3 ай бұрын

Looks awesome, this would take games like Pavlov to the next level, new sub er, great job mate

@bringhurstvr 3 ай бұрын

Thanks very much.

@protubevr4814 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this honnest and complete review 🙏 We know that the ProVolver is quite heavy, that's why we're working on solutions to spread it and make the use more comfortable on this point 😉

@djaroud 3 ай бұрын

Maybe add a magnetic grip that stays attached to the left controller and would allow it to be stuck to the provolver when it's needed

@bringhurstvr 3 ай бұрын

@@djaroud there's already a magnetic grip that attaches the left controller. If you're talking about for the arm that links the left controller and the gun, I don't think magnets works be strong enough. I think a simpler solution would have been to have a notch along the front of the gun, shaped similarly to the rail on the back. If it were built in a way so the front extender just slid down it, you could lock it in with some kind of a clasp. From there it would be easier to remove than the right controller itself. Just my two cents.

@larryboldt483 3 ай бұрын

This is really pricey

@andreburger1981 3 ай бұрын

Yeah. Its not for those of us that walk with a tight belt... that's for sure... But its Purdy and I still want one.

@ivana6141 3 ай бұрын

Best bet is to wait for a black Friday sale they do. That's when I got mine.

@bringhurstvr 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's expensive. Sucks everything in this sector costs so much. But I really admire that they're breaking the chain of command. So many cheap stocks, ear muffs that direct the stock audio, batteries that attach to the stock strap. All these $10 Amazon buys and then you've got maybe 5 companies actually moving the line. I really hope they find a way of reducing the price, but it doesn't change the fact that they're doing what nobody else will.

@DazzyVR 3 ай бұрын

I hereby the provolver akimbo setup as well as the force tube storm, I really want to use these more but honestly they collect a lot of dust for me due to the lack of native support, I find myself using BHAPTICS arms more for games like breachers it feels amazing and you don't really notice any weight. If the company managed to secure more native support it would be worth it for more people. For Half life make sure you download the gunman contracts mod, I also hope gunman contracts standalone will have native support once it comes out.

@bringhurstvr 3 ай бұрын

Dual guns would be cool. I agree, their supported titles are pretty lackluster compared to BHaptics, especially after 3 years of Quest support. But the backwards compatibility works great on Space Pirate Trainer, and I'm sure others will be cool too. I'm encouraged by the fact that the company is still building and improving on their products. But they should have triple the compatible games by now.

@bringhurstvr 3 ай бұрын

I tried this tonight. Pretty cool. Haven't finished the first chapter yet, but my initial impressions are that it's fun, but it doesn't hold up against the Return to Rapture mod. Maybe I'll feel differently after I reach the second chapter.

@seanlouis433 3 ай бұрын

Great info Bringhurst VR. I think my next purchase will be the vest and arms. Have you tried the Bhaptics vest, arms and provolver with any guns in H3VR? I'd love to hear your experience of it.

@bringhurstvr 3 ай бұрын

I've honestly never played it.

@seanlouis433 3 ай бұрын

@@bringhurstvr Hot dogs, horshoes and handgrenades has an amazing array of guns

@karner1541 17 күн бұрын

So am I understanding this correctly. You can open the companion app and set a key on the quest controller for the provolver to shoot ? So this mean everytime I click the shoot button in a game it gives feedback. So like you said it will work basially for most vr games than

@bringhurstvr 17 күн бұрын

So far as I know you can't specify the key, rather it looks at the games layout and interprets what the trigger function is. Most often it's the right trigger.

@KayoMichiels 3 ай бұрын

8:24 ProTubeVR could make a magnetic detacheable stock for the Provolver... you would be essentially using a carbine Pistol... like the Mauser C93 with the buttstock, or the Luger with it's buttstock.

@chopin999 3 ай бұрын

this must be a mistake 329 euros? thats as much as a quest 2 for some plastic?

@bringhurstvr 3 ай бұрын

There's a lot going on inside that housing, and mapping the trigger pulls and getting game developers to incorporate it is probably a lot of work too. It's expensive, but I can see where the price tag comes from.

@madzak9847 3 ай бұрын

Esp32- 3-5$ , vibro and solenoid or geared motor 1-3$ , battery 2-5$ ,dcdc 1-2$ ...

@bringhurstvr 3 ай бұрын

@@madzak9847 the time it took to draw it up and perfect it, 1 year. The multiple failed builds before large scale production, 3. The time spent incorporating the software with large gaming platforms, 3 years and counting. I don't know if any of this is accurate, but the principal of it is universally true. You wanna build something from scratch, design it from the ground up, acquire the parts, the batteries, the motors, pay a staff, print the internal housing, build a distribution network, get in the door with these developers, you'd be welcome to do it, but this is the same argument in asking why we pay plumbers so much. Insurance, schooling, building their skills, acquiring a van and client list. There's a lot going on that needs to be accounted for if a company is gonna break even. Doesn't mean it's affordable and it doesn't mean you need it, but practically speaking, it's priced exactly where it needs to be.

@madzak9847 3 ай бұрын

@@bringhurstvr according to that logic quest 3 must be worth 3500$ , but i guess meta is too big and can afford such generosity.. yeah it cost to much to produce at scale for a small team , but that what's crowdfunding for..

@Machineairsoft 3 ай бұрын

I like the idea, but not the price. I'd much rather put that towards my sport and not casual gaming.

@S1MONSAYSVR 3 ай бұрын

I've been looking at this for a while, since quest1-2 days. Given I'm mostly playing standalone, it doesn't look like it's worth it to me all that much. Although it would be the beezkneez in Contractors Showdown. Which I bet supports it or will support it. Price is not half bad, and I just found out their a French company. That's good to know for shipping to Norway. I have to get a lefty config though so it's not something I could share with people I have over😅 I guess you could buy a right hand config separate. Oh descions, descions 😂

@mattvsmetaverse 3 ай бұрын

I get the appeal for what it brings to the immersion factor, but I think that price-tag is mighty steep for what it does (even if it does it really well)... I could almost get another headset for that. Definitely a premiere product at that range, and probably not gonna be in the cards for most blue-collar/budget consumers (like myself).

@10speed4 3 ай бұрын

Which of the two do you recommend is the best method to play Steam VR on Quest 3, cable or wireless?

@bringhurstvr 3 ай бұрын

Oh God, wireless. Virtual Desktop and the AV1 codec make for a near perfect experience for me.

@10speed4 3 ай бұрын

@@bringhurstvr thank you sir. I’ll get moving on it. EA SPORTS™ F1® 24 has my name written all over it.

@bringhurstvr 3 ай бұрын

@@10speed4 this is of course considering you've got a decent router and that you're within 8 feet of it with line of sight. I'm using a NightHawk WiFi 6. My computer is upstairs but I sometimes play downstairs with the bigger play area. To solve this I piped Ethernet from my modem and router downstairs up through the wall to a second router by my computer. I turned the modem into a bridge and named the 5G WiFi "Upstairs". This way whether I'm upstairs or downstairs I'm next to a router. Just pick the correct Wi-Fi from within the headset. The location of the PC shouldn't matter. It's just the router that matters.

@10speed4 3 ай бұрын

@@bringhurstvr I have a modem with WiFi 6 downstairs and my VR room is upstairs. I can do the same (but vice-versa) run the Ethernet and purchase a WiFi 6 router. I gotta decide if it’s worth dropping another couple hundred bucks on the router. Thank you for taking the time to write and share your experience and knowledge. You da man!

@stilljustaguy 3 ай бұрын

Super hot and space pirates are my favorite games. Do those work?

@bringhurstvr 3 ай бұрын

Space Pirate Trainer isn't supported yet, but Super Hot has native support through Steam.

@stilljustaguy 3 ай бұрын

@@bringhurstvr dang. I have an oculus quest 3 and a MacBook. Haven’t figured out how to get steam running. Thanks

@bringhurstvr 3 ай бұрын

@@stilljustaguy I just tried Space Pirate Trainer with the companion app using the steam backward compatibility. It works really well. A nice satisfying kick with every shot. But because you're dealing with machine guns the kick is pretty constant and intense. Makes aiming almost impossible. You can reduce the kick strength so I'm sure that'll resolve it, but it's gonna take a bit more time to get to know the companion app.

@karner1541 Күн бұрын

You know what game you should try ? Left for dead 2 VR Mod ! I am playing it currently without a haptic gun and its really fun. Would be interesting to see if the provolver works good with this mod :)

@bringhurstvr Күн бұрын

@@karner1541 wow, I didn't even know that thing had a mod. Is it janky?